The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan (IIEEJ) provided a special session of Education about International Standardization in its annual conference (Media Computing Conference 2007) in June 24, 2007. The session consisted of the following presentations:
(1) | A Concept of Research and Education in Standards Studies, by Shiro KURIHARA (Hitotsubashi University) |
(2) | Foundation of ICES (International Committee for Education about Standardization) and its current status, by Toshiaki Kurokawa (CSK Holdings) |
(3) | Development of Teaching Materials for Standardization in the Fields of Electric, Electronics and Related Technologies, by Hiroaki IKEDA (CHIBA University) and Akira IZUMI (METI) |
(4) | "Strategy for International Standardization" in Graduate Course of a University, by Yushi KOMACHI (Osaka Institute of Technology) |
(5) | Development and Implementation of Education Programs for Strategic Standardization, by Yukiko KAMIJO and Junghoon KIM (KEIO University) |
(6) | Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities on Education and Research for Standardization, Mitsuji MATSUMOTO (WASEDA University) and Yoshikazu IKEDA (National Institute of Informatics) |
Since there were a number of fruitful discussions in the session, IIEEJ established the Society of Education about International Standardization (STD/IIEEJ), in Sept, 2007. Mr. Toshiaki Kurokawa was appointed as the chair of the new society. The web of the society locates at
http://www.y-adagio.com/public/committees/std/std.htm
The 1st conference of the society (STD 1) was held in Tokyo in Jan. 22, 2008, where there were two presentation and corresponding discussions:
(1) | How Shall Our Country Stand Up and Face Standards?, by Shiro KURIHARA (Hitotsubashi University) |
(2) | Development of educating materials for Standardization, by Takashi Matsumoto (JSA) |
In the next annual conference (Media Computing Conference 2008) of IIEEJ to be held in June 2008, the society is planning to provide a special session. Major topic of the session will be the expected aspects for the Education about International Standardization.