CANENA AMN Exchange Views So Paulo, Brazil September 29, 2005

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CANENA AMN Exchange ViewsSão Paulo, Brazil
September 29, 2005

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CANENA - AMN

• Objective
• To share information on the structure,
  processes, and objectives of each forum.

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CANENA - AMN

• Representing CANENA
• Tim McNeive- CANENA President
• Rafael Nava- CANENA Ambassador-at-large
• Representing AMN
• Maria Antonieta Gamarra de Valazquez-AMN
  President (Paraguay)
• Fabian Yaksic-AMN Technical Director-Electrical
  (Brazil)
• Jose Sebastião Viel-(Brazil)
• Osvaldo Darío Petroni-(Argentina)
• Representing COPANT
• Carlos Santos Amorim Jr.-COPANT President
  (Brazil)
• Observers
• Pedro Buzatto Costa-ABNT President (Brazil)
• Louise de Silva-Standards Council of Canada

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CANENA - AMN

• AMN Mandate
• IEC standards basis
• Compulsory adoption by each nation
• Government sanction

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CANENA - AMN

• CANENA Voluntary Standardization
• Membership is individual and voluntary
• CANENA work programs and their scopes are
  mutually agreed and subject to approval
• Preferred basis is IEC standards
• CANENA does not own, publish or sell standards

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CANENA - AMN

• Endorsement by Standards Council of CANADA
• CANENA is now an integral part of Canadian
  electrotechnical standardization.

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CANENA - AMN

• Issues of importance
• CANENA nations of the Americas

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CANENA - AMN

• CANENA Bylaws
• National Members
• The national members of CANENA shall represent
  the countries of the Free Trade Area of the
  Americas (FTAA) such as Canada, Mexico, United
  States, etc. The national members shall strive to
  be representative of those members of the
  electrotechnical industry that are directly and
  materially affected by the activities of CANENA.

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CANENA - AMN

• Summary
• Productive and congenial
• Established a basis for further discussion
• Continue dialogue in conjunction with COPANT
  General Assembly Meetings