ASTM International has launched a website in simplified Chinese for Mandarin speaking standards-users and those with a general interest in ASTM. The website (www.astm.org.cn) features a landing page similar to the front page of www.astm.org, with additional information in simplified Chinese. Links to subsequent pages will yield information in English.
The ASTM International website is an important tool for the Society’s more than 30,000 members, and features a significant amount of content for all site visitors. This includes information about all of ASTM’s more than 12,000 technical standards; 142 standards development committees; upcoming meetings, symposia, workshops, training courses, certification and proficiency testing programs; ASTM student membership and much more. The site also features the ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library, a vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information, featuring more than 47,000 papers, chapters and articles as well as books and 12,000 standards. There are more than 30,000 visitors from around the world to www.astm.org daily.
The Chinese site includes links to a translated version of ASTM eNews, a monthly electronic newsletter that is distributed to all ASTM members. ASTM eNews includes the latest headlines, standards development news from ASTM’s technical committees, and links to new publications and upcoming symposia/workshops and training courses. The links in the newsletter will direct readers back to the English version of the ASTM website.
ASTM International has enjoyed a successful cooperation with standards organizations in China for many years and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China in 2004. ASTM educates stakeholders about the standards development process and often provides training in China through staff at the ASTM International China office, which opened in 2005.
The purpose of the new site is to provide as much information as possible to standards developers and technical experts in China. ASTM welcomes any feedback regarding the usability and value of the site. If you have any comments or questions, or are interested in learning more about an item on the site, please contact ASTM China representatives Liu Fei (phone: +86-10-5109-6033; fliu@astm.org); or Nancy Hu (phone: +86-10-5109-6033; nhu@astm.org).
ASTM Staff Contact: Teresa Cendrowska, Phone: 610-832-9718; tcendrow@astm.org
ASTM PR Contact: Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org
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