Pittcon Conference and Expo
San Diego Convention Center 111 Harbor Drive, San Diego, California, United StatesPittcon 2024 will be held in San Diego at the San Diego Convention Center on February 26-28. Come visit the ANAB at booth 1604!Join Patrick Selig, Manager of Accreditation, on Monday, February 26th from 10:30am-12:00pm at our Networking Roundtable, Navigating Accreditation, in room 28B! Register here for the event!Join one of ANAB's most knowledgeable trainers for the...
Method Validation of Modified Standard Methods
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 clause 7.2.1.3 underscores the importance of using the latest valid method version. Learn how to supplement methods with additional details for consistent application. Discover why 7.2.2.1 mandates validation for modified standard methods, ensuring valid results in your laboratory. Recognize the crucial role of method validation in ensuring measurement result validity.Key Takeaways:Presenter:Deanne Emory, ANAB's...
The Emerald Conference
Loews Coronado Bay Resort 4000 Coronado Bay Road, Coronado, California, United StatesThe Emerald Conference will be held in San Diego, CA at the Lowes Coronado Bay Resort. Find ANAB as an exhibitor at the 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Cannabis Science Event! More on The Emerald Conference here!
Ballot for Revision of ISO/IEC 17065
Key TakeawaysPresenterKeith Mowry was a member of the ISO CASCO Working Group that developed ISO/IEC 17065 and currently serves on the ISO CASCO Clarification Panel for ISO/IEC 17065. His work in conformity assessment has involved extensive application of ISO/IEC 17065 since the day it was published. Join Keith for this general survey of ISO/IEC 17065...
2024 IACT Annual Conference
Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California, United StatesThe 2024 IACT Annual Conference will be held in San Diego, CA on April 21-26, 2024. Join ANAB on Tuesday, April 23rd where Melissa Kennedy, Director of Accreditation, will be on a panel discussing the "Update on Breath Alcohol ASB Standards".
Cybersecurity Conformity Assessment
Internet of Things (IoT)On March 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to establish the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary label that would provide consumers information regarding the cybersecurity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. While the program is still under development, three elements are clear:This webinar will review each of these elements, how...
2024 Food Safety Summit Conference & Expo
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 River Road, Rosemond, Illinois, United StatesThe 2024 Food Safety Summit Conference & Expo will take place on May 6-9, 2024 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Join ANAB's Roger Muse, the Vice President of Business Development, on May 8th during the panel discussion "Exploration of the Intersection of Cannabis and Food".
Cannabis Science Conference
Kansas City Marriott Downtown 200 W 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesThe Cannabis Science Conference will be held in Kansas City, MO on May 7-9, 2024. Come visit ANAB at booth #209!
Getting Audit-Ready with Effective Strategies for Managing Electronic Records
Join ANAB and Ideagen Quality Management for this month's webinar! Register here! Organizations generate and retain a variety of records during day-to-day operations and as a part of their management system. Records related to measurements, internal audits, customer complaints, process improvements, personnel competence, and many others provide objective evidence of the activities performed and are...
Update of the Revision of ISO/IEC 17024
ISO CASCO Working Group 30 has been formed and has held several meetings to discuss revisions to ISO/IEC 17024:2012. In the course of these discussions several key issues have been identified and the users and interested parties in ISO/IEC 17024 will be well served with information and background about them.In the current ISO standards development...
AAQG Auditor Workshop
Chicago Marriott Northwest 4800 Hoffman Blvd, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United StatesJoin ANAB at the AAQG Auditor Workshop on June 12-13, 2024 in Chicago, IL. Lori Gillespie, ANAB's Vice President of Management Systems, Validation and Verification, and Product Certification, and Dale Gordon, ANAB's Manager of Accreditation, Management Systems will be speaking on Improving Stakeholder Confidence and Standards Matrix Impact on Audit Planning, respectively.
Revision of ISO/IEC 17067
Join ANAB and Senior Manager of Business Development, Keith Mowry for another informing webinar! ISO/IEC 17067:2013, and its predecessor ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004 have been in use for more than 20 years as guidance for product certification schemes. This guidance proved especially valuable when ISO/IEC 17065:2012 set requirements for product, process, and service certification bodies but...
ANAB Webinar: Evaluating Reference Materials (RMs) and Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) for Laboratories
Join ANAB and Senior Manager of Accreditation, Inspection, Laboratories, and Related Activities, Patrick Selig for another informing ANAB webinar!As part of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, laboratories are required to establish and maintain metrological traceability of measurement results (6.5.1). Metrological traceability is defined by ISO/IEC Guide...
EMC + SIPI 2024
Phoenix Convention Center 100 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesThe 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Signal & Power Integrity will be held August 5-9, 2024 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ. Randy Long and Cheryl Denman will be representing ANAB at EMC + SIPI and would love to meet you! Stop by booth #302 or sign up now to reserve...
According to ISO, What is Equipment?
Understanding Clause 6.4 of ISO/IEC 17025:2017ISO/IEC 17025:2017 expanded on the previous definitions of Equipment. Laboratories continue to have challenges addressing this risk-based clause of the standard. The requirements for addressing and identifying laboratory equipment will be discussed, as well strategies for creating an organized and complete equipment inventory. Ways of utilizing a well-managed equipment inventory...
Committee Ballot of ISO/IEC 17020
In 2022, ISO voted to revise ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment – Requirements for operation of various types of bodies performing inspection. Recently, the Committee Draft (or CD) ballot of the revision of ISO/IEC 17020 was completed.In this webinar, ANAB staff with expertise in ISO/IEC 17020 and direct participation in ISO CASCO Working Group 31 will provide an...
ANAB Client Day 2024
George Washington University 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor, City View Room, Washington DC, DC, United StatesANAB hosts the annual Client Day meeting every September, as part of the annual Credentialing Conference. Attendees have the opportunity to learn about new initiatives and updates relevant to the credentialing programs from ANAB staff, ANAB-qualified assessors, and credentialing committee chairs. Client Day is open to anyone representing the following:Join ANAB in-person for the Client...
OELA Annual Environmental Lab Conference 2024
Embassy Suites Portland Airport 7900 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, United StatesANAB will be at the OELA Annual Environmental Lab Conference in Portland, OR and will be presenting on "Corrective Actions/Risk-Based Thinking Approach", as well as "Laboratory Ethics".