1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0227r0 Submission March 2010 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 1 Adrian Stephens nominee statement for 802.11 Working Group Vice Chair Date: 2010-02-17 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0227r0 Submission March 2010 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 2 Qualifications IEEE 802.11 2 nd vice chair for the last 2 years Attended every 802.11 session since 1999 and contributed technically to 802.11e, 802.11n and 802.11REVmb Technical editor for 802.11n and 802.11REVmb Chair of numerous ad-hoc groups related to 802.11 activities Product development in wireless communications for the last 18 years Architected and/or implemented 3 x 802.11 systems

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0227r0 Submission Some Achievements Simplified website appearance and cleaned up obsolete content. Added live calendar. Simplified WG membership rules. Delivered rapid membership updates. Provide individual email notifications when membership status changes. Rapidly released multiple WG LBs without errors or resets. Under the hood: –Automated membership rules –Automated creation of WG LB –Semi-automated reflector list maintenance –Automated email notifications on membership changes March 2010 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 3

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0227r0 Submission Backup March 2010 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 4

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0227r0 Submission March 2010 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 5 Employer’s Endorsement A letter of endorsement will be filed with the IEEE 802 EC recording secretary. –“In accordance with IEEE 802 LAN MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Policies and Procedures, which require a letter of endorsement for any working group officer position that requires endorsement by the IEEE 802 EC, we provide this letter of endorsement for Dr Adrian P Stephens to serve as Vice Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. – Adrian is qualified for the position. He has been a member of 802.11 continuously since 1999. He has been 802.11 vice chair for the last two years. He was P802.11n and he is P802.11REVmb technical editor. He has contributed significant technical content to both IEEE 802.11 through the years and has led various technical activities related to 802.11. – Intel recognizes that this position requires time, travel and other resources, which we will support while Adrian is an Intel employee. (This support does not in any way modify the employee relationship between Dr. Stephens and Intel.) – Intel recognizes that as a Working Group Vice Chair, Adrian’s participation is as “a professional and individual expert” as specified in 5.1 of the IEEE 802 Operations Manual.”

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0227r0 Submission March 2010 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 6 Vision for the future – 2008 version I propose a focus on defining clear goals and effective processes Goals: –Address market needs – driven by marketing input –Limit the scope of what we authorize so it directly addresses these needs Processes: –Current selection processes promote conflict and “kitchen sink” compromise. Instead we should be willing to try alternative such as promoting early mergers or “let the market decide”. –We are rules-heavy. We should only keep rules that work for us. –We should meet an expected response time for any management process (e.g. a guaranteed 2 days for releasing a ballot or 1 day for putting a draft on the server) –“Matrix” job sharing – each person performs more than one role, and each role can be performed by more than one person. Document and checklist common functions. –More administration can be automated – reducing error and delay How did I do?