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2. Standards provide relief during these consecutive days of unusually hot weather. (We’ve had a few this summer already!)
4. IEEE is forming a new study group that will look into the landscape and standards needs for this kind of robot, which resembles a human in its shape. Can we bring back Rosie from the Jetsons?
5. NIST announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity to establish an SCoE—Standardization Center of this.
8. In June, ANAB expanded its signatory status with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) MLA; the ML standards for this kind of recognition arrangement.
10. A new ISO Technical Committee on creative digital design was submitted by SAC – the ISO member body of this country.
11. ANSI’s New York operations office is moving on up! Our new address is 1180 Avenue of the Americas, also known as this avenue.
12. ANSI submitted a coordinated response to NIST’s draft implementation roadmap for the USG NSSCET: the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and ___________ Technology

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1. Registration is now open for a workshop on nanoplastics being hosted by ANSI-NSP – ANSI’s panel on standardization for this.
3. ANSI announced the 26 recipients of its 2024 Leadership and Service Awards, to be celebrated at a ceremony held during this annual series of events for the standardization community.
6. From AAA to 9V, lithium to zinc-air, this topic is explored in the newest issue of the USNC Current.
7. In July, ANSI is hosting two brainstorming sessions under a cooperative agreement with NIST on PPPs – public-private these.
9. Calling all emerging professionals in standardization! ANSI is hosting an educational standards simulation event that imitates the experience of taking part in the process of creating voluntary consensus standards, called “The Sky is the _________.”