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Australian elected president of ISO
Dr Alan Morrison, deputy chairman of Standards Australia, has been appointed president of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), one of the world’s largest non-government organisations.
The ISO has 157 national members, is headquartered in Geneva and is charged with setting the International Standards that are often adopted as regulations or referred to in legislation around the world. There are 193 technical committees responsible for the development and maintenance of 16,500 Standards.
Dr Morrison, who was elected unopposed, will be president elect for 2008 and then take up his position as president from the beginning of 2009.
“The biggest challenge facing the ISO is maintaining and strengthening its engagement with the international community as important decisions are made particularly regarding climate change and security,” Dr Morrison said.
“Over the past decade the development of International Standards has played an increasingly important part in the global response to these issues.
“My role as president and the role for the ISO is to ensure that the right standards are developed at the right time to address these and other emerging concerns.”
Dr Morrison is a company director and a professional engineer who has had a long career in business management and public administration including as Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of ACTEW Energy, Principal Policy Advisor to the Australian Government and founding Controller of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Details: www.standards.org.au
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