IEEESA Corporate Program Entity Project Participation EPP Fee

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IEEE-SA Corporate Program Entity Project
Participation (EPP) Fee
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Corporate Program Process

• The IEEE-SA Corporate Program fosters the
  development of industry-relevant global standards
  through an equitable and timely process
• Payment of the Entity Project Participation (EPP)
  Fee is a mandatory requirement for entities to
  participate as a voting member in an entity-based
  working group

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Entity Project Participation (EPP) fee

• US 4,000 annualized project fee over the life
  cycle of the project
• Per company
• Per project
• Per year
• Payable upon approval of the Project
  Authorization Request and annually until the
  draft is approved as an IEEE Standard

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EPP Fee Benefits

• Any company that desires membership and voting
  rights in an entity-based working group shall pay
  this fee
• Membership is attained upon payment of the EPP
  fee. Privileges include
• The ability to make technical contributions to
  the draft
• The ability to make and speak to motions at
  meetings
• Other privileges, as dictated by working group
  policies and procedures (e.g., the ability to
  view the private area of the web site,
  subscription to the members email list)
• Voting rights are attained upon fulfillment of
  membership upon meeting any other requirements
• Some working group policies and procedures
  require an entity to meet an attendance
  requirement
• Some sponsors have additional requirements for
  voting membership in a working group

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Decision on EPP fee payment

• Through these slides, you have been informed of
  the fee and can make a decision on your companys
  level of participation in this working group
• If you wish to have voting rights in this working
  group, you must notify your working group chair
  within 30 days of this notice that you want to
  pay the EPP fee
• If you have any questions about the fee to help
  make your decision, please contact the EPP fee
  administrator at c.bahn_at_ieee.org

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If you decide to pay the EPP fee

• Give required information to your chair at this
  meeting, or contact your chair within 30 days of
  this meeting
• Required information
• IEEE-SA Project number
• Billing mailing address
• Billing contact information (name, address, phone
  number, email)
• Participant name, email address, phone number (if
  different from billing contact)
• Please specify if a purchase order is required
  prior to sending invoice
• 30 days after this meeting, your chair will
  supply the list to IEEE-SA EPP fee administrator

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EPP fee payment

• Payment terms
• Net 30 days for invoice payments
• Payment must be made in US dollars
• Can be made by wire transfercontact Accounts
  Receivable to do
• Reminders sent at end of two additional months
  date of invoice
• Fee late after 30 days
• Gives you 90 days from todays notice to pay this
  fee

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EPP fee payment

• Once payment is received
• Chair is notified and you can continue to have
  voting rights in working group
• If payment is not received
• Chair is notified that voting rights are
  rescinded
• Participant may continue as observer
• May pay fee later during standard development if
  voting rights in working group are desired

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Questions?

• Contact Christy Bahn
• EPP fee administrator
• c.bahn_at_ieee.org
• 1-732-465-5890