CINXE.COM

<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="description" content="">  <meta name="title" content="IEEE SA - Industry Connections"/> <meta name="type" content="Page"/> <meta name="topic" content=""/> <meta name="category" content="Uncategorized"/> <meta name="description" content="The Industry Connections (IC) program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration among organizations and individuals as they hone and refine their thinking on rapidly changing technologies."/> <meta name="keywords" content="ieee standards association,ieee standards association events,ieee-sa,ieee-sa events,technology,upcoming events"/>  <script src="https://cmp.osano.com/AzyzptTmRlqVd2LRf/5b89ff83-255a-489b-b1d7-925a53475ed0/osano.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cookie-consent.ieee.org/ieee-cookie-banner.css" type="text/css"/>   <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-MR8T843');</script>   <script> (function(h,o,t,j,a,r){ h.hj=h.hj||function(){(h.hj.q=h.hj.q||[]).push(arguments)}; h._hjSettings={hjid:2916772,hjsv:6}; a=o.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; r=o.createElement('script');r.async=1; r.src=t+h._hjSettings.hjid+j+h._hjSettings.hjsv; a.appendChild(r); })(window,document,'https://static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-','.js?sv='); </script>  <title>IEEE SA - Industry Connections</title> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdns.gigya.com/js/gigya.js?apikey=3_ihC9k-currG51rxnDiN6bhiAzQy1-4zw1zOtNOrZ11jAxUhFRKPUrVKs553Kv7px"></script>  <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee_apple_touch_icon.png"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;1,400;1,600;1,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-1BmE4kWBq78iYhFldvKuhfTAU6auU8tT94WrHftjDbrCEXSU1oBoqyl2QvZ6jIW3" crossorigin="anonymous"> <link href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/style.css" rel="stylesheet"> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style>  <meta property="og:image" content="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1920" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="527" />   <meta name="description" content="The Industry Connections program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration." /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Industry Connections" /> <meta property="og:description" content="The Industry Connections program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration." /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="IEEE Standards Association" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2024-11-12T18:38:04+00:00" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Industry Connections" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="The Industry Connections program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration." /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@IEEESA" /> <meta name="twitter:label1" content="Est. reading time" /> <meta name="twitter:data1" content="2 minutes" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/","url":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/","name":"Industry Connections - IEEE Standards Association","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg","datePublished":"2024-10-16T14:11:26+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-12T18:38:04+00:00","description":"The Industry Connections program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/#primaryimage","url":"https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg","contentUrl":"https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg","width":1920,"height":527,"caption":"Group of people collaborating"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://standards.ieee.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Industry Connections"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/#website","url":"https://standards.ieee.org/","name":"IEEE Standards Association","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://standards.ieee.org/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/#organization","name":"IEEE SA","url":"https://standards.ieee.org/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/#/schema/logo/image/","url":"https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/import/ieeesa-logo.png","contentUrl":"https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/import/ieeesa-logo.png","width":720,"height":432,"caption":"IEEE SA"},"image":{"@id":"https://standards.ieee.org/#/schema/logo/image/"},"sameAs":["https://x.com/IEEESA"]}]}</script>  <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//kit.fontawesome.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//www.googletagmanager.com' /> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.7.1"}}; /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b","\ud83d\udc26\u200b\u2b1b")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings); /* ]]> */ </script> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block-styles-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/events-calendar-pro/src/resources/css/tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block.min.css?ver=7.3.0' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { display: inline !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 1em !important; width: 1em !important; margin: 0 0.07em !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='font-awesome-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-carousel-for-visual-composer/css/font-awesome/css/all.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='highcharts-custom-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> div[class^='highstock_'], .highcharts-root, .highcharts-container { overflow: visible !important; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ieee-cloudsearch-css-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/cloudsearch/css/ieee-cloudsearch.css?time=20240517&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ieee-widget-css-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/widgets/css/widgets.css?time=20240329&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ieee-color-book-css-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/color-books/color-books.css?time=20230920&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ieee-print-css-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/print.css?time=20240918&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='print' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='subscribe-forms-css-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/modules/subscribe-forms.min.css?ver=10.0' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='easy-social-share-buttons-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/css/easy-social-share-buttons.min.css?ver=10.0' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='easy-social-share-buttons-inline-css' type='text/css'> .essb_links.essb_share .essb_link_facebook a:hover, .essb_links .essb_link_facebook a:focus{background-color:#3b5998!important;}.essb_links.essb_share .essb_link_twitter a:hover, .essb_links .essb_link_twitter a:focus{background-color:#1da1f2!important;}.essb_links.essb_share .essb_link_linkedin a:hover, .essb_links .essb_link_linkedin a:focus{background-color:#0072b1!important;}.essb_links.essb_share .essb_link_mail a:hover, .essb_links .essb_link_mail a:focus{background-color:#57595d!important;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='js_composer_front-css' href='//standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/js_composer/js_composer_front_custom.css?ver=8.0.