The ESTA Technical Standards Program (TSP) was established in 1994
in response to the increasing number of ESTA members who were encountering
situations where the lack of standards, or the imposition of standards
developed outside the entertainment industry, were making it increasingly
difficult to conduct business safely, efficiently, and profitably.
As a trade association in a technology-based industry, it was the
obvious duty of ESTA to serve its membership by establishing a program
to deal with issues of technology and standards. Every standard addresses a problem.
ANSI
Accredited
The Technical Standards Program is accredited by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) as Accredited Standards Committee E1,
Safety and Compatibility
of Entertainment Technical Equipment and Practices, with ESTA as its secretariat.
This accreditation means that the ESTA program for standards-making has passed
detailed scrutiny by ANSI to make sure it meets ANSI's stringent requirements
for fairness and freedom from control by special interests. This accreditation
allows ESTA to submit standards for the ANSI public review and comment process
to ensure that all parties affected by a standard have had an opportunity
to participate in its development, and allows ESTA to publish the
standards with
the ANSI designation.
The ANSI designation on a standard is universally recognized as a mark of technical diligence and commercial impartiality. The ANSI accreditation for ESTA is a major milestone for the entertainment technology industry. The ESTA Technical Standards Program is the only ANSI-accredited standards program dedicated to the needs of the entertainment technology industry.
The TSP structure
The Technical Standards Program is the largest and most effective volunteer driven program in the industry. With the assistance of ESTA's Technical Standards Manager, hundreds of volunteers are responsible for every aspect of the program. Oversight for the program is provided by the Technical Standards Committee. The actual work of writing standards is carried out by the Working Groups and their task groups. You do not need to be a member of ESTA to participate in the Technical Standards Program.
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