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Work in progress in 2009 1 257 new projects (work items) registered. 3 769 work items appeared on the programmes of work of the technical committees. The breakdown was as follows : 1 036 work items at preparatory stage, 969 committee drafts, 1 764 Draft International Standards (DIS) and Final Draft International Standards (FDIS). For details, see ISO CataloguePlus on CD-ROM. Meetings 8 technical meetings were in progress, on average, each working day of the year somewhere in the world. 823 technical meetings were held in 45 countries, comprising 120 meetings of technical committees, 264 meetings of subcommittees, 439 meetings of working groups or ad hoc groups. Liaisons 597 international organizations were in liaison with ISO technical committees and subcommittees. Electronic access to technical information Complete information on ISO's standardization activities (including the ISO Memento and the ISO Catalogue,) is available from ISO Online, accessible on the Web at the following address : www.iso.org. Users will find here : 18 083 bibliographic data items on ISO International Standards, 3 769 bibliographic data items on draft ISO International Standards. Through ISO Online, by accessing World Standards Ser- vices Network ( WSSN), users can also access information on standardization developments within a number of international, regional and national standardizing bodies and on some bibliographic data related to 700 000 standards, technical regulations and other standards-type documents from all over the world. 27 Annual Report 2009

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