ASTM aims for Q4 return to in-person meetings

Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff

During its annual business meeting, staged virtually, ASTM International expressed optimism for October 2021 resumption of face-to-face committee meetings. Board Chair John Logar previewed the Society’s annual report, entitled ā€œResilience,ā€ and cited the past year’s measures to support global health by offering no-cost access to standards used in personal protective equipment production and testing.

ā€œThanks to the efforts of our dedicated members, there are now more than 13,000 active standards that work to promote ASTM International’s mission of helping our world work better,ā€ said Logar, senior director of aseptic processing and terminal sterilization at Johnson & Johnson Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance. ā€œBy providing a best-in-class development infrastructure, we aim to continuously enhance the technical quality of ASTM standards and related content.ā€

ASTM International’s global collaborative forum for PPE was another 2020 highlight featured at the business meeting. Created during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, it addressed challenges facing PPE and accelerating standards development.

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