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="ieee-cloudsearch-js-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var ieee_ajax_object = {"ajax_url":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/cloudsearch/js/ieee-cloudsearch.js?time=20240517&ver=6.7.1" id="ieee-cloudsearch-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/widgets/js/ieee-widgets.js?time=20240329&ver=6.7.1" id="ieee-widget-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/color-books/color-books.js?time=20230920&ver=6.7.1" id="ieee-color-book-scripts-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="ieee-sa-scripts-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var ieee_ajax_object = {"ajax_url":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/js/ieee-sa.js?time=20240918&ver=6.7.1" id="ieee-sa-scripts-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/ieee-sa/js/marketo.js?ver=6.7.1" id="ieee-marketo-js"></script> <script defer crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/javascript" src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/3182722a43.js" id="font-awesome-official-js"></script>   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XDL2ME6570" id="google_gtagjs-js" async></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="google_gtagjs-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag("set","linker",{"domains":["standards.ieee.org"]}); gtag("js", new Date()); gtag("set", "developer_id.dZTNiMT", true); gtag("config", "G-XDL2ME6570"); window._googlesitekit = window._googlesitekit || {}; window._googlesitekit.throttledEvents = []; window._googlesitekit.gtagEvent = (name, data) => { var key = JSON.stringify( { name, data } ); if ( !! window._googlesitekit.throttledEvents[ key ] ) { return; } window._googlesitekit.throttledEvents[ key ] = true; setTimeout( () => { delete window._googlesitekit.throttledEvents[ key ]; }, 5 ); gtag( "event", name, { ...data, event_source: "site-kit" } ); } /* ]]> */ </script>  <script></script><link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2629" /><meta name="cdp-version" content="1.4.9" /><meta name="generator" content="Site Kit by Google 1.140.0" /><meta name="silktide-cms" content="IXaS1Ex6oR6L5AGcaCluCMm2rwmz5U3ytO1d//VQmGGx2GcBcGrejIdLCAsgJlx7KwfBpQFb7dlLlPe56Le5Au6aTELrjjRe2IaygujU/+K9WIYqazWdBj0gmvUB9pDYaXK9K6mRPoL0Ne6WDYa0cDD8ra0pZR1wLV9/ZUwc0dHnPyuP5jZZF6B9SvtAZ64y" /> <meta name="tec-api-version" content="v1"><meta name="tec-api-origin" content="https://standards.ieee.org"><link rel="alternate" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/" /> <script> (function(h,o,t,j,a,r){ h.hj=h.hj||function(){(h.hj.q=h.hj.q||[]).push(arguments)}; h._hjSettings={hjid:2916772,hjsv:5}; a=o.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; r=o.createElement('script');r.async=1; r.src=t+h._hjSettings.hjid+j+h._hjSettings.hjsv; a.appendChild(r); })(window,document,'//static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-','.js?sv='); </script> <script> document.documentElement.className = document.documentElement.className.replace('no-js', 'js'); </script> <meta name="generator" content="Powered by WPBakery Page Builder - drag and drop page builder for WordPress."/> <style data-type="vc_custom-css">.vc_pageable-slide-wrapper.vc_clearfix { display: flex !important; flex-wrap: wrap !important; align-content: stretch !important; flex-direction: row !important; } .vc_grid-item.vc_clearfix.vc_col-sm-4.vc_visible-item, .vc_grid-item-mini.vc_clearfix, .ic-activity-grid, .vc_gitem-zone-mini, .ic-activity-grid-inner, .vc_gitem_row.vc_row.vc_gitem-row-position-top, .vc_gitem-animated-block { display: flex !important; flex-wrap: wrap !important; align-content: stretch !important; flex-direction: row !important; flex-grow: 1 !important; } .vc_grid-item.vc_clearfix.vc_col-sm-4.vc_visible-item, .ic-activity-grid-inner { flex-direction: column !important; } .vc_grid-item-mini.vc_clearfix { flex-direction: column !important; align-items: flex-start !important; }</style><link rel="icon" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/android-chrome-512x512-1-150x150.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/android-chrome-512x512-1-300x300.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/android-chrome-512x512-1-300x300.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/android-chrome-512x512-1-300x300.png" /> <style type="text/css" data-type="vc_shortcodes-default-css">.vc_do_custom_heading{margin-bottom:0.625rem;margin-top:0;}.vc_do_custom_heading{margin-bottom:0.625rem;margin-top:0;}.vc_do_custom_heading{margin-bottom:0.625rem;margin-top:0;}</style><noscript><style> .wpb_animate_when_almost_visible { opacity: 1; }</style></noscript> </head> <body class="page-template page-template-page-templates page-template-template-blank-page-hero-fixed-width page-template-page-templatestemplate-blank-page-hero-fixed-width-php page page-id-2629 page-parent tribe-no-js essb-10.0 wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-8.0.1 vc_responsive" data-featured-image-url="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg">  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MR8T843" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <header> <section id="top-bar"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-10 d-none d-md-block"> <ul class="nav top-bar top-bar-left" role="list" aria-label="Global left"> <li class="nav-item" role="listitem"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/" target="_blank" title="IEEE.org" aria-label="IEEE.org (opens in new tab)"><i class="nav-icon fa fa-home"></i>IEEE.org</a></li> <li class="nav-item" role="listitem"><a class="nav-link" href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp" target="_blank" title="IEEE Xplore Digital Library" aria-label="IEEE Xplore (opens in new tab)">IEEE <em>Xplore</em> Digital Library</a></li> <li class="nav-item" role="listitem"><a class="nav-link" href="https://standards.ieee.org/" target="_blank" title="IEEE Standards" aria-label="IEEE Standards (opens in new tab)">IEEE Standards</a></li> <li class="nav-item" role="listitem"><a class="nav-link" href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/" target="_blank" title="IEEE Spectrum" aria-label="IEEE Spectrum (opens in new tab)">IEEE Spectrum</a></li> <li class="nav-item" role="listitem"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/sitemap.html" target="_blank" title="More Sites" aria-label="More Sites (opens in new tab)">More Sites</a></li> </ul>  </div>  <div class="col-2 d-none d-md-block"> <ul class="nav top-bar top-bar-right" role="list" aria-label="Global right"> <li class="nav-item" role="listitem"><a class="nav-link" href="/develop/etools/" title="eTools">eTools</a> </li> </ul>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section id="masthead"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <div id="primary-logo" class="logo"> <a class="logo-link" href="/" title="IEEE Standards Association"><img