ISTO, Inc.

ISTO, Inc. was founded in 1999 with the mission to be the premier trusted partner of the global technology community for the development, adoption, and certification of industry standards and technology solutions that benefit industry. Today, that mission has evolved. ISTO has become an international federation of member programs pursuing unique technology solutions and objectives to serve and grow today’s technology ecosystems. ISTO provides member programs a safe and neutral harbor to accomplish their goals while mentoring program leadership and providing world class association management and operational support. With a seasoned staff of professionals, ISTO provides comprehensive support, including membership and financial management, governance and work group support, meetings and event planning, branding and marketing communications, research and legal guidance and more. Moreover, by joining the ISTO federation, unincorporated alliances can operate as autonomous legal entities sharing in ISTO’s tax exempt, 501c6 status as they focus on work product to drive change. The 70+ alliances and consortia that have taken advantage of the ISTO solution for their association management over the past 25+ years span the spectrum of today’s information and communications technologies in high performance community, AI, smart lighting, blockchain, speech technology, mobile, augmented reality, and more. For more information, go to www.isto.org .