February 12, 2002 Per ANSI procedures, the ANSI accredited Global Knowledge Economics Council(GKEC) has started the formal process of accepting formal applications to join the American National Standards committees for General Knowledge Management as well as Knowledge Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The primary requirements for joining the committees are: 1. Representation of your organization 2. Providing feedback to the proposed standards documents 2. Active voting when a ballot is presented Please review the procedures at http://gkec.org/gkec2001.pdf . Electronic application is availiable at: https://www.metainnovation.com/reg_pages/ansi_committee.asp GKEC is currently liasoning with KM standards developers in the United Kingdom, European Union, Singapore, and Australia. GKEC Secretariat