data-src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/img/ieee-sa-logo2x.png" alt="IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) Logo" height="40px" width="auto" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload"></a> </div>  </div>  <div class="col-6 d-none d-sm-block"> <div id="secondary-logo" class="logo"> <a class="logo-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/" title="Visit IEEE.org" target="_blank" aria-label="IEEE.org (opens in new tab)"><img data-src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/img/ieee-logo2x.png" alt="IEEE Logo" height="30px" width="auto" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload"></a> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>   <nav id="main-nav" class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light" aria-label="Main"> <div class="container"> <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-trigger="mobile-menu" aria-controls="mobile-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"><i class="fas fa-bars"></i></span> </button> <div id="mobile-menu" class="collapse navbar-collapse"> <button type="button" class="btn-close mobile-menu" aria-label="close"></button>  <ul id="menu-main-navigation" class="navbar-nav mr-auto main w-100 "><li id="menu-item-8385" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children dropdown nav-item nav-item-8385"><a title="" data-item-id="8385" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Standards</a><div class="dropdown-menu"> <ul class="sub-menu depth_0"> <li id="menu-item-8429" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8429"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/access-standards/" data-item-id="8429" class="nav-link ">Access Standards</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8386" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8386"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/standard/" data-item-id="8386" class="nav-link ">Search Standards</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8387" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8387"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/develop/" data-item-id="8387" class="nav-link ">Standards Development</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8388" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8388"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/develop/standards-adoption/" data-item-id="8388" class="nav-link ">Standards Adoption</a></li> <li id="menu-item-14608" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-14608"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/standards-in-action/" data-item-id="14608" class="nav-link ">Where Life Meets Standards</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-8389" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children dropdown nav-item nav-item-8389"><a title="" data-item-id="8389" class="nav-link active dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Products & Programs</a><div class="dropdown-menu"> <ul class="sub-menu depth_0"> <li id="menu-item-8390" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8390"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/ams/" data-item-id="8390" class="nav-link ">Alliance Management Services</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8391" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8391"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/icap/" data-item-id="8391" class="nav-link ">Conformity Assessment & Certification</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8392" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8392"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/initiatives/opensource/" data-item-id="8392" class="nav-link ">IEEE SA Open Source</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8393" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8393"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/industry-affiliate-network/" data-item-id="8393" class="nav-link ">Industry Affiliate Network (IAN)</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8431" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-2629 current_page_item nav-item nav-item-8431"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/" data-item-id="8431" class="nav-link active">Industry Connections</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8430" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8430"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/nesc/" data-item-id="8430" class="nav-link ">The National Electrical Safety Code庐 (NESC庐)</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8396" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8396"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/regauth/" data-item-id="8396" class="nav-link ">Registration Authority</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8397" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8397"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/intl/government-engagement-program/" data-item-id="8397" class="nav-link ">Government Engagement Program on Standards (GEPS)</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8398" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8398"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/intl/standards-fellowship-program/" data-item-id="8398" class="nav-link ">Standards Fellowship</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8432" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8432"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/" data-item-id="8432" class="nav-link ">All Products & Programs</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-8400" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children dropdown nav-item nav-item-8400"><a title="" data-item-id="8400" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Focuses</a><div class="dropdown-menu"> <ul class="sub-menu depth_0"> <li id="menu-item-13258" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-13258"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/initiatives/autonomous-intelligence-systems/" data-item-id="13258" class="nav-link ">Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (AIS)</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8402" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8402"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/practices/connectivity-telecom/" data-item-id="8402" class="nav-link ">Connectivity & Telecom</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8403" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8403"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/practices/energy/" data-item-id="8403" class="nav-link ">Energy</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8404" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8404"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/practices/foundational/" data-item-id="8404" class="nav-link ">Foundational Technologies</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8433" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8433"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/intl/" data-item-id="8433" class="nav-link ">Government Engagement</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8405" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8405"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/practices/healthcare-life-sciences/" data-item-id="8405" class="nav-link ">Healthcare and Life