Third IAF Industry Day 

In March 2008 IAF held its third Industry Day in Bonn, Germany hosted by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology together with TGA GMBH.  Delegates to the conference were welcomed by Ulrich Boshagen, Chairman of the TGA Board, and Guenther Beer of Siemens AG Regulation & Conformity Assessment Division and IAF Board member for Industry and User Associations.  The conference was informed of changes in accreditation policy being implemented by the European Commission and how Accreditation Bodies based in Europe functioned and would meet the new legislative requirements.  Presentations were also given covering the legal impact of accredited certification, the problems faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as the experiences of large scale industries including the highly regulated medical devices field. 

Copies of the presentations can be accessed below.


IAF-TGA INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTATIONS - 5 MARCH 2008, BONN, GERMANY

1. Speakers Biographical Summaries

2. Intention of the IAF Industry Day & IAF Strategic Goals - Dr. Thomas Facklam, IAF Chair

3. Regulator's view - Jacques McMillan, European Commission

4. EA's approach to accreditation and accredited certification - Dr Lorenzo Thione, EA Chair

5. Lawyer's view: Legal impact of accredited certification - Jean-Luc Laffineur, Laffineur Law Firm

6. Small & Medium Enterprises - Loucas Gourtsoyannis, NORMAPME

7. Multi-national producer of heavy machinery - Robert W. Noth, Deere & Company

8. Multi sector industry: Semiconductors - Leo Stühler, Infineon

9. Highly regulated industry: Medical devices  - Dr. Gerd Schmidt (Carlos Arglebe), Siemens Healthcare

10. A new certification approach in the Oil industry - Dr. John Symonds, ExxonMobil

Previous Industry Days

In March 2007 IAF held its first ever Industry Day in San Francisco, USA, which was convened to enable users of accredited third party certification to discuss with IAF their problems and their successes.  This unprecedented forum debated whether improvements were necessary to make the accredited certification system more relevant to the changing needs and expectations of industry.  Hosted by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and welcomed by Bob King, President of ANAB, the forum heard presentations from a range of sectors covering aerospace, automotive, chemicals, information technology, medical devices, telecommunications and petroleum.  It was generally acknowledged by most participants that user expectations had changed since the advent of  certification some twenty years ago, and rather than just assessing the compliance of the client's management system there was now a recognition of the need to consider its effectiveness, as "output does matter".

In June 2007 the second IAF Industry Day was held in Beijing, China, hosted by  the China National Accreditation Service (CNAS) .  Opened by Mr Li Changjiang, the Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the Peoples' Republic of China (AQSIQ), this forum was strongly supported by both the Government of the PRC, industry representatives and the Certification Bodies.  Attendees received presentations on the effectiveness and expectations of quality and environmental management systems in the electrical appliance, automotive and computer manufacturing industries.

It is proposed that presenters to the various Industry Day Forums will be invited to meet together to discuss the formation of the new IAF User Advisory Committee with the aim of helping IAF to better develop future accreditation criteria to meet the expected outcomes of industry and their customers.

IAF-ANAB Industry Day Presentations - 28 March 2007, San Francisco, USA

1. ISO 9000 Advisory Group's Preception of Permuatations of Good and Bad Performance - Dr Nigel Croft, Co-chair ISO 9000 Advisory Group & ISO/TC 176 Liaison to IAF

2. International Automotive Task Force (IATF) Approaches IAF Should Consider - Joseph Bransky, General Motors representative, International Automotive Oversight Bureau

3. Aerospace Supplier Expectations - Tim Lee, Chair, Americas Aerospace Quality Group RMC

4. Seeking Approaches for Success; Customers, Concerns and Corrective Action - Usha Shah, Motorola (QuEST Forum representative)

5. Information Technology Expectations - Wanda Sarti, ISO Systems Management Standards Program Manager, IBM Corporate

6.  Lanxcess and the American Chemistry Council - Randall Dearth, President and CEO, Lanxcess Corp.

7. Petrobras's Experience on the Effectiveness of Accredited ISO 9001 Certification - Luis Carlos Nascimento, Consoltor de Negocio, Petrobras

8. ENEL Contribution to the Improvement of the Italian Certification System - Carmine Reda, ENEL  S.p.A

IAF-CNAS China Day Presentations - 9 June 2007, Beijing, China 

1. Speakers Biographical Summaries

2. IAF Strategic Plan to Identify and Achieve Expectations of Users of Certified Organizations - Dr. Thomas Facklam, Chair, IAF

3. Administration and Accreditation Approach for Management System Certification in China - Mr. Sun Dawei, Chief Administrator, Certification and Accreditation Administration of PRC (CNCA)

4. Transcend ISO 9000 and Persue Excellent Operation - Mr Cao Chunhua, Vice President, Haier Group Company

5. Performance and Expectations of Global Auto Quality System Certification - Mr. Chen Yinda, Vice President, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group)

6. Lenovo Group's Results and Expectations of Quality Management System Certification - Mr. Du Jianhua, Vice President, Lenovo Group

7. Environmental Management System Certification and Environmental Protection - Mr. Luo Yi, Deputy Director General, Department of Science, Technology and Standards, State Environmental Protection Administration of PRC (SEPA)

8. Implementing ISO14000 Environmental Standard & Encouraging SND's Sustainable Development - Mr. Jiang Jianqing, Director, Environmental Protection Bureau, Suzhou National New &  Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (SND)

9. Study on the Contribution of Certification to Economic Growth - Survey From Certified Companies in Guangdong - Madame Tang Xiaofen, President, Shanghai Academy of Quality Management

10. Discussion of the Effectiveness of Certification - Mr. Lang Zhizheng, Counselor, State Council & Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology