February 17, 2012 — ASTM International Symposium on Tribo-Corrosion Will Be Held in April
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-The Third International Symposium on Tribo-Corrosion will be held April 19-20 at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored by ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion, the symposium will be held in conjunction with the April standards development meetings of the committee.

February 17, 2012 — Papers Invited for ASTM International Symposium on Continuous Soil Gas Measurements
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., - Papers are invited for a symposium on Continuous Soil Gas Measurements: Worst Case Risk Parameters, to be held Jan. 30, 2013. The symposium will be held at the Hyatt in Jacksonville, Fla., in conjunction with the January standards ...

February 16, 2012 — Thomas J. Slavin Is Named Chairman of ASTM International Committee on Occupational Health and Safety
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-ASTM International Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety has named Thomas J. Slavin, global safety and health director at Navistar Inc. in Chicago, Ill., as its new chairman. The committee, with a membership of more than 250 technical experts, develops standards that address the identification, exposure, symptomatology, treatment, control and administrative aspects of diverse occupational safety and health issues such as silica, metalworking fluids and ergonomics.

February 16, 2012 — ASTM International Workshop on Advances in Copper Wire Making Will Be Held in April
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., -A workshop on Advances in Copper Wire Making will be held April 18 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz. Sponsored by ASTM International Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys, the workshop will be held in conjunction with the April standards development meetings of the committee.

February 15, 2012 — Sustainable Best Practices for Commercial Laundries to Be Subject of Proposed New Textiles Standard
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-All interested parties are invited to join in the development of a proposed new ASTM International standard that will identify and define sustainable best management practices that are used in commercial laundry facilities to reduce their impact on the environment.

February 15, 2012 — ASTM International Quality and Statistics Committee Elects Dean Neubauer as Chairman
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., - Dean Neubauer, engineering fellow at Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y., has been elected chairman of ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics. Committee E11 includes more than 150 members who promote the appropriate use of the principles and methods of statistics and quality control in the development, application and improvement of standards. An ASTM fellow, Neubauer has been an active member of ASTM International and Committee E11 since 1993, and is also...

February 14, 2012 — ASTM Property Management Systems Committee Revises Inventory Verification Standard
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-A recent revision to an ASTM International property management systems standard provides clarity on the use of the word "inventory" and allows for the electronic verification of assets within an organization.

February 14, 2012 — ASTM International Hosts International Workshop on Electric Aircraft Standardization
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will host the International Workshop on Electric Aircraft Standardization on March 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lakeland, Fla. The workshop is being held in conjunction with Committee F37's standards development meetings at the 38th Annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In and Expo.

February 13, 2012 — ASTM Quality and Statistics Committee Preserves Military Sampling Document with New Standard
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., -For several years, ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has been preserving military sampling standards no longer supported by the U.S. Department of Defense. The latest ASTM standard to emerge from this progr ...

February 13, 2012 — Mike Retford is the New Chairman of ASTM International Committee on Detention and Correctional Facilities
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., -Mike Retford, principal at AECOM's architecture practice in Orange, Calif., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee F33 on Detention and Correctional Facilities. The committee develops international standards for materials, products, assemblies and systems used in the construction and operation of lockups and detention and correctional facilities for adults and juveniles.