Sciences</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8406" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8406"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/practices/mobility/" data-item-id="8406" class="nav-link ">Mobility</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-8408" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children dropdown nav-item nav-item-8408"><a title="" data-item-id="8408" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Get Involved</a><div class="dropdown-menu"> <ul class="sub-menu depth_0"> <li id="menu-item-8435" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8435"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/participate/" data-item-id="8435" class="nav-link ">How to Get Involved</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8434" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8434"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/events/" data-item-id="8434" class="nav-link ">Events</a></li> <li id="menu-item-15249" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-15249"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/membership/" data-item-id="15249" class="nav-link ">IEEE SA Membership</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-8412" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children dropdown nav-item nav-item-8412"><a title="" data-item-id="8412" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Resources</a><div class="dropdown-menu"> <ul class="sub-menu depth_0"> <li id="menu-item-8413" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8413"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/training/" data-item-id="8413" class="nav-link ">Training & Development</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8436" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8436"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/news/" data-item-id="8436" class="nav-link ">News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8415" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-8415"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/news/swire/" data-item-id="8415" class="nav-link ">IEEE SA Newsletter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9554" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom nav-item nav-item-9554"><a title="Standards Store (Opens in a New Tab)" target="_blank" href="https://store.accuristech.com/ieee?utm_source=standards&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=standards-referral" data-item-id="9554" class="nav-link ">Standards Store</a></li> <li id="menu-item-12797" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category nav-item nav-item-12797"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/beyond-standards/" data-item-id="12797" class="nav-link ">Beyond Standards Blog</a></li> <li id="menu-item-16635" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-16635"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/standards-in-action/" data-item-id="16635" class="nav-link ">Where Life Meets Standards</a></li> <li id="menu-item-16238" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-16238"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/" data-item-id="16238" class="nav-link ">About Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-18385" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-18385"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/contact/" data-item-id="18385" class="nav-link ">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-18384" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-18384"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/feedback/" data-item-id="18384" class="nav-link ">Provide Feedback</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-17151" class="nav-type-button d-lg-none menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-item nav-item-17151"><a title="" href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/regauth/mac/" data-item-id="17151" class="nav-link ">MAC ADDRESS</a></li> </ul>  </div>  <div class="btn-group search"> <div id="search-input-wrapper" class="collapse collapse-horizontal"> <form id="search" class="form-inline" action="https://standards.ieee.org/search/" method="get"> <button class="btn" type="submit" aria-label="Click/Tap to Execute the Search Functionality." id="search-form-magnifying-glass"><i class="fa fa-search" style="color:#000000;-webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px;font-size:1.25rem;"></i></button> <input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="What are you looking for?" autofocus="autofocus" autocomplete="off" name="q" id="q" aria-label="What are you looking for?"> <div class="container search-ux-menu"> <div class="row search-ux-menu-row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 mt-2 p-3 test-arrow-link"> <h2 class="h6">Featured Links</h2> <div class="menu-featured-links-search-container"><ul id="menu-featured-links-search" class="search-ux-menu-col"><li class="mb-2" id="menu-item-18831" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18831"><a class="arrow-link text-decoration-none" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/awards/nominate/">2024 IEEE Standards Association Awards Recipients</a></li> <li class="mb-2" id="menu-item-18832" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18832"><a class="arrow-link text-decoration-none" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/standards-in-action/">Standards in Action</a></li> <li class="mb-2" id="menu-item-18833" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18833"><a class="arrow-link text-decoration-none" href="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/interactive/web/cityscape/index.htm">IEEE SA Interactive Cityscape</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 mt-2 p-3 test-arrow-link"> <h2 class="h6">Quick Links</h2> <div class="menu-quick-links-search-container"><ul id="menu-quick-links-search" class="search-ux-menu-col"><li class="mb-2" id="menu-item-18834" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18834"><a class="arrow-link text-decoration-none" href="https://standards.ieee.org/standard/">Search Standards</a></li> <li class="mb-2" id="menu-item-18835" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18835"><a class="arrow-link text-decoration-none" href="https://standards.ieee.org/access-standards/">Access Standards</a></li> <li class="mb-2" id="menu-item-18836" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18836"><a class="arrow-link text-decoration-none" href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/membership/">IEEE SA Membership</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 mt-2 p-3 test-arrow-link"> <h2 class="h6">Most Viewed Pages</h2> <ul class="list-unstyled search-ux-menu-col"><li aria-level="1" class="mb-2"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/search/" style="text-decoration:none" class="arrow-link" title="Search">Search</a></li><li aria-level="1" class="mb-2"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/" style="text-decoration:none" class="arrow-link" title="Home">Home</a></li><li aria-level="1" class="mb-2"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/regauth/" style="text-decoration:none" class="arrow-link" title="Registration Authority">Registration Authority</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </form>  </div>  <button id="main-search-button" class="btn btn-md search-bar-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#search-input-wrapper" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="search-input-wrapper" aria-label="Click/Tap to Toggle the Search."