1. 802.11/.15 Publicity Committee Al Petrick 802.11 Jim Meyer 802.15
March 2002
802.11/.15 Publicity Committee Al Petrick Jim Meyer
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2. Meeting Objectives Nominate PC chair for 802.11
March 2002
Meeting Objectives
Nominate PC chair for
Update from staff on Branding
WECA update report from Hong Kong meeting
Generate TG reporting procedure for WG
Update conference calendar
Review Letter from the Chair on products build to draft standards
Accomplished for this session
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3. Accomplishments Publicity chair 802.11
March 2002
Accomplishments
Publicity chair
Brian Mathews approved by consent
Update from IEEE staff
Branding: IEEE working on policy and procedure for using IEEE trademarks and copyrights
Working to set up partnerships with industry groups i.e WECA
IEEE staff plans to setup website links for “Branding” and Copyright procedures
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4. March 2002
Accomplishments
PC group discussed the issue of press announcements from companies claiming compliance for products built to draft standards. In particular IEEE g
Causing confusion in the market with Industry Analysts
Reviewed letter from the chair in response to companies claiming compliance to products built to “draft” unapproved standards.
doc.: IEEE /269r0
Held teleconference call with IEEE MarCom staff on this issue relative to ALL working groups under IEEE 802
Appointed Roger Marks chair to act as the point of contact between IEEE MarCom staff and IEEE 802
Funnel Press inquiries to respective WG Chairs
Generate bulletin on highlights from WG interim and plenary closing reports
Planning to set up regular quarterly analyst briefings on standards developments
Al Petrick-IceFyre, Jim Meyer-TimeDomain

5. WECA WECA has expanded the charter of its Regulatory Committee
March 2002
WECA
WECA has expanded the charter of its Regulatory Committee
Previous charter was protection of 5 GHz spectrum worldwide and WRC-2003
Will now address all regulatory issues associated with the unlicensed bands
Committee successfully submitted petition to FCC to expand UNII bands to encompass bands from to GHz
Successful quarterly Members meeting in Hong Kong
Excellent turnout (>125 members)
Continued discussion on upcoming standards, the technology roadmap and branding – current focus is branding for Wi-Fi5
Technical committee initiated draft test plans for TKIP and e
CeBIT tradeshow starts Thursday
First press conference was very successful with over 50 of top European press in attendance
Next Member’s meeting June 17 – 20, location TBD (North America)
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6. Meeting Objectives for May 2002 Interim Session
March 2002
Meeting Objectives for May 2002 Interim Session
WECA update report
Generate TG reporting procedure for WG chair
Update conference calendar
Generate and review media analyst list
Coordinate timeline for teleconference briefings with analysts and IEEE MarCom staff for CY2002
Al Petrick-IceFyre, Jim Meyer-TimeDomain