What to do with SES-1 and -2? · About SES •SES was founded in 1947 as a non-profit, technical association dedicated to furthering the knowledge and use of standards and standardization

The Society for Standards Professionals

What to do withSES-1 and -2?

Joe BocchiaroThe Sextant Group

and

SES Standards Committee ANSI Secretariat

November 18, 2015

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Joseph Bocchiaro IIIPh.D., CStd, CTS-D, CTS-I, ISF-C

• Principal Consultant, The Sextant Group: Built Environment Technology Design & Consulting Firm

• Formerly Vice President of InfoComm Standards and Industry Innovations

• 30 years in the Audiovisual industry

• Design consultant with Constantin Walsh-Lowe, LLC and Electro-Media Design, Ltd.

• Vice President of Media Technologies, A.V. Services

• Frequent contributor to audiovisual industry and A/E/C trade journals

• SES Standards Committee Chair 2010 -2014

• SES Technology Committee Director/Board Member, 2012-2014

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What we will discuss today

• About SES: The Society for Standards Professionals

• SES Resource: A Guide to Standards

• What are SES-1 and SES-2, anyway?

• Interesting Issues on the way to revision

• ANSI Essential Requirements

• Example of an SES-1/2 Application: InfoComm

• How to get SES-1 and SES-2

• Public Review of SES-1

• What’s next: SES-3!

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About SES

• SES was founded in 1947 as a non-profit, technical association dedicated to furthering the knowledge and use of standards and standardization. SES is unique in that it is the only organization in North America committed exclusively to furthering public awareness and knowledge of standards and standardization. SES provides a neutral forum where standards users and developers can come together to address mutual issues, opportunities, and interests in ways that work to the benefit of everyone involved with, or affected by, standards.

• The Society's members are standards developers, users, managers, and information specialists from industry, government, standards developing organizations, trade associations, and academia.


The secretive beckon from the Boss

“We’ll never do standards” (1934-2006)

“The Board approved a standards department” (2006-2008)

“We need you to run it” (2008)

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The Journey

So you want to be a standards developer…

• Where do you begin?

• Where do you go?

• What do you have to start with?


A Guide to Standards

• Introductory primer covering the history of standards, what they are and how they are used, the various types of standards, who develops them, and the process that is used.


What are SES-1 and SES-2?

• SES-1– Designation: What are things called, how are

versions managed?

• SES-2– Procedures: Who does what, what rules apply?

These are TEMPLATES to be copied and adapted


SES-1 and SES-2


Sample: SES-1


Sample: SES-2


Interesting Issues on the way to revision

• Changes made during comment clearing:– Editorial?– Substantive? (“should” vs. “shall”)– Critical?

• Definition of Openness• Joint standards development• Balance vs. Dominance• Harmonization of ANSI with ISO• Change in membership makeup of SES• Adoption of SES-1 by US DoD


ANSI Essential Requirements

• U.S. Accredited Standards Developers Adhere to ANSI “ER”

• Updated every year

• Foundation for ASD procedures


Public Review of SES-1

• SES-1 completed Public Review through the ANSI process

• 23 comments received and were cleared

• Audit process wrapping up now


Example: InfoComm


InfoCommFlowchart

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• Correlates to the Procedures and Designations

• Includes ANSI-specific deliverables

• Identifies Responsibilities

• Simplifies new member training

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SES-3: Joint Standards

• SES-Board and Standards Committee recognized need for a third document: joint standards development

• What are the issues and what guidelines can be established?

• Can there be a template for organizing the documents, procedures, and rules?

• Committee Draft stage


Applicability of Documents

SES-1, 2, and 3 may be broadly applied:– National Standards Developers e.g. ANSI, CSA, BSI, etc.

– Consortia of companies, associations, combinations

– Departments or companies within corporations


What’s Next for Standards Committee?

• 2017 Revision of SES-1

• Harmonization of SES Procedures with SES-2

• New membership- enhanced Balance

• Completion of SES-3

• 4th Document? Proposals include Designation for Digital Standards (XML, etc.)

• Campaign for wider adoption

• Expansion to other Standards organizations

• More members: work in in subcommittees


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Questions?

Q&A