IEEE

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IEEE

• Dr. James (Jim) Carlo
• President, IEEE Standards Association
• J.Carlo_at_ieee.org

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IEEE Membership

• 361,000 Members in 185 countries
• 43 Societies and Councils including
• Aerospace and Electronics Systems
• Communications
• Computer
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology
• Power Engineering
• Nanotechnology
• 10 Geographic Regions

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IEEE Mission and Purpose

• Foster technological innovation
• IEEE produces 30 of the worlds literature on
  electrical computer engineering
• Enable members careers
• Promote community worldwide
• IEEE members have advanced the profession, and
  developed technologies that benefit humanity

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IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE
ISTO
An international membership organization serving
todays industries and the public with a complete
portfolio of standards programs
An international forum / consortium development
organization
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History of IEEE Standards

• 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 the IEEE Standards Board
• 1998 IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA)
• 1999 IEEE Industry Standards and Technology
  Organization (IEEE-ISTO)
• 2000 Corporate membership and entity standards

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IEEE International Coordination

• IEC/IEEE Joint Logo Program
• ITU-T Liaison (A.5, A.6)
• ITU-R Membership (Society)
• ISO/IEC JTC1 Joint Publishing
• ETSI/IEEE Agreement
• Global Portal Web Pages
• Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa

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IEEE Standards Portfolio

• Ongoing and Current (754 Standards, 500 Projects)
• National Electronic Safety Code - NESC
• IEEE 802 Ethernet and Wireless
• IEEE Software Engineering
• IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
  (Color Books)
• IEEE Power Generation Transmission
• Nuclear Engineering
• Transportation Systems
• Future
• Nanotechnology Standards
• Laptop Battery Standards
• Broadband Power Line Standards (7June2004)

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IEEE Process Capabilities

• Standards with Individual Participation
• Individual experts develop the standard
• Historical pattern for IEEE developments
• Standards with Industry Participation
• Entities (companies, organizations)
• Recent addition to IEEE portfolio
• Specifications from Forum Participation
• IEEE-ISTO Forum programs