From ISO's standards development engine room to the bridge
The ISO team of senior managers responsible for oversight of the 3 274 technical bodies that make up the ISO standards development system celebrated its 50th meeting yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland. During its half-century of meetings, the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) has seen its role evolve from strictly technical issues, such as adjudicating between scopes of the committees that develop ISO standards, to also cover strategic matters, such as the TMB contributions to the on-going realization of objectives and vision set out in The ISO Strategic Plan 2011-2015.
The TMB comprises representatives of 14 ISO national member bodies, pictured here with the Chair and support staff of ISO Central Secretariat. (Photo: ISO/Granier)