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Secretariat: SAC
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Chairperson (until end 2024):M Laurent Romary
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1947
Scope
Standardization of descriptions, resources, technologies and services related to terminology, translation, interpreting and other language-based activities in the multilingual information society.
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| Reference | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/TC 37/SC 1 | Principles and methods | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 37/SC 2 | Terminology workflow and language coding | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 37/SC 3 | Management of terminology resources | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 37/SC 4 | Language resource management | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 37/SC 5 | Translation, interpreting and related technology | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 37/CAG | Steering committee | Working group |
| ISO/TC 37/TCG | Terminology Coordination Group for TC37 | Working group |
| ISO/TC 37/WG 10 | Technical communication | Working group |
| ISO/TC 37/WG 11 | Plain language | Working group |
| ISO/TC 37/WG 12 | Translation-oriented writing | Working group |
Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
| Reference | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42/JWG 5 | Joint Working Group ISO/IEC JTC1/SC42 - ISO/TC 37 WG: Natural language processing |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 37
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 37:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
|---|---|---|
| IEC/TC 1 | Terminology | IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 | Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 | Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 | Information technology for learning, education and training | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 12 | Quantities and units | ISO |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 8 | Aerospace terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46 | Information and documentation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 61/SC 1 | Terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 120 | Leather | ISO |
| ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | ISO |
| ISO/TC 173/SC 2 | Classification and terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 176/SC 1 | Concepts and terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
| ISO/TC 232 | Education and learning services | ISO |
| ISO/TC 298 | Rare earth | ISO |
| ISO/TC 301 | Energy management and energy savings | ISO |
| ISO/PC 335 | Guidelines for organizations to increase consumer understanding of online terms and conditions | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 37
ISO/TC 37 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
|---|---|---|
| IEC/TC 3 | Documentation, graphical symbols and representations of technical information | IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 | Software and systems engineering | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 | Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 10 | Technical product documentation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 12 | Quantities and units | ISO |
| ISO/TC 20 | Aircraft and space vehicles | ISO |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 8 | Aerospace terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 24/SC 8 | Test sieves, sieving and industrial screens | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46 | Information and documentation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46/SC 4 | Technical interoperability | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46/SC 9 | Identification and description | ISO |
| ISO/TC 120/SC 2 | Tanned leather | ISO |
| ISO/TC 145 | Graphical symbols | ISO |
| ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | ISO |
| ISO/TC 173/SC 2 | Classification and terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 176 | Quality management and quality assurance | ISO |
| ISO/TC 176/SC 1 | Concepts and terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 184/SC 4 | Industrial data | ISO |
| ISO/TC 201/SC 1 | Terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
| ISO/PC 335 | Guidelines for organizations to increase consumer understanding of online terms and conditions | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
| AILA | International Association of Applied Linguistics | A |
| Business Semantics | Business Semantics Ltd | A |
| CalConnect | The Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium | A |
| CERN | European Organization for Nuclear Research | A |
| EAFT | European Association for Terminologie | A |
| EC - European Commission | European Commission | A |
| eCl@ss e.V. | eCl@ss e.V. | A |
| EP | European Parliament | A |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute | A |
| EUATC | European Union of Associations of Translation Companies | A |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | A |
| FIT | International Federation of Translators | A |
| GALA | Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) | A |
| IBCS Association | International Business Communication Standards | A |
| IFLA | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions | A |
| Infoterm | International Information Centre for Terminology (Infoterm) | A |
| ISKO | International Society for Knowledge Organization | A |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry | A |
| KPI | Kamusi Project International | A |
| LAS | League of Arab States | A |
| LSA | Linguistic Society of America | A |
| OASIS | Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) | A |
| OMG | Object Management Group | A |
| REALITER | Réseau panlatin de terminologie | A |
| TERMNET | International Network for Terminology, TermNet | A |
| UATI | International Union of Technical Associations and Organizations | A |
| UEA - Esperanto | Universala Esperanto-Asocio | A |
| UIC | International Union of Railways | A |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | A |
| WASLI | World Association of Sign Language Interpreters | A |
| WHO | World Health Organization | A |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization | A |
| IIF | International Institute of Refrigeration | B |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union | B |
| UN | United Nations | B |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | B |
| UPU | Universal Postal Union | B |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization | B |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| CLARITY | Clarity International 2020 | C |
| CPL | The Center for Plain Language | C |
| IIID | International Institute for Information Design | C |
| PLAIN | Plain Language Association International | C |
| WorldCC | World Commerce & Contracting | C |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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| 13 | February 2025 | Virtual () | ISO/TC 37/SC 3 |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
ISO/TC 37 - Secretariat
SAC [China]
Standardization Administration of China
No. 9 Madian Donglu, Haidian District
Beijing 100088
China
Beijing 100088
China
Tel: +8610 8226 2644
Fax: +8610 8226 0660
Email: sac@sac.gov.cn
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