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ASTM eNews is a monthly e-newsletter that features the latest happenings at ASTM International, including technical committee news, publications, meetings, symposia and more. Like ASTM's bimonthly magazine Standardization News, eNews is a free benefit available to all ASTM members.
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ASTM Publications
MNL 62, Handbook of Automotive Lubricants and Testing
ASTM Interactive Catalogs
2012 Standards Catalog
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Programs
CALENDAR
Committee Week
October Committee Week
Oct. 21-26, Atlanta, GA
November Committee Week
Nov. 11-16, Atlanta, GA
See more on committee meetings/committee weeks.
Symposia/Workshops
Whole Building Air Leakage Testing Oct. 21, Atlanta, GAPhase I Environmental Site Assessment Oct. 23, Atlanta, GACopper and Copper Alloys Oct. 24, Atlanta, GAPesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems Oct. 23-25, Atlanta, GASilica and Associated Respirable Mineral ParticlesOct. 25-26, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 13, Atlanta, GA
Fatigue and Fracture Metallic Medical DevicesNov. 14, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 15, Atlanta, GANov. 28, Silver Spring, MD
See future ASTM symposia.
Technical/Professional
Training Courses
Aviation FuelsOct. 23-25, Chicago, IL
Coal Chemistry TechniciansOct. 24-25, Atlanta, GACorrosion TestingNov. 27-28, Atlanta, GACrude OilNov. 12-14, Houston, TXDiesel FuelsOct. 30-Nov. 1, Miami, FLFire Hazards in Oxygen SystemsNov. 13-14, Cocoa Beach, FLGasolineNov. 13-15, Savannah, GA
Phase I/Phase II
Environmental Site
Assessment
Oct. 2-4, Columbus, OHOct. 16-18, ASTM HQNov. 6-8, New Orleans, LANov. 27-29, Las Vegas, NVPhase I Environmental Site Assessment, Commercial Real EstateOct. 9-10, Newark, NJ
Oct. 23-24, Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 13-14, Elk Grove, IL
Plastics
Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Las Vegas, NVProperty Condition AssessmentsRubber TestingOct. 3-4, Akron, OH
Statistical Control Charts for Test Method Quality Assurance
Online training courses in Spanish are available at EnginZone.
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HEADLINES...This month's top stories
New Subcommittee on Sustainable Manufacturing
ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability has formed a new subcommittee to facilitate the development and use of sustainable manufacturing processes. Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable Manufacturing will hold its first meeting during October Committee Week in Atlanta, Ga. Sustainable manufacturing has become an ongoing topic of discussion across a wide range of industries. Consisting of processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and other natural resources, sustainable manufacturing also incorporates economically sound processes that are safe for employees, communities and consumers. E60.13 will develop standards that manufacturers can use to benchmark, assess, act on and communicate sustainability metrics, including standards for evaluating, improving and measuring gate-to-gate processes in the production of finished goods. [Full Story]
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Board of Directors Meets in London
The ASTM International board of directors will hold its fall meeting Oct. 14-17 in London. In addition to the formal sessions, ASTM board members and staff will meet with the leadership of trade associations and corporations from the various industry sectors in which ASTM standards are globally influential: metals, consumer products, chemicals, building construction, manufacturing and more. Also planned is a workshop, Achieving Low Carbon Construction in Buildings - The Importance of Standards, which will be co-hosted by ASTM and the Royal Institute of British Architects on Oct 16. [Full Story]
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Officers' Training Workshop Modules Available Online
Another successful Officers' Training Workshop was held Sept. 11-12 at ASTM headquarters. The modules at the free workshop for committee officers, subcommittee chairs, technical contacts and others in leadership positions focused on the ASTM standards development process and how to manage responsibilities within ASTM committees. If you were unable to attend but are interested in viewing the modules, the collection of presentations is available at www.astm.org/MEMBER_TRAINING/modules.html.
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Nominations are Invited for Dudley Medal
Nominations of publications are invited for the Charles B. Dudley Medal Award, which honors an outstanding contribution that has a widely recognized impact on a particular field of ASTM interest and has been documented in ASTM literature, either in a paper or group of papers; a Special Technical Publication; a Data Series publication; or a manual, monograph, or computer software program. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2013. For more information visit, www.astm.org/dudleymedal.
