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International Standards and Conformity Assessment for all electrical, electronic and related technologies

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Agenda

Sunday 23 October
19.30 – 21.00	Welcoming reception
Monday 24 October - Day One
8.30 – 10.15	Plenary opening, K. Wucherer Welcome message, A. Amit About the Young Professionals Programme, M. Bourassa Message from the 2010 Young Professional Leaders, S. McLarty IEC Standards in the real world, P. Lanctot Inside stories - life in the IEC, K. Higginbottom
10.30 – 12.00	What to expect at a technical meeting, P. Lanctot About Conformity Assessment, G. Barta Q&A session with Technical Officers, Moderated by P. Lanctot panellists: G.Barta, M. Bourassa, D. Chew, A. Santos Morning wrap-up, M. Bourassa
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch with the SMB members
13.30 – 15.15	Observe the SMB meeting
15.45 – 17.30	An outline of the IEC structure and membership, A. Amit Breakout session – Part 1 Day one wrap-up, M. Bourassa
	IEC General Meeting Opening Ceremony
Tuesday 25 October - Day Two
9.00 – 10.15	Observe the designated technical meeting
10.30 – 12.30	Observe the CAB meeting
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch with the CAB members
14.00 – 17.30	How you can become more involved, J. Sheldon Breakout session – Part 2 Is Conformity Assessment unfair?, G. Barta Day two wrap-up, M. Bourassa Plenary closing session, J. Régis
19.30	Young Professionals’ dinner
Wednesday 26 October – Day Three
9.00 – 10.30	Interactive sessions – Part 1 - All about Multimedia, T. Ezaki, Jon Fairhurst - Conformity Assessment for explosive atmospheres, C. Agius - The smart grid challenge, R. Schomberg - The future of IEC IT tools, A. Maislisch
10.45 – 12.15	Interactive sessions – Part 2 - Technical meetings - preparation and participation, M. Bourassa - The future of IEC IT tools, A. Maislisch - The IEC standards developing process, M. Casson - Your next steps as an IEC Young Professional, G. Barta
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 18.00	Industry visit (to be confirmed)