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International Federation of Standards Users | |
Abbreviation | IFAN |
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Formation | 1 January 1974 |
Type | Non-governmental organization |
Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Official language |
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PRESIDENT | Mrs. Vered Oren |
Website | https://www.ifan.org/ |
The International Federation of Standards Users (IFAN) is an independent, not-for-profit, Non-governmental_organization international association established in Paris, France on 1974. IFAN's Members are national organizations dedicated to the application of international standards, as well as various organizations such as companies, professional and trade associations, academia, conformity assessment bodies, consultancies, and governmental agencies.
IFAN has several Memorandum of Understanding with international and regional standards developing organizations, including ISO, IEC, CEN and CENELEC.
Overview
[edit]IFAN was founded in 1974, when eleven national standards users' organizations convened in Paris for an International Conference.
The Conference agreed to create IFAN as an international body dedicated to addressing the challenges and interests of standards users globally.
History
[edit]1974, Paris (France), on occasion of 1st International Conference, as International Federation for the Application of Standards -- Fédération internationale des associations pour la pratique des normes -- Internationale Föderation der Ausschüsse Normenpraxis (IFAN).
Present name adopted, 1999.
Objectives
[edit]IFAN has developed a set of objectives:
- Uniform Implementation: The uniform implementation of international standards without deviation and the development of solutions to standards users' problems, without engaging in the actual drafting of standards.
- Consolidation of Interests: The consolidation of standards users' interests and views on all aspects of standardization and conformity assessment. IFAN actively cooperates with international and regional standardizing bodies, such as ISO.[1], IEC, ITU, CEN, CENELEC, COPANT, etc., to communicate user views effectively.
- Networking: The promotion of networking in the field of international standardization and conformity assessment, fostering collaboration and information exchange among members.
Membership Categories
[edit]IFAN has five categories of membership:
- National Members
- Developing National Members
- Corporate Members
- Individual Members
- Associate Members
IFAN has a diverse membership which reflects its commitment to inclusivity and collaboration across the various sectors involved in the application of standards and standards development.
IFAN is a voluntary organization whose members are recognized standards users' organizations, companies or individual members who are the users of standards either in their day-to day work or are experts in standards. Members meet annually at a Members’ Assembly to discuss with the members the strategic objectives of IFAN.
IFAN awards
[edit]The Georges Garel Award was created by IFAN in 1979, in memory of its first President.
The Award goes to an IFAN member or someone who is recognized by their peers as having had an impact of the development or use of standards.
Past recipients:
- 1978 Georges Garel (France)
- 1980 Robert Feilden (United Kingdom)
- 1980 Raymond E. Monahan (USA)
- 1983 Pierre Ailleret (France)
- 1985 Olle Sturen (Sweden)
- 1986 George Orton (United Kingdom)
- 1986 Donald L. Peyton (USA)
- 1989 Helmut Reihlen (Germany)
- 1992 Leendert van Rooij (Netherlands)
- 1995 J.M.L. Gavin (United Kingdom)
- 2003 Christian Favre (Switzerland)
- 2003 Gerhard Senk (Germany)
- 2004 Veit Ghiladi (Germany)
- 2007 Ziva Patir (Israel)
- 2007 Jonathan David (United Kingdom)
- 2009 Evgueni Patrikeev (Russian Federation, Switzerland)
- 2013 Laura Hitchcock (USA)
- 2017 Neil Reeve (Netherlands)
IFAN Members' Assemblies
[edit]- 1st The Hague (Netherlands), 11-12 March 1975
- 2nd Vienna (Austria), 22-23 January 1976
- 3rd London (UK), 16-17 December 1976
- 4th Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia), 4-5 October 1977
- 5th Stockholm (Sweden), 4-5 October 1978
- 6th Paris (France), 21-22 June 1979
- 7th Berlin (Germany), 27-28 October 1980
- 8th Oslo (Norway), 24-25 September 1981
- 9th Zurich (Switzerland), 30 September-1 October 1982
- 10th Vienna (Austria), 7-8 June 1983
- 11th Copenhagen (Denmark), 27-28 September 1984
- 12th The Hague (Netherlands), 10-11 October 1985
- 13th Philadelphia (USA), 2 October 1986
- 14th London (UK), 27-28 October 1987
- 15th Paris (France), 26-27 September 1988
- 16th Berlin (Germany), 26-27 September 1989
- 17th Oslo (Norway), 5-6 September 1990
- 18th Stockholm (Sweden), 11-12 September 1991
- 19th Strasbourg (France), 23 September 1992
- 20th Triesenberg/Liechtenstein, 1-2 September 1993
- 21st Istanbul (Turkey), 3-4 October 1994
- 22nd Edinburgh (UK), 11 October 1995
- 23rd Vienna (Austria), 2-3 September 1996
- 24th Bled (Slovenia), 15-16 October 1997
- 25th Orlando (Florida, USA), 18-19 November 1998
- 26th Oslo (Norway), 7-8 September 1999
- 27th Tel Aviv (Israel), 12-13 September 2000
- 28th Berlin (Germany), 26 September 2001
- 29th Thun (Switzerland), 10-11 October 2002
- 30th Paris (France), 2-3 October 2003
- 31st Amsterdam (Netherlands), 10 November 2004
- 32nd By teleconference, 25 October 2005
- 33rd Beijing (China), 24 October 2006
- 34th San Francisco (USA), 22-23 August 2007
- 35th Geneva (Switzerland), 17-18 September 2008
- 36th Berlin (Germany), 27-28 October 2009
- 37th Seattle (USA), 14 October 2010
- 38th Luxembourg (Luxembourg), 17-18 October 2011
- 39th Geneva (Switzerland), 24-25 September 2012
- 40th London (UK), 17 October 2013
- 41st Paris (France), 17-18 September 2014
- 42nd Hangzhou (China), 23 September 2015
- 43rd Frankfurt am Main (Germany), 12 October 2016
- 44th Chicago (USA), 7 August 2017
- 45th Geneva (Switzerland), 25 September 2018
- 46th London (UK), 17 October 2019
- 47th Virtual, 15 October 2020
- 48th Virtual, 29 September 2021
- 49th Berlin (Germany), 18 October 2022
- 50th London (UK), 7 September 2023
IFAN Past Presidents
[edit]1974 - 1978 Georges Garel (France)
1978 - 1981 George Orton (United Kingdom)
1981 - 1984 A. Hense (Netherlands)
1984 - 1987 H.T. Romstad (Norway)
1987 - 1990 Raymond E. Monahan (USA)
1990 - 1993 Herbert Brauchle (Germany)
1993 - 1997 Robert V. Wright (United Kingdom)
1997 - 1998 Donald R. Mackay (USA)
1998 - 2002 Veit Ghiladi (Germany)
2003 - 2008 Neil Reeve (Netherlands)
2009 - 2014 Ross Wraight (Australia)
2015 - 2017 David Felinski (USA)
2018 - 2023 Ross Wraight (Australia)
Reference
[edit]Garel, G. Le sauvetage des enfants juifs par l’OSE, Editions Le Manuscurit, pp22 [2]
External links
[edit]- International Federation of Standards Users, Website
- Organizations in cooperation with ISO - IFAN Page
- ^ [https://www.iso.org/organization/341009.html Organizations in cooperation with ISO.
- ^ De Veris, Henk J.; Sarma (January 1988). "The Classification of Standards". Knowledge Organization. 25 (3): 79–89.