Technical Standards Workshop

September 4th, 2019
2:45-6:30pm / Nord Hall 356
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Moderator: Janet Gbur, Ph.D., Research Associate, Case Western Reserve University

2:45 – 3:00 pm   Opening Remarks
3:00 – 4:00 pm   Role of Standards in Product Design and Global Economy

• Design for Compliance in the Global Economy
  Gordon Gillerman
  Director, Standards Coordination Office
  National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Intro to the Standards Development Process and Importance in Engineering Design
  Travis Murdock
  Manager, Technical Committee Operations
  ASTM International

4:00 – 4:15 pm   Break
4:15 – 5:15 pm   Fire Standards

• Evolution and Scope of UL Fire Safety Standards
  J. Thomas Chapin, Ph.D. 
  Vice President, Research
  Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

•  NFPA Codes and Standards-Protecting People, Places and Things (via webinar)
  Robert Solomon, PE
  Director, Built Environment Codes/ Fire Protection Systems
  National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

5:15 – 5:30 pm   Break
5:30 – 6:30 pm   Standards for Information Technology

• IEEE 802.11 Standards: Enabling market-driven innovation for wireless LAN networking
  Dorothy Stanley
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• Standards for Safety in a Digital Society
  Daniel Ryan
  Director – Standards Programs
  Underwriters Laboratories (UL)