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Risk Management</a></strong><br> In this joint stakeholder event, to be held virtually on February 16 from 9:00-11:30 EST, the EU and U.S. will explain and guide stakeholders through the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ttc-joint-roadmap-trustworthy-ai-and-risk-management">EU-U.S. TTC Joint Roadmap for Trustworthy AI and Risk Management</a>, outline next steps for EU-U.S. cooperation, and provide participants with the opportunity to partake in a Q&A session with EU and U.S. experts involved in this policy stream. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/AIRoadmapStakeholderEvent">Register here</a></p> <hr><p><span><span><strong><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://pennreg.org/2022/08/22/ppr-launches-website-on-codes-and-standards/">Penn Program on Regulation launches a new curricular resource site that showcases the importance of voluntary codes and standards</a></span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The University of Pennsylvania Law School and Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) received two awards under the NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program to develop course modules and case studies on legal and administrative issues related to codes and standards. The curricula is now available on a new website, </span><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupenn.us5.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D0684b51f4a402b182e97416cb%26id%3D0ea88f7307%26e%3D50cdbee224&data=05%7C01%7Cmaryjo.dibernardo%40nist.gov%7Cccd440fccb354b964b5008daf03de011%7C2ab5d82fd8fa4797a93e054655c61dec%7C1%7C0%7C638086445788982327%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xADQR7Z%2FCAaxlgPRhweCK7Qe91tBi5WQ6JdWpnkOnSk%3D&reserved=0"><span><span><span>Codes-and-Standards.org</span></span></span></a></strong>, <span>and </span></span></span></span><span><span><span>can be used to integrate the study of codes and standards into core and elective courses in law schools and public policy graduate programs. The content is organized into five segments:(1) <span><span>Introduction to Codes and Standards;</span></span> (2) <span><span>Standard Essential Patents</span></span>; (3) <span><span>Incorporation by Reference</span></span>; (4) <span><span>Risk Regulation;</span></span> and (5) <span><span>Federal Preemption.</span></span> All of the materials needed to support one or more class modules are provided. This project was funded under the </span></span></span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/nist-standards-services-curricula-development-cooperative-agreement-program"><span><span><span>NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program</span></span></span></a><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <hr><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/webinar-invitation-how-standards-help-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes-innovate"><strong><span><span><span>U.S.-EU TTC Event: How Standards help SMEs to Innovate, Compete, and Grow (TTC WG1/WG9 SME Webinar)</span></span></span></strong></a><br><span><span><span>Standards enable Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to innovate and grow while addressing the safety, quality, and interoperability of their products and services. U.S. and EU government and private sector representatives met for a webinar on December 13 to discuss technology standards-related best practices and available resources for SMEs. This webinar was organized </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>by the European Commission as part of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <hr><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-awards-funding-5-universities-advance-standards-education"><strong>NIST Awards Funding to Five Universities to Advance Standards Education</strong></a><br> NIST has made five awards totaling nearly $500,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate level curricula. The disciplines supported by this year’s awards include aerospace; robotics; sustainability, infrastructure improvement and resilience; nanomaterials engineering; and building information modeling. </p> <hr><p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://www.kantei.go.jp/quad-leaders-meeting-tokyo2022/index.html">The Quad Leaders' Summit (US-Australia-Japan-India)</a> took place on May 24 in <span>Tokyo, Japan.</span></strong><span><span><span><span> Announcements from the Critical and Emerging Technology (CET) Work Group - Technology Standards Subgroup included successful cooperation through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings as well as a commitment to strengthen cooperation through the new </span></span></span></span><strong><em><span><span><span><span>I</span></span></span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span><span><span><span>nternational Standards Cooperation Network (ISCN)</span></span></span></span></em></strong><span><span><span><span>, a mechanism for like-minded allies and partners to share information on technical standards activities. </span></span></span></span></p> <hr><p class="x"><strong>The Technology Standards Working Group of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) agreed to establish a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210084702/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/16/fact-sheet-u-s-eu-trade-and-technology-council-establishes-economic-and-technology-policies-initiatives/">Strategic Standardization Information (SSI) mechanism on international standards development</a></strong> with the aim to cooperate and share information on new standardization opportunities. 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On the right is a robot." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-awards-funding-5-universities-advance-standards-education"><span property="schema:name">NIST Awards Funding to 5 Universities to Advance Standards Education</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-22T12:00:00Z">September 22, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">NIST has made five awards totaling nearly $500,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate curricula.