><i class="fa fa-search"></i><span class="ms-2 me-2" id="search-bar-text" style="height:54px">Search the IEEE SA Website...</span></button> </div>  <a href="/products-programs/regauth/" class="mac-address-link d-none d-lg-block"><span>MAC ADDRESS</span></a> <div class="screen-darken"></div> </div>  </nav>  </section>  </header> <main> <section id="page-title" class="hero lazyload" style="background-image:inherit;" data-bg-image="url('https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Collaboration-Business-Meeting-iStock-1074288606.jpg')"> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="page-hero-wrapper"> <div class="page-hero-inner-wrapper"> <h1 class="page-title hero h2 section-title">Welcome to the Industry Connections Program</h1> <p class="page-hero-subtitle"></p> <p class="page-hero-description ">Bridging Collaboration and Innovation</p> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section id="breadcrumbs"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <nav id="breadcrumb-nav" aria-label="breadcrumb"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org" title="Home">Home</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page">Industry Connections </li> </ol>  </nav>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section id="content"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div id="main-content" class="col-12"> <div class="post"><div class="wpb-content-wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The Industry Connections (IC) program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration among organizations and individuals as they hone and refine their thinking on rapidly changing technologies. IEEE SA provides a basic level of support to all IC activities.</p> <p>Industry stakeholders play a vital role by providing expertise, advocating for standards, contributing resources, validating relevance, and promoting awareness. This ensures that standards remain effective and impactful.</p> <p>The IC program offers an efficient environment for building consensus and producing shared results. We provide a range of resources to fast-track content and deliverables, including:</p> <ul> <li>Proposals for standards</li> <li>White papers</li> <li>Peer-reviewed guides and position papers</li> <li>Workshops, and events</li> <li>Databases and registration services</li> </ul> </div> </div> <h2 style="text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading h3 mt-5" >Who Can Participate?</h2> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>IC activities can be entity-based or individual-based, as specified in the <a href="/wp-content/uploads/import/governance/iccom/IC20-016-Global_Initiative_Ethics_Extended_Reality.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Industry Connections Activity Initiation Document (ICAID)</a>.</p> <p>For more information about the Industry Connections program, check out our <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ic-program-flyer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">program flyer</a> or email the <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dd4f3f9e8eee9efe4def2f3f3f8fee9f4f2f3eeddf4f8f8f8b3f2effa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IC Program Administrator</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="right wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4" id="inner-sidebar"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid widget mt-4 mt-md-0"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div style="text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading widget-title" >Resources</div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <ul class="nav flex-column"> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/wp-content/uploads/import/documents/forms/icaid_form.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICAID Form</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/about/bog/iccom/">IC Committee</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/about/bog/iccom/resources/">Resources</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/industry-connections/activities/">Current Activities</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/industry-connections/closed-activities/">Closed Activities</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/industry-connections/groups/">Group Formation & Governance</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/products-programs/standards-related/whitepaper/">White Papers</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://youtu.be/_3vU5CH5ShY?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Overview Video</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="left wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12" id="inner-content"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><h2 style="text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading h3 mt-5" >IC Support Services</h2> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>IEEE SA provides a basic level of support to all Industry Connections (IC) activities at no charge to participants.</p> <p><strong>Basic support services include (as needed):</strong></p> <ul> <li>Activity startup support</li> <li>Early Executive Committee (EC) meeting consultation</li> <li>Group communication, collaboration, and productivity tools</li> <li>Policies and procedures development support and consultation</li> <li>Voting and election administration</li> <li>Marketing communications for significant milestones and events <em>(if desired)</em></li> <li>Publication and/or standardization support</li> <li>Administration of added fee services <em>(e.g., technical writing, workshops)</em></li> </ul> </div> </div> <h2 style="text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading h3 mb-4" >Current Industry Connections (IC) Activities</h2> <div class="vc_grid-container-wrapper vc_clearfix vc_grid-animation-none"> <div class="vc_grid-container vc_clearfix wpb_content_element vc_basic_grid" data-initial-loading-animation="none" data-vc-grid-settings="{"page_id":2629,"style":"all","action":"vc_get_vc_grid_data","shortcode_id":"1731436575394-1d61f0f0-392a-10","tag":"vc_basic_grid"}" data-vc-request="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" data-vc-post-id="2629" data-vc-public-nonce="8e6286cad0"> <style data-type="vc_shortcodes-custom-css">.vc_custom_1718729970306{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 0.75rem !important;padding-right: 0.75rem !important;padding-bottom: 0.75rem !important;padding-left: 0.75rem !