Is there anything SCC10 can do for a working group during the standards-development process?
How do I go about doing SCC10 coordination?
Is a working group required to act on any comments, suggestions, or recommendations from SCC10?
Does SCC10 coordination affect the approval process for my standards project?
What if I have additional questions about SCC 10?
SCC10 is IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 10, Terms and Definitions. SCC10 is one of many IEEE SCCs. SCCs are established by the IEEE Standards Board to provide a mechanism to oversee the development of standards that are beyond the scopes of individual technical committees within IEEE Societies.The following responsibilities fall within the scope of SCC10:
- To ensure consistency in the use of definitions in IEEE standards
- To maintain IEEE 100
- To screen definitions and terminology in standards proposals submitted to the IEEE Standards Board
- To provide information on definitions to all groups developing IEEE standards
Is there anything SCC10 can do for a working group during the standards-development process?
SCC10 can do a few things for working groups.
- a)
- Provide already-established definitions. SCC10 oversees IEEE 100, The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seventh Edition. This standard establishes a common language for terminology in IEEE standards. Before a working group starts defining terms in a standards project, they should consult IEEE 100 to make sure a definition does not already exist. If a definition applicable to the area of their standard currently exists in IEEE 100, the working group should keep itself in sync with other IEEE standards by using that definition. If your working group needs a copy of IEEE 100, you can contact
The IEEE Dictionary Editor
IEEE Standards Department
445 Hoes Lane
PO Box 1331
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 USA
Phone: 732-465-6462
email: d.messina@ieee.org
b)- Provide advice on new definitions. The definitions that a working group puts in its standard eventually are put into the next edition of IEEE 100, The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seventh Edition. For that reason, it is important that these definitions be written in approved IEEE style. The style is not complicated or hard to learn, but following it from the start will prevent the need to revise definitions at a later time. For advice on the IEEE definitions style, consult the IEEE Standards Style Manual or contact the Dictionary Editor. The Dictionary Editor can provide advice, examples, or any other assistance that you may require involving the use of terms and definitions.
SCC10 coordination is coordination of your standards project with IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 10, Terms and Definitions. This requires circulating the drafts to SCC10 for review and comment.
How do I go about doing SCC10 coordination?
SCC10 coordination involves making sure that SCC10 is included on the circulation list of drafts for your standards project.It is required that you have written confirmation of SCC10 coordination for the draft you submit to RevCom. If the IEEE Standards Department is doing the balloting for your standards project, this coordination will automatically be included as a part of the balloting, and you will receive a copy of the coordination letter.
If you are doing your own balloting, you must include SCC10 coordination in the circulation list for your drafts. To do so, simply send the drafts to the address provided below.
NOTE: The working group can start providing drafts to SCC10 as early in the development process as they wish by sending them to the address below.
- SCC10 Coordination/IEEE Dictionary Editor
IEEE Standards Department
445 Hoes Lane
PO Box 1331
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 USA
Is a working group required to act on any comments, suggestions, or recommendations from SCC10?
In terms of IEEE procedure, no, you are not required to act on the comments resulting from SCC10 coordination. However, since SCC10 has been created by the IEEE Standards Board to provide expertise regarding terms and definitions and their use in IEEE standards, it is recommended that a working group strongly consider any comments from SCC10 when preparing the next draft of their standards project. All SCC10 comments will be seriously considered by the IEEE Standards Board Review Committee (RevCom) when a project draft comes up for vote at the RevCom meeting.
Does SCC10 coordination affect the approval process for my standards project?
As required coordination on the Project Authorization Request (PAR), proof that you have coordinated your standards project with SCC10 is a required part of the standards development and approval process. Written confirmation of coordination with SCC10 of the latest draft of your project must be submitted along with that draft to the IEEE Standards Board Review Committee (RevCom). Proof of coordination for an earlier draft will not be sufficient, and will result in your standards project being disapproved at RevCom.
What if I have additional questions about SCC 10?
For further information, contact Don Messina.
