World Standards Day is Coming
No matter where you live, World Standards Day is just around the corner.
ISO recognizes Tuesday, October 14 as World Standards Day. ISO's Web site is even offering a downloadable poster celebrating this year's theme for the event, "Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings."
In the United States, meanwhile, World Standards Day is celebrated on October 23.
How to Buy a Standard from ASQ
ASQ has more than 170 items in its inventory of standards. Now you can use Knowledge Center Search to zero in on the ones you need.
We'll get you started with this Knowledge Center Search of all products tagged as standards in our Body of Knowledge.
Then you can refine your search to return results on the topics, industries and specific standards you need.
(To save your customized search, bookmark your search-results page in your Web browser.)
Ask the ASQ Standards Team
Our staff welcomes your specific, technical questions on standards. We’ll seek out the best minds in the game and bring back the scoop.
Take a look at some previously asked and answered questions
Get Involved
Join a Standards Committee, hop onto one of our discussion boards, or get some tips on where to start your next research project on standards.
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Already Involved? Enter the ASQ SharePoint Site devoted to standards.
Glossary of Standards Acronyms
Sometimes reading about standards can feel like wading in alphabet soup. Between the WGs and the TCs and ISO and the IEC, it’s easy to get confused.
Here’s a handy guide to some of the acronyms you’re most likely to encounter.
Standards 101
- What is a standard?
- Why should my company get involved with standards?
- How can I get involved?
- What standards does ASQ sell? (list generated by Knowledge Center Search)