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #d9d9d6 !important;}</style><div class="vc_grid vc_row vc_grid-gutter-30px vc_pageable-wrapper vc_hook_hover" data-vc-pageable-content="true"><div class="vc_pageable-slide-wrapper vc_clearfix" data-vc-grid-content="true"><div class="vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix "><div class="vc_gitem-animated-block" ><div class="vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc_custom_1718729970306 ic-activity-grid"><div class="vc_gitem-zone-mini"><div class="vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 ic-activity-grid-inner vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-"><div class="vc_gitem-post-meta-field-ic_activity_designation fw-bold press-date small vc_gitem-align-left">IC24-013</div><div class="vc_custom_heading mt-2 arrow-link vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title" ><h3 style="font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: left" ><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/activities/low-carbon-building-electrical-technology/" class="vc_gitem-link" title="Low Carbon Building Electrical Technology">Low Carbon Building Electrical Technology</a></h3></div><div class="vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt" ><div style="text-align: left" ><p>Focus on low carbon building electrical technologies, including standards research and development in a variety of areas.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_clearfix"></div></div><div class="vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix "><div class="vc_gitem-animated-block" ><div class="vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc_custom_1718729970306 ic-activity-grid"><div class="vc_gitem-zone-mini"><div class="vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 ic-activity-grid-inner vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-"><div class="vc_gitem-post-meta-field-ic_activity_designation fw-bold press-date small vc_gitem-align-left">IC24-012</div><div class="vc_custom_heading mt-2 arrow-link vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title" ><h3 style="font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: left" ><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/activities/user-experience-in-wlan-network/" class="vc_gitem-link" title="User Experience in WLAN Network">User Experience in WLAN Network</a></h3></div><div class="vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt" ><div style="text-align: left" ><p>Focus on user experience improvements from multiple dimensions in WLAN Networks.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_clearfix"></div></div><div class="vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix "><div class="vc_gitem-animated-block" ><div class="vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc_custom_1718729970306 ic-activity-grid"><div class="vc_gitem-zone-mini"><div class="vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 ic-activity-grid-inner vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-"><div class="vc_gitem-post-meta-field-ic_activity_designation fw-bold press-date small vc_gitem-align-left">IC24-011</div><div class="vc_custom_heading mt-2 arrow-link vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title" ><h3 style="font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: left" ><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/activities/global-smart-home-community/" class="vc_gitem-link" title="Global Smart Home Community">Global Smart Home Community</a></h3></div><div class="vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt" ><div style="text-align: left" ><p>Establish a collaborative platform that bridges the gap between the household appliance industry and the ICT sector.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_clearfix"></div></div><div class="vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix "><div class="vc_gitem-animated-block" ><div class="vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc_custom_1718729970306 ic-activity-grid"><div class="vc_gitem-zone-mini"><div class="vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 ic-activity-grid-inner vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-"><div class="vc_gitem-post-meta-field-ic_activity_designation fw-bold press-date small vc_gitem-align-left">IC24-010</div><div class="vc_custom_heading mt-2 arrow-link vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title" ><h3 style="font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: left" ><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/activities/technology-standards-for-the-aging/" class="vc_gitem-link" title="Technology Standards for the Aging (AgeTech)">Technology Standards for the Aging (AgeTech)</a></h3></div><div class="vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt" ><div style="text-align: left" ><p>Develop proposals for IEEE standards to address aspects such as terminology, usability, metrics, and more for AgeTech products and services.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_clearfix"></div></div><div class="vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix "><div class="vc_gitem-animated-block" ><div class="vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc_custom_1718729970306 ic-activity-grid"><div class="vc_gitem-zone-mini"><div class="vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 ic-activity-grid-inner vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-"><div class="vc_gitem-post-meta-field-ic_activity_designation fw-bold press-date small vc_gitem-align-left">IC24-009</div><div class="vc_custom_heading mt-2 arrow-link vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title" ><h3 style="font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: left" ><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/activities/supporting-ieee-standards-in-greater-bay-area/" class="vc_gitem-link" title="Supporting IEEE Standards in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area">Supporting IEEE Standards in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area</a></h3></div><div class="vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt" ><div style="text-align: left" ><p>Efforts will help enable the Greater Bay Area to establish closer cooperation with international standardization organizations such as IEEE SA.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_clearfix"></div></div><div class="vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix "><div class="vc_gitem-animated-block" ><div class="vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc_custom_1718729970306 ic-activity-grid"><div class="vc_gitem-zone-mini"><div class="vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 ic-activity-grid-inner vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-"><div class="vc_gitem-post-meta-field-ic_activity_designation fw-bold press-date small vc_gitem-align-left">IC24-008</div><div class="vc_custom_heading mt-2 arrow-link vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title" ><h3 style="font-size: 1.25rem;text-align: left" ><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/activities/computing-network-convergence-initiative/" class="vc_gitem-link" title="Computing and Network Convergence Initiative">Computing and Network Convergence Initiative</a></h3></div><div class="vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt" ><div style="text-align: left" ><p>The goal of this initiative is to foster collaboration and connect technical & business communities to IEEE Computing and Network Convergence experts and resources.