Quadrivium: Autumn

September 30, 2023

mike@standardsmichigan.com

“Tempus edax rerum” (Time is the devourer of all things)

Publius Ovidius Naso (Book 15 of “Metamorphoses”)

Week 39 | 25 September – 1 October

Autumn Syllabus Week 40 | October 3 – 9

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.

0. Inbox

BCAC Meeting 48 Agenda 9-20-2023

ASHRAE Meeting June 26

A117.1 06-08-2023 Minutes 34

CHC meeting minutes #54 6-16-2023

A117.1 Public Proposals (747 pages)

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. We respond to public consultations but there it ends.

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.

Department of Energy

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Federal Aviation Administration

~~Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools | Consultation closes April 14, 2023~~

Science & Technology Policy Office

~~Request for Information; NSPM 33 Research Security Programs Standard Requirement | Consultation closes June 5, 2023~~

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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:

~~U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security: Public consultation on US standards system rule (November 8)~~

2. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

~~Post-Quantum Cryptography Practice Guide (June 8)~~

~~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

Commerce Levels Playing Field to Support U.S. Stakeholder Participation in International Standards Setting Activities

NIST Report Outlines Strategic Opportunities for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing

Occupational exposure and indoor environmental quality evaluation from operating multiple desktop 3D printers in an office environment within a library.

3. ANSI ISO Business (Many of these projects are normally covered during our Hello World! colloquia

ANSI April 2023 Public Policy Update

ANSI January Report 2023 on ISO, IEC & ITU Work Items