[Stoves] ETHOS Committee on Standards and Methods

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

I support this proposal.

Regards
Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
Regional Technical advisor
GTZ/ProBEC
Johannesburg
RSA

cc Andreas Michel GTZ/ProBEC North
    Joerg Baur PERACOD (Senegal)
    David Hancock, ProBEC (SADC)
    Marlis Kees HERA
    Grant Ballard-Tremeer HEDON
    Pietro Berardi REASWA (Renewable Energy Association of Swaziland)
    Mathias Weber AFRECA (Assoc for Renewable Energy Cooking Appliances, in 
SADC)

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Subject: [Stoves] ETHOS Committee on Standards and Methods



Dear Stovers and ETHOS gang,

I'm following up on Tom Miles's call for an ETHOS Committee on Standards
and Methods.

The purpose of this committee is not to replace the Benchmark tests
which Dean and others are working on. Many organizations develop tests
which become well accepted, and I believe it's very possible that the
Aprovecho standards could follow this path.

Instead, the purpose of this committee is to achieve international
agreement, among a broad variety of perspectives, on testing standards
and testing methods. The model I'm working from is that of the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
(ASHRAE), which develop testing methods through their technical
committees. These committees work to achieve agreement by convening
diverse bodies of experts and stakeholders from industry and academia.
There are formal procedures for proposing standards and receiving public
comment.

I have two proposals:

1. I propose a meeting of parties interested in either participating in
or providing input to such a committee on Friday, January 26, the day
before the ETHOS conference. The meeting would be held either in the
late afternoon (3:00) or evening, depending on the arrival times of
interested participants. The agenda of this meeting would be:
a) Reviewing the rules of other technical committees and assessing their
suitability for this purpose. (I know-- YAWN-- but this needs to be done.)
b) Identifying appropriate size and composition of this committee.
- If you can't attend such a meeting but are interested in
participating, please contact me. I will pass your information on to
whoever ends up heading the committee.
- If you are interested in attending, please also contact me, so I can
try to find an appropriate sized room.

2. I request to the ETHOS Board of Directors that a representative from
the initial committee meeting be allowed to attend the Board of
Directors meeting on Friday evening, to present an informal proposal for
the first ETHOS Technical Committee. The representative will not attend
ETHOS BoD closed business if any exists. This informal proposal will be
formalized later if the idea is accepted.

Best regards,

Tami Bond

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Assistant Professor
Arthur & Virginia Naumann Endowed Faculty Scholar
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801   USA