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Nominations for 2013 ASTM Board of Directors
ASTM International has announced the candidates selected by the Society's Nominating Committee for election to the 2013 ASTM Board of Directors. They are: chairman of the board (one-year term), vice chairman (two-year term) and six directors (three-year terms). Emails containing links to access the online ballot will be sent to all ASTM members. If you need a hard copy, contact Maureen Houck (mhouck@astm.org). The deadline for receipt of all ballots is Dec. 1. Click here to view biographies of the nominees.
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Free Virtual Classroom for Members
ASTM offers free one-hour online training courses for members. Upcoming courses are: New Member Orientation and Training (Oct. 4), Developing and Revising an ASTM Standard (Oct. 10, Nov. 7), Responsibilities for Task Group Chairs and Technical Contacts (Oct. 10), Balloting and Handling Negative Votes (Oct. 17, Nov. 29), WebEx Training (Oct. 17), Training on ASTM Online Tools (Oct. 31) and Interlaboratory Studies Program (Nov. 7). Visit the ASTM website to register. Available on-demand tutorials include Electronic Balloting and Identifying and Accelerating the Development of New Standards.
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 COMMITTEE NEWS . . . The latest from ASTM's technical committees
Crude Oils
Committee G01 has approved a new standard that describes three methods for determining the corrosivity of crude oils. [Full Story]
Plastics
An ongoing study of biodegradation rates of polymers has resulted in a new Committee D20 standard for weight attrition of plastic materials in the marine environment by open system aquarium incubations. [Full Story]
Oil Spill Response
Committee F20 is developing a standard guide for evaluation of in-situ burning effectiveness. [Full Story]
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GLOBAL NOTES . . . ASTM Around the World
ASTM Signs MOU With Standards Body of Papua New Guinea
ASTM International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the national standards body of Papua New Guinea. ASTM President James A. Thomas and Chey Scovell, chairman of the National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT), signed the agreement on Sept. 17. Scovell stated that NISIT is a "one-stop shop" for standardization activities in Papua New Guinea and stressed the positive impact that the MOU will have on NISIT and on standardization activities throughout the country. The MOU program is designed to encourage, increase and facilitate the participation of technical experts from around the world in the ASTM standards development process. Through MOU agreements, global national standards bodies reference, adopt, or use ASTM standards as the basis of their national standards. ASTM has signed 78 MOUs with national or regional standards bodies. Visit www.astm.org/GLOBAL for more information. [Full Story]
China Delegations Visit ASTM Headquarters On Sept. 27, ASTM International conducted an orientation at ASTM headquarters for two delegations from China. The 38 delegates learned about ASTM, the standards development process and the application of ASTM standards by the U.S. federal government as well as in global markets. ASTM's relationship with various organizations in the People's Republic of China was also discussed. The delegates represented standards and measurement and testing technology institutes as well as quality and technical inspection bureaus in China that routinely use standards. The visit was initiated by APAE Executive Training Group (USA) Inc. and FCC Group International (USA) Inc.
ASTM in Colombia
In September, ASTM staff and members attended the Colombian Association of Concrete Producers' (ASOCRETO) Reunión del Concreto (RC 2012) event in Cartagena, Colombia. The biennial event brings together top international representatives from the concrete industry to share experience and knowledge. During their time in Colombia, staff members also met with several organizations in Bogota, including the Instituto Colombiano de Normas Tecnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC) and the Colombia Green Building Council, to discuss participation in ASTM technical committees and new standards initiatives related to sustainability and green building construction.
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DID YOU KNOW? . . . Fire Safety and Prevention
The National Fire Protection Association's annual Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 7-13. This year's theme, "Have 2 Ways Out!", focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice. Fire Prevention Week is a campaign held each year to keep the public informed about the importance of fire prevention and to remember the great Chicago fire in October 1871, which changed the way firefighters and public officials thought about fire safety. ASTM Committee E05 develops fire standards that address topics such as building construction, furnishing, transportation and combustibility and are an important part of fire safety. An online compilation, ASTM Fire Standards, provides 246 ASTM standards used in fire safety research and fire testing and engineering. In addition, ASTM offers fire-related training courses on flammability of apparel and children's sleepwear, fire tests for upholstered furniture, mattresses and bedding, and oxygen system fire hazards. And with smoking materials such as cigarettes and pipes listed as the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States, all 50 U.S. states have passed legislation that requires all cigarettes sold must adhere to an established fire safety performance standard that is based on ASTM E2187, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes.
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