What
is the IEEE-SA Corporate Program?
The IEEE-SA Corporate Program is a support program
for corporate participation in IEEE standards activities.
This includes entity standardization at the IEEE,
membership in the IEEE-SA, and access to global standards
opportunities through IEEE-SA activities.
The IEEE now allows for standards
to be developed using entity participation, as an additional to individual participation used in
other IEEE standards. This expands the variety of
standards development methodologies within the IEEE.
Entities are participants
such as academic institutions, corporations, government
bodies, partnerships, consortia, standards-development
organizations, etc. Back to Top
Why
did the IEEE-SA create a Corporate Program?
The IEEE created this program to allow for a full
spectrum of standards options for corporations and
other entities at the IEEE. It also gives IEEE-SA's
corporate members and corporate participants a direct
voice in standards development.
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Is
the IEEE corporate standards development model "better"
than the individual model?
IEEE's corporate standards development model is neither
better nor worse than any other type of IEEE standards
development model. A corporate standard merely represents
another participant model that can be used at the
IEEE. Back to Top
Who
oversees the IEEE-SA Corporate Program?
The IEEE-SA Corporate Program receives oversight from
the IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group. Back to Top
What
is the IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group?
The IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory
Group, or IEEE-SA CAG, is a committee of the
IEEE-SA Board of Governors (BOG). It is responsible
for procuring industry input concerning the IEEE standards
process and strategic direction and sharing that with
the IEEE-SA BOG. The CAG can also serve as an IEEE
Standards Sponsor for corporate standards. Back to Top
Who
can participate in IEEE corporate standards development?
Any entity can participate. Membership in the IEEE-SA
may or may not be required to participate in a working
group, although it is required for balloting (or you
must pay a per-ballot fee). Keep in mind that membership
is entity based, which means that the corporation,
academic institution, etc., is the member of the working
group or balloting group.
Many working groups have specific
rules for voting rights. Those rules should be consulted
when you first attend a working group meeting. Back to Top
Does
a company have to pay a fee or dues (one time or annual)
to participate?
The IEEE-SA Board of Governors approved a required
US $3900 annualized fee per organization (entity)
participant each year for the life of an entity-based
project. An entity-based project is one where the
persons involved represent organizations, companies,
governmental bodies, etc. This is distinct from the
individual method of participation. The US $3900 fee
covers basic assistance to facilitate the start-up
of the project, as well as general oversight during
the development of the project. Back to Top
Do
you have to be an IEEE-SA Corporate Member to participate?
In a working group, no. All working groups meetings
are open for attendance. You must
be a corporate
member of the IEEE-SA or pay a per-ballot fee
in order to belong to the balloting group. Back to Top
Does
a company need to get voted in (by the CAG or other
body) to participate?
That depends on the working group. To allow for fairness,
most working groups base their voting rights on regular
attendance and participation in votes. (If you miss
a number of meetings, you can lose your voting rights).
But keep in mind that anyone can attend meetings. Depending on the
rules of the working group, you may need to be an
IEEE-SA corporate member to vote in the working
group. Back to Top
What
kind of standards can be developed under the IEEE-SA
Corporate Program?
Any kind of standard! There is no restriction as to
their content or direction, although they should be
in IEEE fields of interest. Back to Top
Are
standards developed/produced under the IEEE-SA Corporate
Program different than standards developed/produced
by individuals?
No. They follow the same
imperative principles of standards development
and use the same balloting methodology. The only distinction
is constitution of the working group and balloting
group. Back to Top
Do
companies have to fund their standards work?
There is a required US $3900 annual fee per organization
(entity) participant each year for the life of an
entity-based project. Further, some working groups
may choose to fund their activities through additional
fees. There is the option for entity participants
to purchase services to provide a higher-level of
extended service in the facilitation and oversight
of the project, which includes project management. Back to Top
What
is the relationship of the IEEE-SA Corporate Program
with IEEE-SA Corporate Membership?
There is active partnering between the
IEEE-SA Corporate Membership and the IEEE-SA Corporate
Program. Information is shared often about the program
with corporate members, and corporate members are
given the opportunity to participate in corporate
working groups and ballots. Back to Top
What
is the relationship of the IEEE-SA Corporate Program
with the IEEE-ISTO?
The
IEEE-ISTO is a companion program to IEEE Standards,
of which the IEEE-SA Corporate Program is a part.
Just as the IEEE-ISTO can partner with IEEE individual
standards activities, so they can also partner with
IEEE corporate standards activities. Back to Top
How
does IEEE-SA corporate standards development differ
from consortia or special interest groups?
Consortia or special interest groups can have closed
participation if they so desire. IEEE-SA corporate
standards development follows the same open participation
model as IEEE individual standards development. Anyone
can attend any IEEE standards-development meeting,
whether it is corporate or individual. Back to Top
How
does participating in IEEE-SA standards development
as a corporation differ from individual standards
participation?
Voting in IEEE corporate standards development is
by a "one-company, one-vote" principle.
That is different from the individual method of participation,
which allows multiple participants from one company
or organization to join a balloting group or working
group. This difference can result in a more uniform
playing field among the standards participants. Back to Top
If
I participate in standards development as a company,
can individuals from my company still participate
as individuals?
Individuals from your company may attend the corporate
standards meeting and participate, but your organization
would only have one vote, which you as the representative
would cast. And involvement in a corporate standards
project in the IEEE does not prevent participation
in other individual standards projects. Each type
of participation is determined on a per-case basis. Back to Top
Are
the rules and procedures different for corporate participation
than for individual participation?
There are some differences, particularly in the constitution
of the working group and balloting group--the membership
must be entity in a corporate standard. Other than
that, the same rules and procedures of IEEE Standards
apply. Check here for the details of those rules. Back to Top
