Report to the IEEESA Standards Board 12 June 2003 Jerry Peterson IEEESA President

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Report to the IEEE-SA Standards Board12 June
2003Jerry PetersonIEEE-SA President
IEEE Standards Association
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Update

• Last report to SASB 20 March
• IEEE Board ExCom April Panama City
• GSC 8 April/May Ottawa

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IEEE ExCom Panama City, Panama

• In addition to ExCom meeting
• Represented IEEE at presentation of IEEE Historic
  Milestone awards to the Panama Canal Authority
  (PCA)
• Strong interaction with local IEEE section
• Industry visits with PCA, Cable and Wireless
• Visit and discussion with the Technical
  University (Vice Chancellor to students)
• Provided increased visibility for IEEE within
  Panama and provided increased recognition of
  Panama section and its members with industry
  executives

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Global Standards CollaborationOttawa

• Sector(s) Telecom and Information Technology,
  both wireline and wireless
• GSC Goals National, Regional, and International
  collaboration to leverage value of standards
• Members Committee T1 and TIA, USA ETSI,
  Europe TSACC, Canada TTC and ARIB, Japan TTA,
  Korea ACIF, Australia International ITU-T,
  JTC1
• Other participants IEEE, IETF, ATMF, 3GPP,
  3GPP2, CITEL, ANSI
• Key IEEE areas SCC 28 Electromagnetic Safety,
  SCC 32 Intelligent Transportation Systems, 802
  (esp. WiFi)

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Global Standards CollaborationKey Accomplishments

• One-on-one discussions with global leaders in the
  telecom field (including Houlin Zhao ITU TSB
  Director)
• Recognition of the IEEE as an International
  standards organization
• Establishment of links between GSC members and
  IEEE standards sponsors
• Expansion of IEEE Canadian Standards Committee
  into telecom field (under development)
• Expanded collaboration on 802, ITS, and
  Electromagnetic Safety
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