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Official Standard Setting organizations ("SDOs") and informal consortia can be global, regional or national in their membership. Click on an organization's name to view a description of that organization and to access links that will take you to its homepage, supported standards and (if available) its IPR Policy.
 

Alphabetical List

1394 High Performance Serial Bus Trade Association
Promotes adoption of the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus standard
3GAmericas
Americas-based organization that seeks to integrate the five major wireless technologies, and support their Third Generation migration
Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASCX12)
Develops, maintains, interprets, publishes and promotes the proper use of American National and UN/EDIFACT International Electronic Data Interchange Standards
Accredited Standards Committee X9
Develops and promotes standards for the Financial Services Industry
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
North American service provider body developing telecom standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The United States representative in ISO (the International Organization for Standardization)
ARCNET Trade Association (ATA)
Promotes the use of ARCNET technology
Association Connecting Electronic Industries (IPC)
Promotes the electronic interconnect industry
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Develops standards and certifies products
ComCARE Alliance
Encourages the deployment of life saving wireless communications networks and technologies
Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing International (CAM-I)
Sponsors programs for and promotes manufacturing companies
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Promotes the consumer electronics industry
Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standardization of the Nations of the Americas (CANENA)
Supports international electrotechnical standardization
Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)
Develops cross-industry electronic business interchange standards
Electronic Industries Alliances (EIA)
Promotes market development and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry
Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)
Promotes the North American entertainment technology industry
Government Electronics & Information Technology Assocation (GEIA)
Promotes the interests of the U. S. electronics, communications and information technology industries
Health Industry Business Communications Council, The (HIBCC)
Promotes electronic communications through the development of standards for information exchange among all health care trading partners
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Promotes use of healthcare information technology and management systems
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Represents U.S. providers of information technology products and services
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, The (IEST)
Promotes contamination control in electronics manufacturing and pharmaceutical processes
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, The(ISA)
Promotes education about automation and control
International Code Council (ICC)
Promotes the adoption of model construction codes
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
Develops and promotes Information and Communications Technologies standardization
Manure Management Consortium
Conducts research on manure management and odor control (we couldn't resist this one)
Massachusetts Software and Internet Council (MSIC)
Promotes the software and Internet industry in Massachusetts
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Identifies, develops, maintains and publishes technical standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Develops and promotes measurements, standards and technology as a non-regulatory federal agency
Pan American Standards Association (COPANT)
Promotes the development of technical standardization
Regional Alliance for Infratsructure and Network Security (RAINS)
Contributes to national security mobilization
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Educational and scientific organization that promotes mobility technology
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Oversees and promotes standardization in Canada
Uniform Code Council, Inc.
Administers the Universal Product Code and develops B2B supply chain solutions