TUV Rheinland of North America, cordially invites you to our International Approvals (IA) roundtable discussion to be held at:
Marriott Courtyard, Bellevue/Redmond, 14615 NE 29th Place, Bellevue, WA on Tuesday, June 16th at 9:00AM Marriott Courtyard - Beaverton, 8500 SW Nimbus, Beaverton, Oregon on Thursday, June 18th at 9:00AM ATTENDANCE IS COMPLEMENTARY The purpose of this discussion will be to provide an overview of Global Regulatory Approvals processes, review potential roadblocks, and give you an opportunity to have your questions answered by our IA Division experts - Mr. Bill Holz and Peter Merguerian. Please join us for an informative couple of hours! Refreshments will be served. The Roundtable events are informal with a start time of 9:00 AM. The session will last approximately 3 hours. 12:00 there will be an hour of REACH, RoHS and WEEE information presented by Geoffrey Bock. Depending on attendance, a second session may be added. Agenda Items Will Include: Overview of Global Regulatory/International Approvals (IA) Requirements: - Telecom/Radio - Wireless - Product Safety (including IEC/EN60950, IEC/EN60065, IEC/EN60335) - EMC Country-Specific Requirements: - BRICK Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Korea) - Requirements for Tier 3 Countries/Emerging Markets (Asia, Africa, So. America, etc) - Additional Markets (that can be difficult to enter - e.g., Taiwan) Introduction of IA Service: - Global Service and Delivery - Final In-Country Product Registration Services - IA Program Management Benefits: - Reduce Regulatory Project Cycle Time (Enter 200+ Countries in a Single Project!) - Reduce Regulatory Vendor Management - Coordinate Global Product Launch - Deliver Value to Your Corporate Operations Business Development Manager for Green Initiatives will be speaking on the following topics and issues: - Continuing RoHS/WEEE - New changes to RoHS/WEEE - REACH and the impact to all products that are considered "Articles" - The impact of the CPSIA (CPSC) requirements on children's articles - Achieving full part number disclosure - The ability to achieve confident "Due-Diligence" International Approvals presenter, Bill Holz, has 25 years of experience in international regulatory services and joined TUVR's Market Access team in 2008. Mr Holz is well-known as one of the foremost experts in the rules and pitfalls of navigating complex international regulatory procedures and your company will benefit from his experience. Please confirm your attendance by return email no later then June 1st. Email pmerguer...@us.tuv.com - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>
