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Co-located with IEEE Globecom 2009 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (30 November - 4 December 2009).

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to spend the day with experienced working group leaders from the IEEE 802 Standards community.

This full day event will cover each of the working groups developing standards in both the wired and wireless areas.

The workshop 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.

For more details, registration information and to meet the presenters and panelists visit: http://www.ieee.org/web/education/standards/802_workshop.html .

Approved by the IEEE Board of Directors on 28 June 2009, this IEEE Position Paper defines the desired role of technical standards in education within engineering, technology, and computing (ETC) academic curricula in the technical areas of interest of the IEEE.

IEEE Position Paper on the Role of Technical Standards in the Curriculum of Academic Programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing (DOC, 42 KB)

Center for Global Standards Analysis publishes the results of a Global Survey on "The Strategic Value of Standards Education." (PDF, 470 KB).