2006 Executive Council Input

Director of Government & Intersociety Affairs

Submitted by Dr. Geoff McIntyre

July 30-31, 2006

Marriott Hotel

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.

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• EC approved recommendation for ANSI membership (1/9/06).

• Dr. John Etherton’s membership on the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

• No cost to SSS.

• Short annual report on activities to be submitted to Director of Government and Inter-society Affairs.

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Summary of Society Year 2006 Activities and Achievements

• Outreach to ASSE • Robert DeSiervo, Director, Professional Affairs

• Dave Heidorn JD, Mgr Gov’t Affairs &Policy.

Editor, Newsletter: Government Affairs Update.

• Maintained networking dialog with AIHA • Aaron Trippler, Director Gov’t Affairs, American

Industrial Hygiene Association.

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• Invitational travel to Bangkok • Guest lecturer at Mahidol University

• Published excerpts: “Transformations In Safety Thinking.” E-Journal, Jan-Feb 2006

• Personal travel to Singapore. Introduced Civil Aviation official to SSS Chapter President for future networking.