WG number

Title

Personnel

WG 1

Terminology
Scope: Working Group 1 is concerned with terminology in the field of printing and graphic technologies. This includes not only an overview and reconciliation of the terms and definitions used in TC 130, but also the development and review of standards concerned with proofreading of text and other related topics.
 

Convenor: Dr. David Penfold, UK

Secretary: Not appointed

WG 2

Prepress data exchange
Scope: To develop standards for the exchange of digital data used in the graphic arts and print production.
 

Convenor: Mr. Steve Smiley, US



 

Secretary: Ms. Debbie Orf, US

 

WG 3

Process control and related metrology
Scope: Development and review of ISO Standards and other related documents in the area of process control and related metrology for the production of printed matter used in the responsibility of ISO TC 130.
 

Convenor: Dr. Andreas Kraushaar, DE




 

Secretary: Mr. Boris Reznicek, DE

WG 4

Media and materials
Scope: Development and review of ISO Standards and other document in the area of media and materials used within the overall scope of ISO TC 130.
 

Convenor: Vacant at the moment

Secretary: Mr. Boris Reznicek, DE

WG 5

Ergonomics - Safety
Scope: TC 130/WG 5 (Ergonomics – Safety) develops international safety standards for:
Prepress and press equipment and systems, binding and finishing equipment and systems, converting equipment and systems, stand-alone platen presses

These standards addresses recognized significant hazards specific to equipment and systems in the following areas:
mechanical; electrical; slipping, tripping, falling; ergonomics; noise; UV and laser radiation; fire and explosion; thermal; substances and material used for processing; failure, malfunction of control system other types of emissions [e.g. ozone, ink mist, volatile organic]
 

Convenor: Mr. George V. Karosas, US



  

Secretary: Ms. Debbie Orf, US

JWG 7

Colour management

(Joint TC 130 - ICC WG)
Scope: JWG7 under the leadership of TC 130 is to work with the ICC around the standardization of colour management and its implementation, and to invite ISO/TC 42 and others to join in this JWG.
 

Convenor: Mr. William Li, CA


 

Secretary: Ms. Debbie Orf, US

WG 10

Security printing
Scope: Management of security printing processes.


 

Convenor: Mr. Marc Been, NL


 

Secretary: Mr. Ab de Buck, NL

WG 11

Environmental impact of graphic 

technology
Scope: Standards related to the environmental impact of printed materials within the overall scope of TC 130.

Convenor: Ms. Laurel Brunner, UK


 

Secretary: Ms. Debbie Orf, US



 

TC 130/WG 12

Postpress
Scope: ISO/TC 130 Working Group 12 is engaged in developing and reviewing standards and other documents related in the field of postpress.
 

Convenor: Ms. Xiaohui He, CN

Secretary: Ms. Meifang Li, CN



 

WG 13*

Printing conformity

assessment requirements

Convenor: Mr. Bruno Mortara, BR

Secretary: Not appointed

JWG 14

Print quality measurement methods

(Joint TC 130 - TC 42 - ISO/IEC

JTC 1/SC 28 WG)
Scope: JWG 14 develops print image quality metrics and their related measurement methods. These metrics are not limited to the assessment of prints produced using any specific printing technology.

Convener: Mr. Frans Gaykema, NL
 

Co-Convenor: Mr. Akihiro Ito, JP

TF 3

Communications
Scope: To be “the voice of TC 130” to stakeholders in the printing and graphic technology industries by maintaining the TC 130 website with articles and news.

To create new and update existing Guidance documents on how to apply relevant ISO standards in print and publishing production.
To support the secretariat for TC 130 in future updates of the Scope and Strategic Business Plan.

Convener: Mr. Paul Lindström, SE



 

Secretary: Mr. Gang Zhao, CN

YEAR

No.

Country

City

1971

1th Plenary

France

Paris

1975

2nd Plenary

France

Paris

1980

3rd Plenary

Switzerland

Lausanne

1989

4th Plenary

Germany

Berlin

1990

5th Plenary

Germany

Dusseldorf

1991

WGs

Sweden?*

Stockholm

1991

6th Plenary

USA

Chicago

1992

7th Plenary

USA

Nashville

1993

8th Plenary

Japan

 Tokyo

1994

9th Plenary

Germany

Berlin

1995

10th Plenary

UK

London

1996

11th Plenary

Austria

 Vienna

1997

12th Plenary

Brazil

São Paulo

1998

13th Plenary

Switzerland

St. Gallen

1999

14th Plenary

Japan

 Tokyo

2000

15th Plenary

UK

Swansea

2002

WG's

Brazil

São Paulo

2002

16th Plenary

Germany

Berlin

2003

WG's

Canada

Vancouver

2003

17th Plenary

Japan

 Kyoto

2004

WG's

Switzerland

St. Gallen

2004

18th Plenary

Austria     

Wien

2005

WG's

UK

London

2005

19th Plenary

Brazil

São Paulo

2006

WG's

USA

San Diego

2006

20th Plenary

Germany

Berlin

2007

WG's

Thailand

Bangkok

2007

21st Plenary

Japan

 Tokyo

2008

WG's

France

Paris

2008

22nd Plenary

Netherlands  

Amsterdam

2009

WG's

USA

Fort Worth

2009

23rd Plenary

China

Beijing

2010

WG's

Switzerland

St. Gallen

2010

24th Plenary

Brazil

São Paulo

2011

WG's

Germany

Berlin

2011

25th Plenary

Germany

Berlin

2012

WG's

Indonesia

Yogyakarta

2012

26th Plenary

USA

Chicago

2013

WG's

China

Shenzhen

2013

27th Plenary

Germany

Berlin

2014

WG's

UK

London

2014

28th Plenary

China

Beijing

2015

WG's

Italy

Bologna

2015

29th Plenary

Korea

Seoul

2016

WG's

Germany

Berlin

2016

30th Plenary

USA

San Jose

2017

WG's

Canada

Toronto

2017

31st Plenary

Indonesia

Surakarta (Solo)

2018

WG's

Germany

Berlin

2018

32nd Plenary

Japan

Tokyo

2019

WG's

China

Hong Kong

2019

33rd Plenary

USA

Lehi

2020

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2020

34th Plenary

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2021

WG's

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2021

35th Plenary

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2022

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