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/09/commerce-levels-playing-field-support-us-stakeholder-participation" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div 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datetime="2022-09-08T12:00:00Z">September 8, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">The changes made address concerns from U.S. industry and other stakeholders about whether BIS licenses are required to release low-level technology for</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/06/department-justice-us-patent-and-trademark-office-and-national-institute" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/06/department-justice-us-patent-and-trademark-office-and-national-institute" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210084702im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/07/12/patents.jpg?itok=e9UeNQ60" width="70" height="100" alt="image showing list of patents" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/06/department-justice-us-patent-and-trademark-office-and-national-institute"><span property="schema:name">The Department of Justice, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and National Institute of Standards and Technology Withdraw 2019 Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) Policy Statement</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-06-08T12:00:00Z">June 8, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">The withdrawal “best serves the interests of innovation and competition,” conclude the three agencies.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5871">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-1e8061ee138f1084318aacd4db857c0315d7472ce42a447055d3efff5c2c34d3"> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-edward-bennett-rosa-award-karen-k-reczek" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-edward-bennett-rosa-award-karen-k-reczek" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210084702im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/20/Rebecca.K.Reczek.Edward.Bennet.Rosa_.Award_.jpg?itok=BLsnBrJ0" width="67" height="100" alt="Rebecca K Reczek Edward Bennet Rosa Award" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-edward-bennett-rosa-award-karen-k-reczek"><span>2022 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Karen K. Reczek</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For leading the implementation of consensus standards development and improving the quality and scientific foundation of forensic science standards.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-silver-medal-award-michael-bartock-jonathan-hardis-ya-shian-li-baboud-james" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-silver-medal-award-michael-bartock-jonathan-hardis-ya-shian-li-baboud-james" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210084702im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/18/SILVER_Hardis.Rezcek.Bartock.Li-Baboud.shermna.brown_.lombardi.levine-comp.jpg?itok=2c9s3nG8" width="100" height="30" alt="2022 Silver Medal Awardees" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-silver-medal-award-michael-bartock-jonathan-hardis-ya-shian-li-baboud-james"><span>2022 - Silver Medal Award---Michael Bartock, Jonathan Hardis, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, James McCarthy, Suzanne Lightman, Karen K. Reczek, Jeffrey Sherman, Roger Brown, Michael Lombardi, Judah Levine</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For strengthening the resilience of position, navigation, and timing infrastructure and services on which global commerce and national security rely.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/karen-k-reczek-honored-forensic-sciences-award" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/karen-k-reczek-honored-forensic-sciences-award" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210084702im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/23/_DSC5262-f-01.jpg?itok=4B7IcNQf" width="100" height="80" alt="Karen K. Reczek" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/karen-k-reczek-honored-forensic-sciences-award"><span>Karen K. Reczek Honored with Forensic Sciences Award</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">The ASTM International E30 committee confers this award in recognition of continuous and outstanding contributions to the development of</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/2022-ansi-astin-polk-international-standards-medal-gordon-gillerman" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2022-ansi-astin-polk-international-standards-medal-gordon-gillerman" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210084702im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/14/GordonGillerman.jpg?itok=pKAoAL7Z" width="88" height="100" alt="Gordon Gillerman" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2022-ansi-astin-polk-international-standards-medal-gordon-gillerman"><span>2022 ANSI Astin-Polk International Standards Medal – Gordon Gillerman</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 2022 Leadership and Service Awards recipients are recognized for their significant</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/2022-ansi-meritorious-service-award-amy-phelps" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2022-ansi-meritorious-service-award-amy-phelps" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210084702im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/10/05/AmyPhelps_Oct17.jpg?itok=pwgKXp_r" width="100" height="92" alt="Amy Phelps" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2022-ansi-meritorious-service-award-amy-phelps"><span>2022 ANSI Meritorious Service Award – Amy Phelps</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 2022 Leadership and Service Awards recipients are recognized for their significant</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/awards/org/5871">View All Awards</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Publications</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/publications/guide-united-states-cosmetic-products-compliance-requirements-0" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210084702/https://www.nist.gov/publications/guide-united-states-cosmetic-products-compliance-requirements-0"><span>A Guide to United States Cosmetic Products Compliance Requirements</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-03-26T12:00:00Z">March 26, 2021</time> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-inline text-long"> <div class="nist-field__label">Author(s)</div> <div class="nist-field__item">Lisa M. Benson, <span class="nist-author">Karen Reczek</span></div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">This guide addresses the compliance requirements for basic cosmetics and soap. 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