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SAE International/AEM Sign Standards Development Agreement
WARRENDALE, Pa., Nov. 3, 2008 -
SAE International and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further the development of standards for the off-highway industry. The agreement was signed during SAE International’s 2008 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, held in Rosemont, Ill.The agreement is expected to help off-highway companies reduce costs through pooling of resources and bringing greater stability to the U.S. standards process by establishing a more permanent and predictable funding model.
Under the terms of the MOU, AEM will provide sustainable funding resources on behalf of the off-road industry to SAE International’s administration and support services for standards development.
“This is an important agreement because it provides an equitable means for companies to be engaged in the standard development process, something that we all strive for these days, and it creates a model that provides long-term benefits,” Jack Pokrzywa, Director, Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE International, said. “We are pleased to partner with AEM on this project.”
SAE International is a global association of 115,000 engineers and related technical experts in the automotive, aerospace and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International’s core competencies are life-long learning and standards development. SAE International’s charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World in Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series.
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11 September – IEEE and the International Electro technical Commission (IEC) have agreed to extend their existing cooperation agreement, which describes a procedure for submitting and approving existing IEEE standards to IEC, to include a procedure permitting joint, parallel development of a project in both organizations leading to an IEC/IEEE International Standard.
The agreement is an addendum to the original IEC-IEEE Dual Logo Agreement, signed in October 2002. It establishes procedures for IEC and IEEE to jointly develop standards, the process of which includes consulting to establish the need for new standards projects, initiating a joint development project, preparing and circulating draft standards, and voting to approve those standards. It also includes processes for maintenance of approved standards to keep them up to date, as well as details on publication, copyright and sales.
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