We sweep through the world’s three major time zones; updating our understanding of the literature at the technical foundation of education community safety and sustainability in those time zones 24 times per day. We generally eschew “over-coding” web pages to sustain speed, revision cadence and richness of content as peak priority. We do not provide a search facility because of copyrights of publishers and time sensitivity of almost everything we do.
Our daily colloquia are typically doing sessions; with non-USA titles receiving priority until 16:00 UTC and all other titles thereafter. We assume policy objectives are established (Safer-Simpler-Lower-Cost, Longer-Lasting). Because we necessarily get into the weeds, and because much of the content is time-sensitive and copyright protected, we usually schedule a separate time slot to hammer on technical specifics so that our response to consultations are meaningful and contribute to the goals of the standards developing organization and to the goals of stewards of education community real assets.
1. Leviathan. We track noteworthy legislative proposals in the United States 118th Congress. Not many deal specifically with education community real assets since the relevant legislation is already under administrative control of various Executive Branch Departments such as the Department of Education.
We do not advocate in legislative activity at any level. Too much drama.
We track federal legislative action because it provides a stroboscopic view of the moment — the “national conversation”– in communities that are simultaneously a business and a culture. Even though more than 90 percent of such proposals are at the mercy of the party leadership the process does enlighten the strengths and weakness of a governance system run entirely through the counties on the periphery of Washington D.C. It is impossible to solve technical problems in facilities without sensitivity to the zietgeist that has accelerated in education communities everywhere.
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools | Consultation closes April 14, 2023
Science & Technology Policy Office
We typically post one federal and one state level consultation or action every day for at least one of the 50-states — in the lower right corner of our home page when most education communities in the United States have begun a new work day. Examples, irregularly linked:
2. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Public Consultation on Semiconductor Manufacturing (November 28)
NIST Awards Funding to 5 Universities to Advance Standards Education
NIST Center for Neutron Research: 2022 Outstanding Student Poster Presentation
NIST Report Outlines Strategic Opportunities for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing
3. ANSI ISO Business (Many of these projects are normally covered during our Hello World! colloquia
ANSI January Report 2023 on ISO, IEC & ITU Work Items
November 2022 Government Relations and Public Policy Update
ISO Standardization Foresight Framework | Trend Report 2022
New ISO Subcommittee ISO/TC 197/SC 1 – Hydrogen at Scale and Horizontal Energy Systems
New ISO Subcommittee ISO/TC 67/SC 10 – Enhanced oil recovery
Update: Certification+Degree (C+D) pathways in information technology (IT) and health sciences.
August 2022 Government Relations and Public Policy Update
July 2022 ISO, IEC nd ITU Listings of Work Items Published
Standards Coordination Office | USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Consultations (Some posted with IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee) | Direct access to primary workspace
4. Fast Forward
5. Rewind
6. Corrigenda
International Standardization Organization Week Date
