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1. The U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day will be out of this world in honor of Michael López-Alegría, an ardent standards supporter with this high-flying profession.
4. The 2023 ANSI Legal Issues Forum will examine legal issues at the intersection of AI and this – the type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship.
7. This fall, the CDC recommends anyone over the age of six months get this, updated to protect against the newest strain of COVID.
9. This October, the USNC will gather to discuss its program that supports people early in their electrotechnology standardization career – the USNC YEP program, for Young and Emerging ______________.
11. ANSI’s 2023 Annual Business Meeting includes the release of this yearly document that highlights ANSI’s activities and accomplishments over the past 12 months.

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2. ANSI is coordinating a response to NIST’s recent Request for Information on the USG NSSCET – the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging ________________.
3. A NIST event co-hosted by ANSI and other organizations examines standards development in this growing industry that’s vital to computers, cell phones, and countless other devices – supporting the CHIPS R&D initiative.
5. ANSI’s company members gathered in September to discuss the risks and benefits of this fascinating and fast-growing subset of artificial intelligence.
6. With the help of standards for additive technology, restaurants may one day feature food made with this multi-dimensional technology.
8. Tune in to ANSI’s bimonthly Consumer Safety Central webinar to find out how consumers can make a difference in standards development, featuring the ombudsman of this consumer-focused U.S. government agency.
10. In case you missed it, ANSI recently published video footage of the Korea-U.S. Standards Forum, held in this East Asian capitol city.