WALL OF FAME

Professor Masami Tanaka - 2005

This award is presented in recognition of significant contributions to the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and demonstrated outstanding service in enabling PASC to attain the objectives for which it was founded. The Inaugural PASC Meritorious Service Award for 2005 is presented to Professor Masami Tanaka for his outstanding work for PASC as PASC Standing Committee (SC) Chair from 1995 to 2000 and for his tireless work in standardization at national, regional and international levels.

Professor Tanaka has been involved with standardization policy as a member of the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) since 1991. He served as Secretary General of JISC in his capacity as Director General of the Standards Department of the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), since reorganized as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). From 1995 to 2000, he chaired the PASC SC and actively participated in the APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC).

Professor Tanaka, a citizen from Japan, is the current ISO President having previously contributed to standardization activities in the ISO and IEC arenas and to cooperation with foreign countries, in particular as a Council Member of ISO.

Mr Rob Steele - 2007

This award is presented in recognition of significant contributions to the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and demonstrated outstanding service in enabling PASC to attain the objectives for which it was founded.

As PASC Secretary, Mr Steele was a driving force behind PASC leadership of a newly forged cooperation between the Asia Pacific Specialist Regional Bodies for standardization, accreditation and metrology.

Significantly, Mr Steele’s actions built and fortified bridges between the Asia Pacific voluntary standardization community, to facilitate global and regional trade, regulatory compliance, and ultimately improve quality of life. For all of his tireless contributions to and for the region, Mr Steele was awarded the PASC Meritorious Service award in April 2007.