More than 70 representatives from 17 countries participated in a Working Group Meeting [1] on April 9-11, 2008 in Beijing, China, convened by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC).  The purpose of the meeting was to develop a framework for harmonization to contribute to the process of developing an international Management System Standard for Energy through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). LBNL researcher Aimee McKane had a principle role in organizing and facilitating the meeting on behalf of UNIDO.  For details, see
http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=o86084 [2].