ANSI has announced that World Standards Week 2016 will be held Oct 24–28 in Washington, DC. ANSI-hosted event is designed to inspire open dialogue about developments and challenges related to standardization and conformity assessment, highlighted in multiple keynote speaker sessions and conferences. ANSI’s Leadership and Awards ceremony will take place Wednesday, October 26, 2016 and U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day will be held on Thursday, October 27.