1 Welcome to the ASTM International Annual Business

1 Welcome to the ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 2 Revenue Sources 2008 Key Fact: 42% of ASTM standards are distributed outside the U. S. Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 3 ASTM International: By the Numbers • 25, 457 Main committee members • 140 • • Technical committees 1, 881 Subcommittees 121, 531 Total units of participation 33, 367 Total ASTM members 135 Countries represented Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 4 Key Metrics 2008 As of December 31, there were: • 230 New standards • 1, 984 Revised standards • 3, 018 Total standards actions • 11, 908 Total ASTM standards Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 55 ASTM F 963: Toy Safety Specification 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act "When powerful magnets emerged as a new toy safety hazard, technical experts from ASTM Committee F 15 recognized the seriousness of the issue and quickly worked to update the F 963 toy safety standard. " – U. S. Senator Bill Nelson (FL) Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 6 Impacting Health and Safety Legislation F 2517: Child Resistance of Portable Fuel Containers F 1427: Bunk Bed Safety "The F 2517 standard is an example of ASTM International's work to protect children, and I commend the ASTM members who develop and maintain these important consumer safety standards. " – U. S. Representative Dennis Moore (KS) Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 7 Preventing Cigarette Fires E 2187, Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes "Pennsylvania's cigarette fire safety law recognizes the importance of ASTM International's fire safety standards and I thank the volunteer members of ASTM Committee E 05 for their commitment to improving fire safety. " Standards Worldwide - Governor Ed Rendell (PA)

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 8 ASTM Committee E 60 on Sustainability E 60 Subcommittees: • Buildings and Construction • Hospitality • General Sustainability Standards • Student Liaison Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 9 New Committee E 58 on Forensic Engineering Vehicular Incidents E 58 Subcommittees: Electrical Incidents General Practice Industrial Processes Product Defect Incidents Standards Worldwide

10 ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING New Committee F 42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies F 42 Subcommittees: • Test Methods • Processes • Materials • Design • Terminology Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 11 ASTM Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) • 67 Total MOUs since 2001 • New in 2009: Dominican Republic, Rwanda, and Swaziland Map of 2008 MOUs Key Fact: 75 nations have adopted Standards Worldwide ASTM standards as the basis of national standards or regulations.

12 ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Standards Expert Exchange Program 2009 Scheduled Visitors: • China • Ghana • Israel • Jamaica Standards Worldwide

13 ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Technical and Professional Training Celebrating 25 Years Textile Course in Israel Training in India Standards Worldwide Environmental Class in Peru

14 ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING International Committee Meetings in Prague: October 5 -8, 2009 • D 24 on Carbon Black • F 02 on Flexible Barrier Packaging • F 40 on Declarable Substances in Materials • E 55 on Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 15 Virtual Meetings: Making Global Connections Key Facts: • 695 Virtual Meetings Held in 2008 • March 2009: Largest ASTM Virtual Meeting • 135 participants, 11 countries, 3 continents Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 16 2009 Year of the Professor 16 Campaign Highlights: • Campus Visits by ASTM Members/Staff • Professor Resources on ASTM Website • Academic Product Offerings • Graduate Scholarship • Professor of the Year Award Standards Worldwide

17 ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Technical Committee Support • Online Negative Vote Resolution System • Work Item Collaboration Space • Terminology Dictionary Enhancements • New RSS Feeds . Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 18 ASTM Virtual Classroom New in 2009: Six Online Training Courses New Member Orientation and Training Balloting and Handling Negative Votes Developing and Revising a Standard Roster Maintenance Online Resolution of Negatives Web. Ex Training www. astm. org/MEMBER_TRAINING Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 19 Virtual Officers Training Week: September 21 -24 Online Training Modules § ASTM Online § Balloting and Handling Negative Votes § Officer and Subcommittee Chairman's Duties § Interlaboratory Study Program § Development of a Standards Worldwide Registration opens early June @ www. astm. org/MEMBER_TRAINING

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 20 ILS Program Update Ensuring the Validity of ASTM Test Methods • 400 registered studies • 81 new ILS research reports • 40 ILS programs balloted and approved in 2008 • NEW: ILS home page on ASTM Website Standards Worldwide

21 ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Website Enhancements: Improve Standards Delivery • • . HTML Format Discoverability Server Upgrade “Ask ASTM” Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 22 2008 Annual Report Standards Worldwide

ASTM INTERNATIONAL | 2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 23 Thank You ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia Standards Worldwide