SES was founded in 1947 as a non-profit, technical association dedicated to furthering the knowledge and use of standards and standardization. SES is the only organization in North America committed exclusively to furthering public awareness and knowledge of standards and standardization. SES provides a neutral forum where standards users and developers can come together to address mutual issues, opportunities, and interests in ways that work to the benefit of everyone involved with, or affected by, standards. The Society's members are standards developers, users, managers, and information specialists from industry, government, standards developing organizations, trade associations, and academia. We sincerely welcome your membership in SES-The Society for Standards Professionals, please view our website to join.