ANSI: American National Standards Institute

ANSI is a voluntary organization founded in 1918.

ANSI performs 3 major types of functions.

• ANSI approves standards and accredits standard development groups & certification programs. ANSI does not itself develop standards. They use
  • Professional societies, such as IEEE
    
  • Committees formed for the exclusive purpose of developing standards, such as X3
    
  • Groups accredited by ANSI to use the canvas method to develop standards.
    Example:NIST

• ANSI represent and coordinate US interests in international, non treaty, and non governmental standards bodies.
• ANSI provides information about national, international, and foreign national standards.

Contact:

American National Standards Institute
ANSI, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Phone: +1-212-642.4900
Fax:+1-212-302.1246
Email:
Web:http://www.ansi.org

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