"Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink", is an oft-quoted line from Romantic English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It neatly describes the problem of having abundant, but unusable, supplies of water. CEN/TC 164 'Water supply' has been working for twenty years to ensure the safety and drinkability of the European water supply. More.

Do you have questions about European Standardization?

You will find the answers at the
CEN StandarDays!

23 - 24 October 2008, International Association Centre, Brussels
Registration is open.

CEN Compass

Kick-off meetings: 

• Workshop 44 'Emergency Services Management (ESM)': Brussels, 8 September 2008
• CEN/TC 381 'Project Committee - Management Consultancy Services': Milan, 8 - 9 September 2008
• Workshop 47 'Consumer confidence and terminology in the diamond industry': Brussels, 10 September 2008
• Workshop 48 'The use of standards in Public Procurement to stimulate innovation (STEPPIN)' is postponed
• Workshop 49 "Traceability of bivalve and bivalve products (CEN WS/TraceShell)": Dublin, 06 November 2008

Draft CWAs for public comment:

• WS/ICT Skills 'European e-Competence Framework': Deadline: 7 September 2008
• Workshop 30 'Value Added Purchasing Management' - Part 1: Guidelines - Part 2: Accredited structure and process for certification bodies: Deadline: 29 September 2008
• WS/ISDEM 'Information System for Disaster and Emergency Management' - Shared situation awareness – Part 1: Message structure & Part 2: Codes for the message structure: Deadline: 24 October 2008