Call for Nominations for ANAB Product Certification Accreditation Committee (ACC) for ISO/IEC 17065

ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation committee: Submissions are due by November 9, 2026

The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is accepting nominations from interested persons to serve on its Accreditation Committee (ACC) for ISO/IEC 17065.  Nominations must be received by November 9, 2026.

The ACC Nominations Committee seeks national experts with broad experience in the fields of certification of products, processes, and services, accreditation, and experience in the conformity assessment field.

Requirements to serve include:

• Experience working with national/international product certification bodies, industry, government, conformity assessment, and other interests concerned with products, processes, and services certification activities; and
• Commitment to actively participate in all committee meetings.

Members are appointed to a three-year term and are eligible for reappointment with no limit to the terms. Specific duties of committee membership include: providing recommendations to policies and procedures for the Products, process, and services accreditation program, determining the accreditation status of certification bodies that have applied for initial accreditation or are undergoing a change to scopes, if applicable, and providing input and advice to ANAB staff regarding operational issues.

Members attend two one-day meetings each year and serve on subcommittees and task forces as appointed by the products, process, and services accreditation team. Travel for the twice-yearly meetings may be required. More information on ACC is provided here: https://anab.ansi.org/resource/accreditation-committee-for-iso-iec-17065/

Nomination Process

To self-nominate, please provide the following:

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter that includes:
  • A statement of your willingness to serve
  • A description of your relevant experience and expertise working with national/international certification bodies, trade associations, regulatory/government agencies, scheme owners, or other interests involved with product, process, and services conformity assessment activities.
  • An acknowledgement that ANAB does not reimburse for expenses and costs associated with travel for meeting attendance

To nominate another individual, please provide the following:

• Nominee’s Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Endorsement for the Nominee
• Current Contact Information for Nominee. ANAB staff may then contact Nominee for a letter that includes:
  • A statement of nominee’s willingness to serve
  • A description of nominee’s relevant experience and expertise working with national/international certification bodies, trade associations, regulatory/government agencies, scheme owners, or other interests involved with product, process, and services conformity assessment activities.
  • An acknowledgement that ANAB does not reimburse for expenses and costs associated with travel for meeting attendance

Please send nominations to Valerie Roy.

About ANAB’s Product, Process, and Services Accreditation Program

Products, process, and services accreditation demonstrates to the marketplace that certification bodies are technically competent to certify products in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065 and applicable scheme requirements.

For more information on ANAB’s accreditation services, visit https://anab.ansi.org/about-anab.