President’s Column

ASTM President, James A. Thomas, offers his views on standardization in a column titled, Plain Talk for a New Generation, which is published in the ASTM magazine, Standardization News. Comments to Mr. Thomas can be emailed at: jthomas@astm.org
2005

3/05

Harmonization

2004

11/04:

The Right Stuff

08/04:

Wake Up Call

05/04:

Technical Assistance: Quenching the Thirst

04/04:

Technical Assistance: Second Installment

03/04:

Trade and Development

02/04:

The Changing Dynamic of the Global Standards Community and Its Potential Impact on Trade

2003

12/03:

The Changing World of International Standardization

11/03:

Defining Due Process

08/03:

A Simple Decision

05/03:

Nothing to Hide

03/03:

The Next Hundred Years

2002

12/02:

The Right Thing

10/02:

It's in Good Hands

07/02:

ASTM International: The Global Vision

05/02:

Lawrence D. Eicher: 1938-2002

04/02:

Energized

02/02:

If You Say It Long Enough

2001

12/01:

Passage Toward Harmony

10/01:

Evolving World of Global Standards

09/01:

We're Committed

06/01:

Next Year's Car

05/01:

A Salute

04/01:

NIST: 100 Years

03/01:

A Matter of Choice

2000

12/00:

In Appreciation

11/00:

Raising the Bar

08/00:

Time to Take Stock

06/00:

We Are Not Alone

05/00:

Locked In?

03/00:

Mission Accomplished
02/00:

A New Pluralism

1999

12/99:

R.S.V.P.

11/99:

The Customer is Always Right

10/99:

Getting Our Act Together

9/99:

The Easy Way Out - Continued

8/99:

The Easy Way Out

7/99:

Blind Spots

6/99:

You've Got Mail

5/99:

A Better Way of Doing Things

4/99:

One of Our Greatest Strengths

3/99:

First Things First

2/99:

New Pioneers