About
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Secretary:
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Chairperson:Mr Edward Njoroge
- Creation date: 1947
Scope
The ISO Council is the core governance body of the Organization and reports to the General Assembly. It meets three times a year and is made up of 20 member bodies, the ISO Officers and the Chairs of the Policy Development Committees CASCO, COPOLCO and DEVCO. The Council has direct responsibility over a number of bodies reporting to Council:
- The President’s Committee advises Council on matters decided by Council.
- Council Standing Committees address matters related to finance (CSC/FIN), strategy and policy (CSC/SP), nominations for governance positions (CSC/NOM), and oversight of the Organization’s governance practices (CSC/OVE).
- Advisory Groups provide advice on matters related to ISO’s commercial policy (CPAG) and Information Technology (ITSAG).
- CASCO - provides guidance on conformity assessment
- COPOLCO - provides guidance on consumer issues
- DEVCO - provides guidance on matters related to developing countries
Membership to the Council is open to all member bodies and rotates to make sure it is representative of the member community.
Quick links
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Working area
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Participating members
Reference | Title | Type |
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ISO/COUNCIL/CPAG | Commercial Policy Advisory Group | Working group |
ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/FIN | Council Standing Committee on Finance (CSC/FIN) | Sub committee |
ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/NOM | Council Standing Committee for Review of Nominations | Sub committee |
ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/OVE | Council Standing Committee on Oversight | Sub committee |
ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/SP | Council Standing Committee on Strategy and Policy | Sub committee |
ISO/COUNCIL/ITSAG | Information Technology Strategy Advisory Group (ITSAG) | Working group |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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18 | February 2021 | Virtual | ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/NOM | * |
18 | February 2021 | Virtual | ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/OVE | * |
19 | February 2021 | Virtual | ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/SP | * |
22 | February 2021 | Virtual | ISO/COUNCIL/CSC/FIN | * |
23-25 | February 2021 | Virtual | ISO/COUNCIL | * |
9-10 | June 2021 | Kyoto (Japan) | ISO/COUNCIL | * |
22 | September 2021 | London (United Kingdom) | ISO/COUNCIL | * |
23-24 | February 2022 | Geneva (Switzerland) | ISO/COUNCIL | * |
9-10 | June 2022 | Stockholm (Sweden) | ISO/COUNCIL | * |
21 | September 2022 | Sydney (Australia) | ISO/COUNCIL | * |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional