Society for Standards Professionals

Society for Standards Professionals
Non-profit
Founded 1947
Headquarters Portsmouth, USA
Website www.ses-standards.org

The Society for Standards Professionals is the largest organization for standards users and professionals.

The Society for Standards Professionals was established in 1947 as the Standards Engineering Society, a not-for-profit, professional membership society dedicated to furthering the knowledge and use of standards and standardization. SES is the only organization in North America dedicated exclusively to this effort. SES provides a networking forum where standards users and developers can come together to address mutual issues, opportunities, and interests in ways to promote the principles and advantaged of standardization, standards, and conformity assessment.

SES members include industry, commerce, academia, service organizations, government, and standards developing organizations. SES represents the United States and Canada in the International Federation of Standards Users (IFAN) and is accredited as a standards developing organization by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Membership and organization

SES offers individual, organization, student, retiree, and subscriber membership. SES membership provides several benefits including:

Board of directors

SES is governed by a Board of Directors made up of Society officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Immediate Past President. Other Board members are Council Directors in the areas of Education, Marketing, Membership, Conference, Publications, and Technical. SES has several committees assigned to handle specific activities such as the annual conference, awards, certification, membership, publications and the web site.[1]

SES annual conference

The SES annual conference is usually held over two days in August at various locations within the US and Canada. The Conference Committee works with the SES Board to develop the conference program, which covers a variety of topics related to standardization and conformity assessment. The annual conference provides an opportunity for standards professionals to network with their peers and to learn about issues of interest to them. Participants from around the world exchange ideas, discuss problems, and offer solutions.

Certification programs

SES offers two levels of certification categories – Associate Standards Professional Certification (AStd.) which is an entry level certification that demonstrates a fundamental knowledge of standards and application, and Standards Professional Certification (CStd.) that demonstrates a thorough, more sophisticated knowledge of the principles, techniques and effects of standardization and recognizes a person's experience, expertise and contributions in the area of standards.

SES publications

Standards Engineering, the Society’s bimonthly journal, provides timely articles, best practices, advice on processes, and new technology innovations, and a series of feature columns by experts in the standards arena. Other SES publications include: 1) SES 1:2013, Recommended Practice for Designation and Organization of Standards; 2) SES 2:2011, Model Procedure for the Development of Standards; and 3) SES 3: 2016 Recommended Practice for Joint Standards Development . These publications are available from SES.

SES education

As part of its mission to enhance knowledge of standards, standardization and conformity assessment, SES provides a variety of educational opportunities:

Award programs

World Standards Day

SES participates on the US World Standards Day Planning Committee, made up of representatives from US standards developing organizations, industry, and government, to plan the US celebration of World Standards Day. This event usually takes place in October in Washington, D.C. During this celebration, SES presents the winners of the World Standards Day Paper Competition. The competition is co-sponsored with the Planning Committee and the judging is done by a panel selected by SES. The first, second, and third place awards are given to the author or authors for a paper prepared on the theme of World Standards Day.

The SES National Capital Area Section provides programs and networking opportunities for members in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Meetings offer presentations on standards-related programs or activities that are presented in a casual atmosphere. SES supports the establishment of other sections within the US and Canada.

International Federation of Standards Users

SES is a founding member of the International Federation of Standards Users (IFAN) and is a participant on the IFAN Board. SES includes an update about IFAN activities in the SES journal, and includes information about IFAN activities, how members of SES can become involved, and provides resource information. In addition, the society periodically invites IFAN to participate in a joint SES-IFAN conference.

Strategy and Direction

SES’ strategic plan guides the Society’s activities and programs and is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new directions and activities. The plan includes the development of additional standards-related publications and courses, increasing the number of certified SES members, and effective promotion of SES activities. SES seeks to provide its members with programs and services that will help them succeed in their professions and increase their knowledge of standards and standardization

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About SES - Board of Directors - SES - The Society for Standards Professionals". www.ses-standards.org. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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