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The '''American National Standards Institute''' (ANSI) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that coordinates and accredits the diverse standards developing organizations (SDOs), within the private and public sectors of the  [[United States]], that voluntarily develop technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services. ANSI itself does not develop any standards.
The '''American National Standards Institute''' (ANSI) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that coordinates and accredits the diverse standards developing organizations (SDOs), within the private and public sectors of the  [[United States]], that voluntarily develop technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services. ANSI itself does not develop any standards.


ANSI is headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]] and also maintains an operations office in [[New York]] city. As of 2009, ANSI had 835 members and there were more than 9,000 ANSI standards. It had also accredited about 220 SDOs. ANSI's total expenses for 2008 amounted to $30,000,000.<ref name=AnnualReport>[http://publicaa.ansi.org/sites/apdl/Documents/News%20and%20Publications/Brochures/Annual%20Report%20Archive/2008-2009%20Annual%20Report.pdf 2008 – 2009 Annual Report]</ref>
ANSI is headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]] and it also maintains an operations office in [[New York]] city. As of 2009, ANSI had 835 members and there were more than 9,000 ANSI standards. It had also accredited about 220 SDOs. ANSI's total revenue and expenses for 2008 amounted to $28,100,000 and $30,300,000, respectively.<ref name=AnnualReport>[http://publicaa.ansi.org/sites/apdl/Documents/News%20and%20Publications/Brochures/Annual%20Report%20Archive/2008-2009%20Annual%20Report.pdf 2008 – 2009 Annual Report]</ref>
 
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Logo of the American National Standards Institute

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that coordinates and accredits the diverse standards developing organizations (SDOs), within the private and public sectors of the United States, that voluntarily develop technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services. ANSI itself does not develop any standards.

ANSI is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and it also maintains an operations office in New York city. As of 2009, ANSI had 835 members and there were more than 9,000 ANSI standards. It had also accredited about 220 SDOs. ANSI's total revenue and expenses for 2008 amounted to $28,100,000 and $30,300,000, respectively.[1]