Frequently Asked Questions:
IEEE-SA Electronic Services
What are IEEE-SA Electronic
Services?
What services are available and who can use
them?
How would a typical group make use of what you
offer?
How can my working group start using these
services?
What about other services, like on-line
balloting?
What if I have additional questions?
What are IEEE-SA Electronic
Services?
The term "IEEE-SA Electronic Services" generally
refers to a loosely connected set of information
technologies intended to streamline the IEEE standards
development process. The term is also used to describe the
IEEE-SA technical staff, who are tasked with developing those
technologies. Our intent is to provide a range of computer services
that can be used in many different ways to satisfy many different
needs. We are trying to provide a communications, authoring, and
delivery environment for standards.
What services are available and who can use
them?
Here are some of the services provided:
- Public and private webspace for working-group use
- custom search capability for public and private areas
- Public and private FTP areas
- e-mail-based discussion groups
- web-based list archiving/searching
- web-based discussion groups
- Stylesheets to use with popular word processing software so
that information can be readily converted to
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which is the
internal production format of IEEE-SA.
- The IEEE-SA website also includes various interfaces that
working groups can use:
- Electronic forms
- Query capabilities into various databases and status
reports
- Online abstracts and indexes of IEEE standards
The public web and FTP areas are open to the public. Access to
private areas and mailing lists is generally controlled by the
individual working groups and is limited to people involved in the
development or revision process of a particular standard.
How would a typical group make use of what you
offer?
Most IEEE-SA working groups choose to set up
public and private web areas, along with a e-mail list to which all
the working-group members are subscribed. Examples of these public
web areas are visible at
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/index.html. The private areas
often include drafts, minutes, mailing-list archives, and other
sensitive material.
Typically, a draft will be uploaded into a working group's
private web area, then a notice will be sent to members through the
e-mail list. Comments, suggested revisions, etc. are passed around
and discussed on the list, then the working-group editor will
incorporate the changes into the next draft, upload it, send a
notice . . .
How can my working group start using these
services?
- The first step is to make sure that all your working-group
members can use these tools. In other words, make sure that
everyone has Internet access. This is usually pretty simple
nowadays.
- Then, your working group needs to fill out the on-line Request
for Services form at
http://standards.ieee.org/resources/spasystem/service_request.html,
which is short and simple.
- We'll get things set up and contact you with any questions we
might have.
What about other services, like on-line
balloting?
Questions about specific technologies should be sent to
IEEE-SA Systems/Network staff via spa-admin@ieee.org. Regarding
e-balloting, it's available now. Procedural questions on
e-balloting should be sent to the IEEE-SA Balloting Center. Technical
questions can be sent to
Walter Pienciak.
What if I have additional questions?
For questions about business aspects of IEEE-SA
services, contact Jerry
Walker.
For technical questions about the systems, contact Walter Pienciak.
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