The International Accreditation Service (IAS) hosted a 14-member Chinese delegation representing the National Institute of Emergency Management (NIEM) on May 25 in Whittier, California. The visit was organized to give the delegates an opportunity to look at U.S. best practices, procedures and technology in order to assist them with improving the current standards of emergency management and response in China.

Pictured below, IAS President Chuck Ramani (sixth from left) and ICC Deputy Vice President for Global Operations Richard Okawa (fifth from left) with Qiao Renyi (seventh from left), Director General of the Chinese Academy of Governance, National Institute of Emergency Management, Beijing, China, in front of IAS headquarters in Whittier. Thirteen other professionals representing China's federal and local government entities involved in emergency management activities accompanied Renyi.