News & Events

External Representation

A number of key international bodies develop policy and rules relating to accredited certification. IIOC vigilantly monitors these activities and provides input, contributions and leadership to ensure developments benefit the certification industry and most importantly, its customers and clients.

• Aug 20, 2020

  IIOC Aerospace College

  Representative:

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  Comments:

  Meeting of the IIOC Aerospace College, bringing together IIOC members’ specialists in the field of aerospace management system certification.

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• Aug 27, 2020

  GFSI Stakeholder Advisory Forum

  Representative:

  Jeremy Chamberlain (SGS)

  Comments:

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• Sep 1, 2020

  IIOC Board

  Representative:

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• Sep 1, 2020

  IAF CABAC (Conformity Assessment Body Advisory Committee)

  Representative:

  Manuela Held (DEKRA); Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV GL); Guillaume Gignac (Intertek); Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Committee of Conformity Assessment Body Association members of IAF. Committee chaired by Marcus Long

• Sep 3, 2020

  IIOC Technical Committee

  Representative:

  All IIOC members represented

  Comments:

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• Sep 15, 2020 - Sep 16, 2020

  EA (European Accreditation) Horizontal Harmonization Committee

  Representative:

  Christian Schramm (DEKRA)

  Comments:

  EA’s Horizontal Harmonisation Committee (HHC) deals with horizontal technical issues regarding the application of general accreditation requirements on different types of conformity assessment bodies (ISO/IEC 17011 etc), the assessment of notified bodies and the process for sector schemes. The Committee monitors the network sharing of knowledge for EU directives. The terms of reference of the EA HHC can be viewed here.

• Sep 16, 2020 - Sep 17, 2020

  EAQG (European Aerospace Quality Group) Other Party Management Team

  Representative:

  Brendon Hill (BSI) represents all certification bodies on the EAGG OPMT

  Comments:

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• Sep 22, 2020 - Sep 25, 2020

  ISO/CASCO JWG 36 ISO 22003 (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems)

  Representative:

  Remco Pieters (Lloyd’s Register) and Neil Milvain (SGS)

  Comments:

  Joint Working Group between ISO/TC 34/SC17 (Committee responsible for ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System standard) and ISO CASCO.

• Sep 23, 2020 - Sep 24, 2020

  EA (European Accreditation) Communications & Publications Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  EA’s Communication and Publications Committee (CPC) is involved in the development of any matter related to internal and external communications activities, including the publication of EA documents and the monitoring of EA IT facilities, according to the Communication Plan deriving from the EA strategy. Meeting hosted by Hungarian national accreditation body NAH. EA CPC terms of reference can be viewed here.

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• Sep 29, 2020 - Sep 30, 2020

  EA (European Accreditation) Certification Committee

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV GL)

  Comments:

  EA Certification Committee hosted by French national accreditation body, COFRAC. Terms of Reference for the EA Certification Committee can be viewed here.

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• Oct 8, 2020

  ISO TC 283 Health & Safety management system standard

  Representative:

  Carl Rogers (Lloyd’s Register)

  Comments:

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• Oct 12, 2020 - Oct 15, 2020

  IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) Other Party Management Team

  Representative:

  Paul Dionne (ABS QE)

  Comments:

  IAQG OPMT. The goal of the OPMT is to improve the quality level and assure QMS implementation throughout the aerospace supply chain.

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• Oct 28, 2020 - Oct 29, 2020

  FSSC 22000 Harmonization Day

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  Comments:

  FSSC 22000 Harmonization Event in Amsterdam brings together all certification bodies who provide certification to FSSC 22000 for briefings, updates, presentations and debate.

• Nov 1, 2020 - Nov 2, 2020

  IAF Executive Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Committee at IAF-ILAC Joint Annual Meetings 2020

• Nov 1, 2020

  IAF /ILAC Joint Executive Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Committee at IAF-ILAC Mid-Term Meetings 2020

• Nov 5, 2020

  IAF Board

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Board at IAF-ILAC Joint Annual Meetings

• Nov 9, 2020

  EA (European Accreditation) Conformity Assessment Bodies College

  Representative:

  Manuela Held (DEKRA)

  Comments:

  College meeting feeding into EA Advisory Board meeting (10 November 2020). Terms of reference of the EAAB can be seen here.

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• Nov 26, 2020 - Nov 27, 2020

  EA (European Accreditation) General Assembly

  Representative:

  Philippe Jeanmart (Bureau Veritas) and Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

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• Dec 1, 2020

  IAF /ILAC/ISO Joint Strategic Group

  Representative:

  Marcus Long

  Comments:

  Marcus Long part of IAF delegation as the IAF Director representing the CB association members of IAF.

• Jan 25, 2021 - Jan 29, 2021

  ISO/CASCO Plenary meetings

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC) and Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV GL and IIOC Technical Committee Chair)

  Comments:

• Jan 25, 2021

  ISO/CASCO STAR, Strategic Alliance and Regulatory Group

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Key ISO/CASCO advisory group on conformity assessment

• Jan 27, 2021 - Jan 28, 2021

  ISO/CASCO Plenary

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV GL) and Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Annual ISO/CASCO Plenary as part of ISO/CASCO meetings hosted in Berlin by German national standards body DIN.

• Jan 29, 2021

  ISO/CASCO Workshop

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV GL) and Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Workshop at ISO/CASCO meetings

• Jun 16, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Certification Committee Food Working Group

  Representative:

  Todd Redwood (BSI)

  Comments:

  EA Certification Committee Food Working Group