Summary: Annual Public Meeting 2010

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) held its first Annual Public Meeting on June 9th 2010, bringing together an array of standardization professionals and members of the public. A total of over one hundred people participated in the event: seventy of those attended in-person and an additional 38 viewed the proceedings live via webcast.

SCC Chairman, Mr. Hugh Krentz welcomed the audience and gave an insightful overview of Canada’s National Standards System, the role of SCC’s governing Council and its overarching objectives. SCC Executive Director, Mr. John Walter then provided his perspective on SCC’s organizational structure, strategic directions, financial highlights and the progress made towards implementation of the Canadian Standards Strategy. Mr. Walter also discussed the value and impact of standardization in support of government and industry priorities, and responded to questions from the audience on a range of topics.

Positive feedback was received from the audience of in-person and online viewers. One viewer expressed his satisfaction, as follows: “I am very impressed with this webinar, and I think this format of meetings should continue in the future.” Another indicated that they looked forward to more opportunities to participate in standardization.

The Annual Public Meeting provided stakeholders and interested Canadians with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of SCC operations, as well as to provide input and comments to the organization on standardization-related topics.

All questions and comments received were either addressed during the meeting or via direct correspondence with the participant.