A question and answer session enabled those in the audience to engage in open discussion with the speakers. Many present expressed their appreciation at the event which, they said, gave them a real opportunity to establish how they can help their governments to play a greater role in international standardization. The event had been organized in response to calls from ambassadors for an informal briefing session. Key to this ITA is interactive broadcasting. The main objective of the AIC Initiative is a common specification that will undergo technical review and formal approval by multiple organizations.
Any interested party is welcome to join the project.
The meeting reflects the growing trend within the IEC towards closer coordination among common subjects, designed to produce greater efficiency. In San Diego they each produced their first Committee Draft standard, one relating to test methods using TEM cells and the other to test methods for reverberation chambers. Both bodies are also producing short guides for users of EMC standards. TC 77 Increased use of equipment such as domestic car washers poses new challenges for EMC committees. These products have large inrush currents that can adversely affect the power supply network.