IC Support Services
IEEE SA provides a basic level of support to all Industry Connections (IC) activities at no charge to participants. Additional support services are available for a fee through IEEE SA Professional Services.
Basic support services include (as needed):
- Activity startup support
- Assignment of IEEE SA advisor/mentor
- Assistance with creation and approval of the Activity Initiation Document (ICAID)
- Early Executive Committee (EC) meeting consultation
- Facilitate establishment of policies & procedures (P&P)
- Facilitate EC officer election
- Advise EC Chair on establishment of work plan
- Establish system for supporting documentation and website of the IC activity
- Group communication, collaboration, and productivity tools
- IC activity website with templates
- Membership management for IC activity
- Email lists for all members, EC, and subgroups
- Document management system and file archives
- Training session, as needed
- Policies and procedures development support and consultation
- Baseline templates for developing P&P
- Advise EC and activity members on P&P related questions
- Recommend updates to P&P as needed
- Assist with annual progress reviews and ICAID revisions, if needed
- Voting and election administration
- Impartial administration of officer elections
- Impartial administration of major/sensitive votes
- Marketing communications for significant milestones and events (if desired)
- Announcement at/near beginning of IC activity
- One media announcement per year thereafter, upon completion of major deliverables
- Publication and/or standardization support
- Support & guidance on streamlined publication of documents through IEEE
- Support & guidance on startup of formal standards projects through IEEE SA
- Includes assistance with creation and approval of Project Authorization Requests (PARs)
- Administration of added fee services (e.g., technical writing, workshops)
- Facilitate selection of service providers
- Manage contracts and negotiate fees
- Deliverables and payments schedule oversight
- Activity member/sponsor fee collection and distribution
Contact Information
For more information about the Industry Connections program and its activities
Email the IC Program Administrator
Collaborative Development Services
Accelerate development, approval and publication of industry standards and other joint work results with a complete range of services to address every stage of the development lifecycle.