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_clearfix"></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_js" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script> document.querySelectorAll('h3 > a.vc_gitem-link').forEach(link => { link.classList.add('arrow-link', 'stretched-link'); link.innerHTML = `<span class="arrow-icon">${link.textContent}</span>`; }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_js" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <script> jQuery.noConflict(); jQuery( "div.ic-activity-grid" ).removeClass( "vc_gitem-zone-a" ); </script> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element mt-5 text-center" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><a class="arrow-link" href="/industry-connections/activities/">View All IC Activities</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div data-vc-full-width="true" data-vc-full-width-init="false" class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid section bg-lt-grey pt-5 pb-5 content-pb-0 mt-5"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid mw-880"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><h3 style="text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading h4 mb-4" >Contact Information</h3> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>For more information about the Industry Connections program and its activities, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f06212b3a3c3b3d360c2021212a2c3b2620213c0f262a2a2a61203d28" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email the Industry Connections Program Administrator</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix"></div> </div></div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  </main> <footer> <section id="footer-top"> <div class="container"> <div class="row align-items-center"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-4"> <div id="footer-logo" class="logo"> <a class="logo-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/" title="Visit IEEE.org" target="_blank" aria-label="Visit IEEE.org (opens in new tab)"><img data-src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/ieee-sa-theme/img/ieee-logo2x.png" alt="IEEE logo" height="30px" width="auto" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload"></a> </div>  </div>  <div class="col-12 col-sm-8"> <div id="social-media"> <ul class="nav social-media justify-content-sm-end"> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link social-icon social-linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee-sa-ieee-standards-association/" title="LinkedIn" target="_blank" aria-label="LinkedIn (opens in new tab)"><i class="fa-brands fa-linkedin-in"></i> <span class="sr-only">LinkedIn</span></a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link social-icon social-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/ieeesa/" title="Facebook" target="_blank" aria-label="Facebook (opens in new tab)"><i class="fa-brands fa-facebook-f"></i> <span class="sr-only">Facebook</span></a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link social-icon social-instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/ieeesa/" title="Instagram" target="_blank" aria-label="Instagram (opens in new tab)"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram"></i> <span class="sr-only">Instagram</span></a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link social-icon social-youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/ieeesa" title="YouTube" target="_blank" aria-label="YouTube (opens in new tab)"><i class="fa-brands fa-youtube"></i> <span class="sr-only">YouTube</span></a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link social-icon social-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/ieeesa" title="X" target="_blank" aria-label="X (opens in new tab)"><i class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i> <span class="sr-only">X</span></a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link social-icon social-rss" href="/category/beyond-standards/feed/" title="Beyond Standards RSS Feed" target="_blank" aria-label="Beyond Standards RSS Feed (opens in new tab)"><i class="fa-solid fa-rss"></i> <span class="sr-only">Beyond Standards RSS Feed</span></a></li> </ul>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  <section id="footer-widgets"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget-title">IEEE SA</div> <div class="menu-footer-menu-ieee-sa-container"><ul id="menu-footer-menu-ieee-sa" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-8437" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8437"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/">About Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8370" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8370"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/membership/">IEEE SA Membership</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9418" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9418"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/distrib/">Distributor Partner Program</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8372" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8372"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/training/">Training & Development</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8438" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8438"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/policies/">Policies & Procedures</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8439" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8439"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-18383" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18383"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/feedback/">Provide Feedback</a></li> </ul></div></div>  </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget-title">Board of Governors</div> <div class="menu-footer-menu-board-of-governors-container"><ul id="menu-footer-menu-board-of-governors" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-8363" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8363"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/">About Board of Governors</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8364" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8364"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/arcom/">Awards Committee</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8365" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8365"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/cag/">Entity Collaborative Activities Governance Board</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8366" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8366"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/iccom/">Industry Connections Committee</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8367" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8367"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/rac/">Registration Authority Committee (RAC)</a></li> </ul></div></div>  </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget-title">Standards Board</div> <div class="menu-footer-menu-standards-board-container"><ul id="menu-footer-menu-standards-board" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-8378" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8378"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/">About Standards Board</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8379" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8379"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/sba/">Board