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Administrative and Financial Domain Technical Committee Call for Particpation - Supply Chain Inventory Experts Administrative and Financial Domain Technical Committee

Administrative and Financial Domain Technical Committee Call for Particpation - Supply Chain Inventory Experts Administrative and Financial Domain Technical Committee

U.S. National Committee Appoints Technical Advisor to IEC Nanotechnology Technical Committee

June 5, 2008 - Dr. Brent Segal of Nantero, Inc. has been chosen as technical advisor to IEC Technical Committee No. 113, Nanotechnology standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems (IEC TC 113), or "nano-electrotechnology." As technical advisor, Segal will serve primarily as chairman of the USNC Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to IEC TC 113. NEMA is the TAG Administrator organization.

Senate Committee to Put NebuAd in Privacy Hot Seat

Executives of various tech firms will testify in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday about online privacy protections. The committee will likely scrutinize NebuAd's business model and Facebook's Beacon monitoring tool.

NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee; Meeting

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces an open meeting of the NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee.

Power Systems Need More Protection from Cyber Attacks

Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James R. Langevin sent a letter (PDF) to Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman John D. Dingell detailing the Committee's current efforts to conduct a review of the United States' bulk power systems operators in order to secure their information networks, as a follow up to last week's hearing on the matter.

Newly Approved Ocular Safety Methods Reduce Animal Testing

Federal regulatory agencies have accepted recommendations of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) for two methods that can reduce live animal use for ocular safety testing, the committee has announced. ICCVAM is a permanent interagency committee composed of representatives from 15 federal regulatory and research agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that use, generate or disseminate toxicology testing information.

Committee Adds New Cert for XQuery and XML DB

The XML Technology Certification Committee announced the worldwide release of the XML Master Professional Database Administrator exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

Committee urges gov't database prudence

The government should vow to collect only essential data on people and hold it only for as long as is necessary, the Home Affairs Select Committee has recommended.

House committee's computers hacked by Chinese

A House committee spokeswoman says the panel's computer was among those targeted in 2006 by a hacker working from inside China.

Development Agenda - Report of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP)

The Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), established by the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in October 2007, held its second meeting from July 7-11, 2008 and moved forward in discussing the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda (Summary by the Chair).

WIPO Committee Reviews Recommendations on Development Agenda

The World Intellectual Property Organisation's Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) made progress last week in its negotiations on how to implement a set of 45 recommendations that are meant to make WIPO more development friendly. The CDIP, which is chaired by Ambassador Trevor Clarke (Barbados), will forward its recommended implementation activities to the WIPO General Assembly in September.

WIPO Committee agrees on future work on patents.

Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) attending the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) in Geneva from June 23 to 26, 2008, began a comprehensive review of issues relating to the international patent system. The meeting was attended by 85 member states and 24 observer delegations and was chaired by Mr. Maximiliano Santa Cruz of Chile.

French Committee of Support for the Museum Established

More than 60 people attended a reception held on July 2nd at the Polish embassy in Paris in connection with the establishment of the French committee in support of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

MCC cricket committee want window for Indian Premier League

The MCC's world cricket committee have proposed the opening of two windows in the international cricket calendar to accommodate sanctioned tournaments such as the Indian Premier League.

WIPO: Patents committee begins work with usual North-South differences by Sangeeta Shashikant (30 June 08)

Geneva, 24 Jun (Sangeeta Shashikant) -- WIPO's Standing Committee on Patents (SCP) began its week-long session on Monday, with many developing countries calling for an in-depth discussion on the "Report on the International Patent System" prepared by WIPO.

Key WIPO Committee agrees on future work in the area of patents

Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) attending the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) in Geneva from June 23 to 26, 2008, began a comprehensive review of issues relating to the international patent system. The meeting was attended by 85 member states and 24 observer delegations and was chaired by Mr. Maximiliano Santa Cruz of Chile.

Key WIPO Committee agrees on future work in the area of patents

Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) attending the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) in Geneva from June 23 to 26, 2008, began a comprehensive review of issues relating to the international patent system. The meeting was attended by 85 member states and 24 observer delegations and was chaired by Mr. Maximiliano Santa Cruz of Chile.

Senate Commerce Committee Examines Online Privacy

Online advertising got props from Democrats and Republicans alike on the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday for its potential value to consumers, the Internet and, obviously, advertisers. But it was also at the center of a growing debate about its implications for online privacy.

Key WIPO Committee Agrees on Future Work in the Area of Patents

GENEVA - Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) attending the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) in Geneva June 23-26, 2008, began a comprehensive review of issues relating to the international patent system.

The XML Technology Certification Committee Announces a New Certification for XQuery and XML DB Technical Expertise

The XML Technology Certification Committee Announces a New Certification for XQuery and XML DB Technical Expertise

The XML Technology Certification Committee Announces a New Certification for XQuery and XML DB Technical Expertise

The XML Technology Certification Committee today announced the worldwide release of the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

WIPO: Patent committee agrees on issues to re-start discussions by Riaz K. Tayob & Sangeeta Shashikant (01 July 08)

Geneva, 27 Jun (Riaz K. Tayob and Sangeeta Shashikant) -- The meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Patents (SCP) ended on Thursday 26 June with Members identifying a "non-exhaustive list" of 18 items for further elaboration and discussion and asking the Secretariat to prepare "preliminary studies on four issues" for the next SCP session.

The XML Technology Certification Committee Announces a New Certification for XQuery and XML DB Technical Expertise

PRNewswire/ -- The XML Technology Certification Committee today announced the worldwide release of the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

The XML Technology Certification Committee Announces a New Certification for XQuery and XML DB Technical Expertise

PRNewswire/ -- The XML Technology Certification Committee today announced the worldwide release of the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

CompTIA Says Small Business Committee Task Force on Cyber Security Will Help Small U.S. Businesses Maintain Proper Info Security Practices

TMCNet: CompTIA Says Small Business Committee Task Force on Cyber Security Will Help Small U.S. Businesses Maintain Proper Info Security Practices

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