IEEE Standards Association

IEEE Membership Development Retreat

Judy GormanManaging Director

29 April 2005

An international membership organization serving today’s industries and society with a

complete portfolio of standards programs

IEEE-SA Mission

The IEEE-SA provides a standards program that serves the global needs of industry, government, and the public. It also works to assure the effectiveness and high visibility of its standards programs both within the IEEE and throughout the community.

115 Years of Stability and Evolution

1890 Established the Henry - a practical unit of inductance 1898 First dedicated effort toward standardization of

electrotechnology in US 1912 Institute of Radio Engineers formed its first standards

committee 1958 Joint Standards Committee of AIEE and IRE 1963 Merger of AIEE and the IRE 1973 Establishment of IEEE Standards Board 1998 IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA)

Individual and Corporate membership 1999 IEEE Industry Standards and Technology

Organization (IEEE-ISTO) An affiliated 501(c)(6) organization

2004 IEEE-SA Corporate Program

Contents

Governance Process On the Radar Screen Staff

Governance

IEEE Organizational View

P u blicationA ctiv ities

IE E E -U S A E d uca tio n alA c tiv ities

R eg io n alA c tiv ities

S tand ardsA sso c iation

T ech nicalA c tiv ities

Board ofDirectors

ExecutiveCommittee

Exec Director& Staff

M EM BERS

Industry Standards & Technology Organization (ISTO)

IEEE-SA Board of GovernorsLegal & fiduciary, policy, finance, N&A,

Registration Authority, appeals, awards, etc.

Standards Board (SASB)

Directs Standards Process& Sponsors Work

Corporate Advisory Group (CAG)

Corporate Program Strategy & Sponsorship

SponsorsSocieties, Standards

Coordinating Committees, CAG, etc.

Individual & Corporate

Members

IEEE-SA Board of Governorselected by IEEE-SA Members

IEEE-SA Standards Board Chairappointed by IEEE-SA Board of Governors

IEEE-SA Standards Boardappointed by IEEE-SA Board of Governors

NewStandardsCommittee

StandardsReview

Committee

AuditCommittee

AdministrativeCommittee

PatentCommittee

ProceduresCommittee

3 AccreditedCommittees

NationalElectrical

Safety Code

17 StandardsCoordinatingCommittees

25 IEEESocieties &

Councils

Approval Process

Standardization Activities

Process Control

Policy

Standards Process

Standards Process

IEEE-SAOrganization

IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization

IEEE-SA

•Focused on Openness and Due Process

• ANSI Process

IEEE-ISTO

• Focused on Implementation &

Market Penetration

• Customized Process

IEEE-SA + IEEE-ISTO = Full Portfolio of Standards Products & Services

Process

Overview

IEEE-SA Board of Governorselected by IEEE-SA Members

IEEE-SA Standards Board Chairappointed by IEEE-SA Board of Governors

IEEE-SA Standards Boardappointed by IEEE-SA Board of Governors

NewStandardsCommittee

StandardsReview

Committee

AuditCommittee

AdministrativeCommittee

PatentCommittee

ProceduresCommittee

3 AccreditedCommittees

NationalElectrical

Safety Code

17 StandardsCoordinatingCommittees

25 IEEESocieties &

Councils

Approval Process

Standardization Activities

Process Control

Policy

Standards Process

Standards Process The Process Infrastructure

On the Radar Screen

China’s WAPI standard/ IEEE 802.11 / ISO

Nanotechnology partnership with 4 SDOs

MyBallot™ Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) 68 Corporate Members

2005 Goals Maintain a financially viable standards

program Ensure legal protection of the IEEE Maximize international strategic alliances Progress support services for standards

development Grow Corporate Program Develop volunteer and staff resources

Top Three for 2005

Grow corporate standards program Leading-edge work gravitating toward

IEEE Continue to strengthen International

Niche Financial viability

Greater upfront investment vs sales of standards

Staff

Professional Organization Information Technology

Standards-specific applications 24/7 web tool linked to DBs Experimental lab Works in cooperation with IEEE IT

Strategic Programs Corporate Program / Corporate Advisory Group Balloting Matrix Operation

Technical Program Development Committee Support Funded Program Management Document Development & Publication

Business Administration Financial Management HR Business Development Marketing Communications Membership

Governance Standards Board and Committee Support Board of Governors and Committee Support Interface with Board of Directors and Executive Committee International Programs

It’s all about building on our strengths with reality checking

“The tiger that is IEEE…!”