Resources for committee chairs and secretaries

This page contains links to key resources for the work of committee chairs and secretaries.

Latest information from ISO/CS

• Information for committee secretaries and chairs (login required)

Procedures, rules and reference documents

• The key roles in standards development and their functions
  This section describes the tasks of the key players in standardization in ISO and provides check lists with their functions.
  - Committee secretary and secretariat
  - Committee chairperson
  - Project leader, convenor and other roles
• Tips and Tools for the development of ISO standards and deliverables
  This section provides information on standards development time frames for the different ISO deliverables and the rules in an interactive manner.
• ISO/IEC Directives
  The key reference for standards development procedures in ISO (Directives, Part 1) and standards writing (Directives, Part 2) in ISO and IEC.
• Supplement to the ISO/IEC Directives
  Additional rules to Part 1 of the ISO/IEC Directives applicable in ISO only.
• ISO/IEC JTC 1 Directives
  Standards development rules applicable to ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology.
• Vienna Agreement
  Standards development rules related to the cooperation between ISO and the European Committee for Standardization, CEN.
• Normative references
  ISO and ISO/IEC Deliverables cited in the ISO/IEC Directives and in the ISO supplement.
  Note: viewing of the normative references is subject to access control - a username and password is required.)
• ISO forms
  A list of all currently valid ISO forms used for the development of standards.
• ISO standards and patents
  In many standards reference is made to technology protected by patents. This site provides information about ISO's patent policy, standards in which patents are referred to as well as information about the patents.
• ISO Guides
  Guides are prepared by Policy Development Committees (PDCs, such as CASCO or COPOLCO), or by committees or groups established by the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) and operating under the TMB (e.g. REMCO). A number of Guides are jointly developed between ISO and IEC and then published as ISO/IEC Guides.

ISO Strategies and policies

• Strategies and policies
  This section contains various publications related to ISO's strategy and policies, such as ISO's Code of Ethics, ISO's Strategic Plan, ISO's Action plan for developing countries and other key publications.

Technical Policy

• Governance of technical work
  This section explains how ISO's technical work is organized and in particular the function of ISO's Technical Management Board (TMB).
• TMB resolutions (login required)
  Complete list of the resolutions taken by the TMB.
• TMB minutes (login required)
  Complete collection of reports of meetings of the TMB.
• TMB Communiqué
  Latest updates with technical policy decisions of the TMB.

Special topics

• Guidelines for the preparation and submission of graphics
  Standards often contain graphics. Information concerning the requirements for graphics can be found in this section.
• Graphical symbols
  Graphical symbols developed by ISO committees need to be submitted to ISO's committee on Graphical symbols, ISO/TC 145. The procedure explains this process in detail.
• Procedure for the development and maintenance of standards in database format
  Standards contain increasingly structured elements which lend themselves to be managed with the support of databases. This procedure defines the process of how such items are being maintained or developed.

Training

• Regular courses run by ISO CS
  ISO operates regularly training courses for ISO members and individuals responsible for the operation of technical committees, subcommittees and working groups. This site gives up-to-date information about the courses, their dates and how to apply.

Service agreements

• Service agreement concerning committee secretariats
  National standards bodies holding committee secretariats sign up to a service agreement between themselves and ISO Central Secretariat. The service agreements are signed by the CEOs of the respective organizations. The text can be seen here and highlights the minimum expectations when holding the secretariat of an ISO committee.