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U.S. World Standards Day Celebration highlights standards, trust.

2016-03-16 13:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

To commemorate global role standardization plays in various capacities, U.S. celebration of World Standards Day on October 27, 2016 will center around "Standards Build Trust" theme. Festivities will include reception and gala dinner at Fairmont Washington, presentation of 2016 Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award, as well as announcement of 2016 World Standards Day Paper Competition winners by president of SES – The Society for Standards Professionals.

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On world water day, 650 million people can't get a safe drink

2016-03-16 11:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrheal diseases in children, killing 900 under-fives a day across the world, according to United Nations estimates - or one child every two minutes. Among newborn babies, the World Health Organization says infections caused by a lack of safe water and an unclean environment cause...

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15/07/2016 - Celebrating World FM Day - Free One Day Workshop

2016-03-07 10:45:48| BIFM Events

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Wireless Broadband Alliance Launches Inaugural World Wi-Fi- Day

2016-01-14 22:14:13| Wireless - Topix.net

The Wireless Broadband Alliance today launched World Wi-Fi Day, an initiative that will accelerate affordable wireless connectivity around the world. Taking place on 20th June, and with the full backing of the Connected City Advisory Board, World Wi-Fi Day will focus industry, policy and public attention on addressing the divide between connected and unconnected societies.

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