IEEE 802® Standards Education Workshop: The World of IEEE 802 Standards

Full-day Workshop on Monday, 30 November 2009

• Co-located with IEEE Globecom 2009 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (30 November - 4 December 2009).
• Sponsored by the IEEE Standards Education Committee, a Joint Standing Committee of the IEEE Educational Activities Board and the IEEE Standards Association, with additional sponsorship from the WiMAX Forum and the ZigBee Alliance.
  
• Workshop Chair and Moderator: David Law, Chair IEEE 802.3.
• Presenters: Tony Jeffree, Chair 802.1; Bruce Kraemer, Chair 802.11; Robert Heile, Chair 802.15; Phillip Barber, Chair for Network Management Task Group in 802.16; Wendong Hu, Chair 802.22.

Workshop Description:

This workshop will provide a full day of immersion into the world of IEEE 802® Standards and cover each of the working groups developing standards in both the wired and wireless areas.

Leaders from within the IEEE 802 Standards community will:

• present an overview and scope of each IEEE 802 technical working group and how they relate or differ from each other;
• focus on the functional capabilities and market relevance of the standards;
• update attendees on the status of current and future projects within the IEEE 802 groups;
• walk attendees through the standards development process;
• include an important discussion on intellectual property issues;
• conclude with a panel discussion on the Value of Standards;
• provide for open question and answer periods throughout the day.

 Workshop Agenda:

1. Structure of IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards
2. The Standards Development Process: How standards get made
3. Intellectual Property
4. The Wired Standards: IEEE 802.1, 802.3, 802.17
5. The Wireless Standards: IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16, 802.20, 802.21, 802.22
6. Technical Advisory Groups: IEEE 802.18, 802.19
7. Panel Discussion on the Value of Standards with Q&A from Attendees

To Attend

Please register for the IEEE 802 Standards Education Workshop through the IEEE Globecom 2009 Conference web site.

Registration Fees:

• US $350.00 on or before Friday, 30 October 2009
• US $450.00 after Friday, 30 October 2009

**Registration includes breakfast and lunch

For additional information or questions, please contact Jennifer McClain, Program Manager, IEEE Standards Education.

We would like to thank our additional sponsors!