1. Standardization Management Board Decisions How They Affect Your TAG!
Jim Matthews
Vice President & SMB Chairman

2. What Is The SMB? Standardization Management Board (SMB)
IEC Statutes & Rules Of Procedure Define SMB
Management Of Technical Work
Delegated By Council
Reports To The Council Board
Chair Elected By Council
Vice President Of The Commission
3 Year Term, Renewable Once
15 Members Elected By Council
Members Serve Three Year Term, Renewable Once
Alternates Appointed By Member NC, No Limits

3. Current SMB Members US National Committee Canada Mexico France Germany
Alec McMillan, Rockwell Automation (Primary)
Tony Zertuche, ANSI Staff (Alternate)
Canada
Mexico
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
China
Brazil
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
South Korea
Australia

4. How Do SMB Decisions Get Communicated?
Direct To Affected TC’s
Decision List Published
Report To CB
Meeting Report
TC News
Technical Officer Training / Meeting Briefings
Rules And Procedures Are Always Found At:
ISO / IEC Directives (Part 1 & Part 2)
IEC Supplement
Administrative Circulars

5. Recognition And Awards
Thomas Edison Award
Technical Leadership
TC / SC Officers Or CA Systems
Up To 7 TC /SC Awarded Annually
SMB Members Select Recipients
1906 Award
Individual Experts
Up To 5 Per TC
TC Officers Select Recipients

6. Structure & Composition – Technical Work
Technical Committees
Technical Sub-committees
Working Groups
Project Teams
Technical Areas
Advisory (Horizontal) Committees
Strategic Groups
System Groups?

7. Structure And Leadership Of The Technical Work
Approval Of New Technical Committees
Approval Of TC Chairmen
Assignment Of Secretariat
Term Limits For Leadership Roles
Provision For Vice-chairmen And Assistant Secretaries
Approval Or New And Revised Scopes

8. Collaboration / Access With Other Groups
Dual Logo (CIGRE And IEEE)
Joint Development (IEEE)
CENELEC
ISO Joint Work
ISO / IEC JTC-1 Collaboration
ITU Collaboration
Liaisons (Category A, Category D, Etc.)

9. Management Of The Technical Work Portfolio
Resolve Disputes On Scopes, Jurisdiction
Encourage Groups To Work Together On A Common Problem
Resolve Procedural Issues And Disputes
Clarify Rules / Process Per Directives And Amend As Needed
Prioritize Work Based On Advisory Committee And Strategic Group Recommendations

10. Measure TC Viability / Productivity (Under Discussion)
Amend RSMB To Reflect Key Indicators
Parameters Highlighted On RSMB Cover Sheet:
Number Of P-members
Number Of Experts
Number Of NP Submitted Over The Last 3 Years
Number Of Publications Approved In Last 5 Years
Number Of Current Active Projects
Number Of Meetings Since 5 Years
Concerns Expressed By Relevant IEC Technical Officer

11. Raise Quality Of P-member Participation
Originally – Vote Is Only Hard Requirement
Rubber Stamp Votes
Typically 50% Of P-members Vote Yes Automatically
New! Vote + Plenary Or Expert Participation To Be P-member
Must Attend Plenary OR Appoint Experts
Still Must Vote (Less Rubber Stamp?)
Co Will Automatically Change To O-member If You Fail To Do So

12. Procedures For Doing The Work
Trial Underway – 3 Month CDV Voting
Currently 3 Tc’s
Review In February 2012
New Work Item Proposal Process Broken
3 Separate “Clocks” Track From NP Approval Until FDIS Submission To CO
Work Developed In Wg’s And Then Launched As NP / Project
No Way To Seek / Identify New Players Or SME Who May Be Interested
Public Visibility Is After The Fact
SMB Will Address This Issue

13. Current Topics Under SMB Discussion
Expectations Of E-tools – Access, Capabilities, Future Needs
Retention Of Experts And Recruiting And Engaging New Experts
Socialization Of New Work
Changing Rules And Practices To Encourage Collaboration
The Problem Of The “Self-perpetuating” Working Group

14. Potential Future Topics
Setting WG Limits To Numbers Of P-member Experts
Use Of Convenor Developed Mailing Lists, 3rd Party FTP Servers
Convenor / Project Leader / Secretary / Chairman Kit In PDF Format
Fix / Simplify The Maintenance Process
Other Things On The Wish List?

15. Jim Matthews IEC Vice – President Chairman - SMB
Thank You!
Jim Matthews
IEC Vice – President
Chairman - SMB