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Get Involved in IEEE Standards Development

Participation is open to everyone and it's easy to get involved. In addition to individual standards participation, we also offer a variety of programs and services to facilitate the involvement of industry and the public.

PARTICIPATION IS EASY

Anyone can participate in standards development. IEEE-SA Members can lead groups and ballot on standards. Here's how you can get involved today!

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Find an Active Project
Review hundreds of individual and/or corporate standards projects in development. Note: You must be a Corporate Member to participate in Corporate Standards Development

Find a Working Group
Working groups are formed to prepare and develop the standard. View a comprehensive list of working groups associated with the IEEE-SA.

Contact a Staff Liaison External Link
Each Society/Technical Committee/Standards Committee is assigned a Staff Liaison. The Staff Liaison is your main point of contact and can help you as questions arise.

Our Programs

We have an variety of programs to facilitate the global involvement of private citizens, governments and industry.

Corporate Program
Learn more about benefits and services for Corporate Program participants and discover leading companies that are IEEE-SA Corporate Members.

International Program
The IEEE-SA cooperates with standards developing groups throughout the world in preparing standards encompassing areas of interest within IEEE.

Industry Connections
Helps incubate new standards and related services offering an efficient, economical, safe harbor environment for building consensus and producing shared results.

ProductNEXT
Help the IEEE-SA iteratively improve our standards and related products with a few simple clicks of the mouse!

Additional ways to participate

Some additional ways you can contribute to the standards development community.

Submit a Project Request
Information on requesting the initiation of a new standards development project.

Standards Awards
Nominate someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of a standard.

IEEE SA Boards and Committees
IEEE-SA members only, participate in the IEEE-SA Standards Board or Board of Governors.

Create a Technical Activity Profile Locked
Designate the committees and projects that interest you. Setting up your Activity Profile is one of the first steps of your participation in Standards Development.

Join a Balloting Group Locked
Express your interest in voting participation for various standards (Only IEEE-SA Members or those who have paid a per-ballot fee will be able to join a pool).