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IEEE Space Systems Resilience Engineering Pilot Cohort

The IEEE SA is launching a focused pilot cohort for the Certified IEEE Space Systems Resilience Engineering Pilot Cohort course. Seats are limited to 10 founding organizations.

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Enroll in the IEEE Medical Device Cybersecurity Certification Program

Developed by the IEEE 2621 Conformity Assessment Committee (CAC), the IEEE Medical Device Cybersecurity Certification Program offers a straightforward evaluation process with clear scope definitions and test requirements specific to medical devices, providing advantages over other programs.

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Take the IEEE CertifAIEd™ Practical Assessment Master Class

Ready to lead an AI ethics assessment? The IEEE CertifAIEd Practical Assessment Master Class is the crucial next step in your CertifAIEd learning pathway.

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The Standards Behind the Spectacle: How IEEE SA Helps to Enable the World’s Game

Every four years, the world’s premier international football tournament captures the attention of billions. Fans tune in for the drama on the pitch—goals, strategy, and national pride—but behind every match is a sophisticated ecosystem of technologies that make the experience seamless, secure, and globally accessible.

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IEEE C37.21-2026

IEEE Standard for Control Switchboards

Ratings, construction, and testing of dead-front control switchboards containing, but not limited to, devices such as switches, control devices, instrumentation, metering, monitoring, alarms, annunciators, protective and auxiliary relays, and regulating devices and accessories are covered in this standard. Switchboards for the control and protection of apparatus used for or associated…

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IEEE/IEC 62209-1528a-2026

IEC/IEEE International Draft Standard - Measurement procedure for the assessment of specific absorption rate of human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Part 1528: Human models, instrumentation, and procedures (Frequency range of 4 MHz to 10 GHz) Amendment of IEC/IEEE 62209-1528:2020

In this amendment following items are addressed: 1. Hand Specific Absorption Rate (SAR): New sections with a) applicability check and b) test procedure 2. Motion sensors: New sections with a) SAR measurement procedure and b) Sensor validation annex 3. Time-Averaged SAR measurement procedure for algorithm validation (revised/updated). 4. Separation distance…

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IEEE 3173-2026

IEEE Standard for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Hazard Labeling

Specified in this standard is the design of a hazard symbol for chemicals known or presumed to be endocrine disruptors, as well as those suspected of being endocrine disruptors. It includes example implementations for a range of potential use cases, such as labeling chemicals, electrical and mechanical components, consumer products,…

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