Who uses the policies?
The ISA staff and members of the Executive Board monitors all areas of public affairs in which the Society might appropriately issue statements or positions. When an opportunity arises for the Society to present the professional and technical judgment of its members, the staff refers to the Society's official policy documents for guidance. All statements, testimony, and submissions made on behalf of the Society must be consistent with Board approved policies. The staff is guided in these activities by the ESTP, which is responsible for coordinating the government affairs activities of national significance to instrumentation, systems, and automation professionals. The ESTP also develops an annual priority issues agenda, which is submitted to the Executive Board for adoption each year. Subsequently, the ESTP compares this list of issues with existing ISA policy documents to determine which policies need revisions or rescissions, and when new policies need to be developed on specific issues. After this review, the ESTP refers the existing policy to the originating subcommittee for further work and refers new issues to the appropriate entities for policy development. The ESTP completes the process by promoting policies and developing strategies for accomplishing Board-adopted policy goals.
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