ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY & RELATED MEETINGS DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OCTOBER 11 THROUGH 17, 2008 (AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2008) LOGISTICS & SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR ANSI DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS ANSI Delegates to the 2008 ISO General Assembly and DEVCO Meetings: Mr. S. Joe Bhatia (President and Chief Executive Officer, ANSI and Head of Delegation) Dr. Belinda L. Collins (Director, Technology Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology) Mr. Gary W. Kushnier (Vice President, International Policy, ANSI) ANSI Observers to the 2008 ISO General Assembly and DEVCO Meetings: Mr. Steven P. Cornish (Director, International Policy, ANSI) Ms. Sara Desautels (Program Manager, ANSI) Mr. Klaus Fromme (Director, Corporate Manufacturing Services, International Codes and Standards, and Sales Coordinator Germany, Bradley Corporation) Mr. David Hamod (President and CEO, National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce) Mr. Khaled Masri (President, Standards Associates, LLC) Dr. Mary C. McKiel (Standards Executive, US Environmental Protection Agency) Mr. Robert Noth (Chairman, ANSI Board of Directors, and Manager, Engineering Standards, Deere & Company) Mr. Daniel Roley (Director, Standards and Regulations, Caterpillar) Mr. Gregory Saunders (Director, Defense Standardization Program Office, U.S. Department of Defense) Mr. Ronald Silletti (Corporate Program Director of Standards Technology, Intellectual Property & Standards, IBM Corporation) Mr. James Thomas (President, ASTM International) Dr. Stephen Treado (Associate Coordinator, White House Task Force on Energy Security and Climate Change) Mr. Joseph Tretler, Jr. (Director, ISO Technical Programs and Services, ANSI) Note: At the ISO General Assembly itself, the three ANSI delegates will sit at the table; the ANSI observers normally are seated behind the delegates or elsewhere in the room if the group is large. If necessary in Dubai, you may contact either Gary Kushnier or Steven Cornish as follows: Gary Kushnier, arriving Oct 10 Grand Hyatt Dubai Steven Cornish, arriving Oct 10 Grand Hyatt Dubai Cell Phone: +1-202-352-3343 Email: gkushnie@ansi.org Cell Phone: +1-917-443-2924 Emai: scornish@ansi.org
ITINERARY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2008 PASC EC 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Room TBD Gary Kushnier, Steven Cornish, Joe Tretler ISO/TMB Dinner 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM To be announced Steven Cornish Dinner SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008 ISO/TMB 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Steven Cornish Al Maasa Meeting Room ISO DEVCO 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Gary Kushnier All other ANSI delegates and observers may attend Lunch 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM ISO DEVCO Breakout Sessions 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Baniyas and Al Ameera Ballrooms may attend Dinner
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008 ISO DEVCO 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Gary Kushnier All other ANSI delegates and observers may attend ISO CSC-STRAT 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Joe Bhatia Al Dana Meeting Room ISO/TMB 9:00 PM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Steven Cornish Al Maasa Meeting Room Lunch 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM ESMA-ANSI-NUSACC Workshop 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Al Ameera Ballroom Welcome Reception 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Grand Hyatt Gardens may attend All ANSI delegates, observers and accompanying persons may attend Dinner TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008 ISO General Assembly 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai
ANSI/Southeast Asian Lunch 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai The Manhattan Grill Lunch for other ANSI delegates 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Joe Bhatia, Gary Kushnier, Joe Tretler Dinner WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 ANSI/SAC (China) Breakfast 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM Grand Hyatt Dubai The Market Café ISO GA Session on Buildings for a Sustainable Future 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai ANSI/JISC (Japan) Lunch 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Room TBD Lunch for other ANSI delegates 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM Reception and Gala Dinner 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM Dubai Heritage Village Transportation from hotel and back Cornish, Bob Noth, Belinda Collins Cornish, Bob Noth, Belinda Collins All ANSI delegates, observers and accompanying persons may attend
will be provided. Times to be announced. Dress: Smart casual with comfortable shoes. Please note that there will be a low seating arrangement, so please dress appropriately. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 7:45 AM to 9:00 AM Grand Hyatt Dubai Joe Bhatia, Gary Kushnier, Bob Noth Room? ANSI/SNZ (New Zealand) Breakfast ISO General Assembly 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai ANSI/BIS (India) Lunch 1:00 Noon to 2:30 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai iz Restaurant Lunch for other ANSI delegates ISO GA debriefing to prepare Joe Bhatia for ISO Council as needed 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM Approximately 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Immediately following closing of the ISO GA Cornish, Belinda Collins Cornish, Bob Noth, Belinda Collins
ISO Council Dinner To be announced To be announced Joe and Punita Bhatia Dinner for other ANSI delegates FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008 ISO Council 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Grand Hyatt Dubai Al Remal Meeting Room Joe Bhatia