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Secretaries' Week – ISO organized in 2009 the first- ever ISO Secretaries' Week. The event aimed to provide newly appointed secretaries from ISO committees and subcommittees with a full week of intensive, training focused on a range of topics vital to carrying out their roles – among them, ISO processes and policies, elec- tronic tools and the drafting of International Standards. Marketing and promotion course – ISO organ- ized the first French session of the training course on " Marketing and promotion of International Standards ", hosted by ASN, ISO member for Senegal, in September 2009. Some 25 participants from African French-speak- ing countries attended the course giving them prac- tical information, case studies and tools to help them promote standardization in their country and offer easy access to ISO standards. eNewsletter on conformity assessment – The newly launched ISO/CASCO eNewsletter – initially scheduled for publication three times a year – provides regular updates on standards, developments and activities related to conformity assessment. Links guide the reader to more information on the ISO Website which includes a dedi- cated section entitled "Conformity assessment". eNewsletter on consumers – The newly launched the ISO Consumer update provides a concise update of ISO's activities related to standards and consumer pro- tection. The eNewsletter is primarily for the members and stakeholders of ISO/COPOLCO, but is also of inter- est to other stakeholders wishing to keep abreast of the latest developments in international standardization important to consumers. e first ISO Secretaries' Week was held at the ISO Central Secretariat's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Participants in the first French session of the training course on " Marketing and promotion of International Standards " in Senegal, in September 2009, under the leadership of Nicolas Fleury (far right), Director, Marketing, Communication and Information, ISO Central Secretariat. 24 Annual Report 2009

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