USITT Sets Standards for the Industry   
USITT supports, develops, and promotes a wide variety of standards for the theatrical and entertainment industry. The process of creating, reviewing, and disseminating standards cuts across many of USITT’s organizational lines. Most of activities are now led by the Standards Committee but historically some were undertaken by the commissions, notably Engineering. Important activity involves DMX512 and NEC.

The Standards Committee, which maintains its own roster of members, is responsible for verifying that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria for approval in the development, revision, reaffirmation, or withdrawal of a USITT Standard, Guideline, or Recommended Practice have been met. The Standards Committee is also responsible for the administration of the procedures dictated by the USITT Procedures for Creating Standards (PDF) and provides assistance to the Subcommittees created to develop standards.

USITT works closely with the Technical Standards Program of ESTA (the Entertainment Services and Technology Association). For example, the Draft Rigging Standards developed by USITT over the past decade are being carried through the ANSI Standards process for consensus documents by ESTA’s Rigging Working Group, and the revisions to USITT DMX512/1990 are being administered by ESTA’s Control Protocols Working Group. ESTA’s Technical Standards Committee (TSC) is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as Accredited Standards Committee E1, Safety and Compatibility of Entertainment Technical Equipment and Practices with ESTA as its Secretariat which provides administrative support to the committee. Membership in working groups is open to all who are affected by standards-making in these areas, and who are willing to actively participate in the group's projects.
  
Announcements   
ESTA Technical Standards Program Activity: Full details, copies of the documents, instructions, and review forms can be found at the TSP Public Review Documents section of ESTA's web site.

Important Links    

• Get a partial listing of USITT Standards and Guidelines under the purview of the USITT Standards Committee and listing of ESTA Standards, Recommended Practices, and other Publications.
• Go to the USITT Standards Committee roster to see a listing of the members of the Standards Committee.
• Download a PDF copy of the USITT Procedure for Creating Standards.
• Vist ShopUSITT to obtain Standards, Guidelines, as well as other materials.