Global Standards Initiative Volunteer Opportunities

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ASIS International, the leading organization for security management professionals worldwide, has launched a global initiative through its Commission on Standards and Guidelines to meet the increasing movement towards the use of standards nationally and internationally. ASIS will provide the voice of security professionals to the process of developing voluntary standards in the security arena on a global basis.

The ASIS International Global Standards Initiative has as one of its cornerstones support for the development of international standards through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). As a Category A Liaison member of the ISO technical group, ISO/TC 223: Societal Security, ASIS will promote a message that there is a need for business-friendly consensus-based voluntary international standards rather than a hodge-podge of national standards.

ASIS invites you to play a part in the creation of this future family of security, preparedness and continuity standards designed to support enhanced security management capabilities through technical, human, organization, operational, and management approaches as well as operational functionality and interoperability.

ASIS International will establish Work Groups and Task Groups as needed. ASIS Work Groups will serve as the ASIS Mirror Committee for work being conducted in ISO/TC 223 and CEN working groups. The ASIS Working Groups will initiate, comment on, and approve working drafts and proposals to provide an ASIS International consensus position on ISO and CEN documents. Subject matter experts will be tapped to participate as part of the ASIS International delegation to ISO/TC 223 and CEN meetings and in their working groups. It should be noted that the head of the ASIS International delegation at these meetings is the Commission Liaison for Standards.

ASIS International Task Groups will be created to develop draft documents, in collaboration with national standards bodies, to serve as the basis for submission to ISO/TC 223 for consideration as a New Work Item for an International Standard, ISO Publicly Available Specification (ISO/PAS), ISO Technical Specification (ISO/TS), or to be published as a multi-national document. Additionally, ASIS Task Groups will be established to support deliverables other than a standard, such as guidance, needs assessments and training materials.

The following list includes the names of existing ASIS Work Groups and Task Groups. Please read about each Work Group and Task Group and get involved in an area where your knowledge and expertise can be integral in the future of the security industry.

We invite you to take part in this exciting initiative!

You may select your desired level of participation on each subcommittee or working group listed below. The choices for participation are as follows:

Participating Member: I wish to receive all materials regarding this subcommittee's activity. (Materials are sent by e-mail most of the time.) I plan on attending meetings regularly.
Observing Member: I am interested in receive all materials regarding this subcommittee's activity. (Materials are sent by e-mail most of the time.) I do not plan on attending meetings regularly

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I'm interested in the following Task Group(s) and Working Group(s):

Global Standards Initiative Sign-Up Form
Participating Member
Observing Member
 ISO/TC 223 Mirror Committee Work Group One - Management Standards (twice annual international plenary meetings)
 
Participating Member
Observing Member
 ISO/TC 223 Mirror Committee Work Group Two - Developing ISO Guide of Societal Security Terminology (twice annual international plenary meetings)
 
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Observing Member
 ISO/TC 223 Mirror Committee Work Group Three - Command and Control: Focus on communications, cross-jurisdictional issues, command and control systems management, and technologies. (twice annual international plenary meetings)
 
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Observing Member
 Task Group One: Needs Assessment - develop and conduct a needs assessment to identify security needs and priorities for management, technical (including command and control), and training and awareness standards.
 
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Observing Member
 Task Group Two: Risk Assessment Guidelines - develop an international risk assessment guideline standard including methodologies for hazard and threat identification, threat analysis, vulnerability analysis, criticality analysis, and impact analysis.
 
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Observing Member
 Task Group Three: Guidance Standard to Complement the ISO 9001 - develop an international guidelines standard to complement the ISO 9001 for security professionals and security divisions and businesses (as opposed to a security management system).
 
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Observing Member
 Task Group Four: Specification Standard for Security Audits and Auditors - develop a draft specification standard for conducting security audits and qualifications of security auditors. This standard will also include requirements for security management system auditors.

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Are you familiar with? The difference between standards and regulations
International standards organizations
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ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO/PAS 22399
ISO 27001
ISO/PAS 28000
Other ISO Standards: Please list

Has your organization applied the following standards? ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 27001
Other ISO Standards: Please list

For specific questions about ASIS International Standards and Guidelines, please contact: guidelines@asisonline.org.