Work on the ASCII standard began in May 1961, with the first meeting of the American Standards Association's (ASA) (now the American National Standards Institute or ANSI) X3.2 subcommittee.
wˈɜːk ɔnðɪ ˈæski stˈændɚd bɪɡˈæn ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, wɪððə fˈɜːst mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən stˈændɚdz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz ˌeɪˌɛsˈeɪ nˈaʊ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈæʃənəl stˈændɚdz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɔːɹ ˈænsi ˈɛks θɹˈiː.tˈuː sˈʌbkəmˌɪɾiː.