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The IBA committees.
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Committee work is an important part of our association’s activities. This is where the experts from our member companies meet to share their experience and to cooperate on project work.
Overview
The Committees of the IBA
The following committees are currently active within the IBA:
- IT Committee and OFML Working Groups
- Marketing Group
- Technical Committee
Sporadic meetings are organized for the following expert groups:
- Working Group Sustainability
- Working Group Digitization
- OFML project groups and OFML data creators
- Working Group Quality Office Certification
Membership of the committees is open to all IBA members, irrespective of the type of their membership.
Profile
IT Committee
Head: Michael Hoppe, König + Neurath AG, Karben
Tasks:
- Development of standardized data formats for the visualization of office furniture (graphic part of the OFML format), for commercial processing (OCD) and for order data exchange (OEX)
- Further development of a tool for OFML data quality (APODA)
- Definition of a format for exchanging order data between manufacturers and retailers
- Supporting the development of office furnishing planning software
- Activities in the field of e‑business and e‑procurement, catalogue descriptions, electronic order data exchange
- Development of a plug-in for the calculation of reverberation times
- Proposal for an online strategy
In addition, four independent working groups are active for specific OFML applications.
Contact: Stefan Kokkes, s.kokkes@iba.online
Profile
Marketing Group
Head: Stefan Kokkes, IBA, Wiesbaden
Tasks:
- Identification and discussion of future-oriented topics
- Definition of the IBA’s communication priorities
- Development of communication strategies
- Processing of future-oriented topics, e.g. within the framework of the New Work Order studies, for use in the office design sector
- Sharing experience in the areas of media and PR
Contact: Stefan Kokkes, s.kokkes@iba.online
Profile
Technical Committee
Head: Thomas Vogelbacher, Sedus Stoll AG, Waldshut
Tasks:
- Coordination of a joint strategy of IBA members in national and international standardization projects
- Representation of the interests of IBA members in national and international standardization committees
- Exchanging information and maintaining contact with testing institutes, the Statutory Employers’ Liability Insurance Company for Administrative employees (Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft — VBG), the Committee on Product Safety (AfPS) and experts from various disciplines
- Sharing experience in the application of standards and regulations
- Communicating new ergonomic and technical findings as a basis for the development of new products
The Standardisation Coordination Working Group monitors all standardisation projects relevant to the Working Group and coordinates the involvement of personnel and strategic objectives.
Contact: Volker Weßels, v.wessels@iba.online
Profile
Sustainability Working Group
Head: Volker Weßels, IBA, Wiesbaden
Tasks:
- Coordination of topics in the field of sustainability and circular economy
- Representation of the interests of IBA members in national and international standardisation committees on sustainability
- Networking with institutions and bodies of the circular economy
- Exchange of experience on the application of standards and regulations
- Communication of new topics and participation in projects such as the EU-funded project R‑evolve
- Further development of the FEMB sustainability standard
- Formation of working groups on individual topics such as R‑strategies
Contact: Volker Weßels, v.wessels@iba.online
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