b'ONE-TO-ONEAsthenewly-appointedtechnology and time zone stand-Chairman of the ISO Committee,point. For now, there are countries whatareyourplansmovingfor- still struggling and we dont intend wardtoleadaninternationalto put anything additional on their groupofvolunteersinacollab- plate,buthopefullyasweget orative process, especially as it isinto summer we can start to move now affected by challenges relatedthings ahead.to travel with the COVID-19 situa-tion? How do you plan on workingWhatarethemainobjectives throughthis,andwhatareyouror goals you have established that next steps? you feel ISO can accomplish in the NoahChitty:Well,Iwasjustnext year and beyond as it relates getting my feet wet when COVIDtotilemanufacturingstandards? fi How does installation factor intorst started to spread. The meeting inBerlininNovember2019wasthis, if at all?my fi rst as Chairman. Of course, INoah Chitty: We have 11 work-would have preferred to fi gure outing groups that span a broad array how to be a good leader in a non- of issues related to the tile industry. pandemic time, but that matters lit- From COF, membranes, large thin tle now. So far, we have moved ourpanels, to sustainability and more end-of-July meeting in Indonesia to we have much going on. I would December and we are just waitinghope this next year we move the to see if that will be possible; weball on the thin panel information; hope so. Iwouldliketoseethatprogress. OneofourbiggesthurdlesBut, all of the working groups have seemstobethatwehavetooactive projects, so things will have many projects that get started, buttobeaccomplishedortheywill then there is a struggle to get themhave to make the case to the com-completed. The ISO timelines aremitteeastowhytheydeservea pretty strict. So, I hope to be ablenew time clock.toaddsomeadditionalfocustoFor manufacturing standards, the theworkinggroupsandreallyISOandourANSIA137.1are concentrate on the most importantpretty well harmonized, so we are things and get them done beforecontinuingthateffortofharmo-addingnewprioritiestothelist.nizationandalsolookingtosee Also,ifnecessaryforthenearifthereisanyinterestinmoving future, we may need to fi gure outmoretowardsISOforanyofthis how to do this virtually. It will bework.tough to get representatives fromThereisaninstallationworking 30 or so countries together virtu- group, WG6. So far they have pro-ally at the same time, both from aducedtwotechnicalreportsand 70 TileLetter | July 2020'