{"id":186,"date":"2021-06-02T18:24:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T22:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.copant.org\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:08:11","slug":"sobre-nosotros","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copant.org\/en\/sobre-nosotros\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COPANT was founded on 12 July 1949 in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, as the Pan American Committee on Technical Standards (CPANT). Its work officially began during the Montevideo Assembly (24\u201327 April 1961), where the Council was established and Eng. Beatriz Ghirelli de Ciaburri was appointed Secretary General\u2014a key figure in the organization\u2019s early years.<\/p>

In 1964, during the Assembly held in New York, the organization adopted its current name: the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT). Since then, COPANT has supported the consolidation of National Standards Bodies across the region and promoted the adoption and harmonization of standards that facilitate trade, innovation, and quality of life throughout the Americas.<\/p>

Throughout its history, COPANT has been a hub for technical cooperation, engagement with international organizations, and capacity-building for its members\u2014advancing training initiatives, good practices, and regulatory convergence.<\/p>

Executive Secretaries<\/strong><\/p>