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Peter Lanctot from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will provide an overview of the international standardization activities related to IEC Technical Committee 87, Ultrasonics. Since 1955, the IEC has published international standards for a wide range of applications across virtually all business sectors including medicine, electronics, consumer products, food, manufacturing industries, and defence for ultrasonic technologies. As TC 87 is in charge of Ultrasonic Standardization activities within the IEC, Peter will provide a high level overview on their standards work oriented towards ultrasonic aspects of medical equipment and the safety of non-medical applications of ultrasonic fields. He will also touch upon the important platform that IEC TC 87 and other IEC technical committees offer to companies, industries, and governments for meeting, discussing, and developing the International Standards they require. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Electrotechnical Commission i...