Approvals</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8380" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8380"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/audcom/">Audit Committee</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8381" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8381"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/nescom/">New Standards Committee</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8382" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8382"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/">Patent Committee</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8383" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8383"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/procom/">Procedures Committee</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8384" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8384"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/revcom/">Standards Review Committee</a></li> </ul></div></div>  </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget-title">News & Events</div> <div class="menu-footer-menu-news-events-container"><ul id="menu-footer-menu-news-events" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-8440" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8440"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/news/">News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8376" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8376"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/news/swire/">IEEE SA Newsletter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8441" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8441"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/events/">Events</a></li> <li id="menu-item-12798" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-12798"><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/beyond-standards/">Beyond Standards Blog</a></li> </ul></div></div>  </div> </div>  </div>  </section>  <section id="footer-bar"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <ul class="nav footer-bar"> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/" title="Home">Home</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/sitemap/" title="Sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/about/contact.html" target="_blank" title="Contact & Support" aria-label="Contact & Support (opens in new tab)">Contact & Support</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/accessibility-statement.html" target="_blank" title="Accessibility" aria-label="Accessibility (opens in new tab)">Accessibility</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p9-26.html" target="_blank" title="Nondiscrimination Policy" aria-label="Nondiscrimination Policy (opens in new tab)">Nondiscrimination Policy</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/20410/index.html" target="_blank" title="IEEE Ethics Reporting" aria-label="IEEE Ethics Reporting (opens in new tab)">IEEE Ethics Reporting</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/security-privacy.html" target="_blank" title="IEEE Privacy Policy" aria-label="IEEE Privacy Policy (opens in new tab)">IEEE Privacy Policy</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="https://www.ieee.org/about/help/site-terms-conditions.html" target="_blank" title="Terms & Disclosures" aria-label="Terms & Disclosures (opens in new tab)">Terms & Disclosures</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/ipr/" title="IEEE SA Copyright Policy">IEEE SA Copyright Policy</a></li> </ul>  <div id="copyright"> <p>© Copyright <span id="copyright-year">2021</span> IEEE – All rights reserved. A public charity, IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.</p> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>  </footer> <button class="btn btn-subscribe" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#newsletter-subscribe" aria-controls="newsletter-subscribe" aria-label="Toggle newsletter subscribe form" role="region">Subscribe</button>  <div id="newsletter-subscribe" class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" data-bs-scroll="true" data-bs-backdrop="true" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="newsletter-subscribe-title"> <div class="offcanvas-header"> <h5 class="h2 offcanvas-title" id="newsletter-subscribe-title">Subscribe to our Newsletter</h5> <button type="button" class="btn-close text-reset" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close"></button> </div>  <div class="offcanvas-body"> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter to learn about new developments, including resources, insights and more.</p>  <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script src="//app-ab28.marketo.com/js/forms2/js/forms2.min.js"></script> <form id="mktoForm_1022" class="marketoForm"></form> <script>MktoForms2.loadForm("//app-ab28.marketo.com", "211-FYL-955", 1022);</script>  <script src="//app-ab28.marketo.com/js/forms2/js/forms2.js"></script> <script> MktoForms2.whenReady(function (form){ var subscribeForms = [1022]; if ( subscribeForms.indexOf(form.getId()) != -1 ) { form.onSuccess(function(values, followUpUrl){ form.getFormElem().hide(); document.getElementById('confirmform').style.visibility = 'visible'; return false; }); } }); </script> <div id="confirmform" style="visibility:hidden;"><p><strong>Thank you for signing up for the IEEE SA Newsletter. Check your email for a confirmation message.</strong></p></div> </div>  </div>  <div class="screen-darken"></div>   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ka7Sk0Gln4gmtz2MlQnikT1wXgYsOg+OMhuP+IlRH9sENBO0LRn5q+8nbTov4+1p" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script> // offcanvas mobile menu function darken_screen(yesno) { if( yesno == true ) { document.querySelector('.screen-darken').classList.add('active'); } else if(yesno == false) { document.querySelector('.screen-darken').classList.remove('active'); } } function close_offcanvas() { darken_screen(false); document.querySelector('#mobile-menu.show').classList.remove('show'); document.body.classList.remove('offcanvas-active'); } function show_offcanvas(offcanvas_id) { darken_screen(true); document.getElementById(offcanvas_id).classList.add('show'); document.body.classList.add('offcanvas-active'); } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { // affix header to top on scroll window.addEventListener('scroll', function() { if (window.scrollY > 50) { document.getElementById('top-bar').classList.add('d-none'); document.getElementById('masthead').classList.add('fixed-top'); // add padding top to show content behind navbar mastheadHeight = document.querySelector('#masthead').offsetHeight; document.body.style.paddingTop = mastheadHeight + 'px'; } else { document.getElementById('top-bar').classList.remove('d-none'); document.getElementById('masthead').classList.remove('fixed-top'); // remove padding top from body document.body.style.paddingTop = '0'; } }); // offcanvas mobile menu document.querySelectorAll('[data-trigger]').forEach(function(everyelement) { let offcanvas_id = everyelement.getAttribute('data-trigger'); everyelement.addEventListener('click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); show_offcanvas(offcanvas_id); }); }); document.querySelectorAll('.btn-close').forEach(function(everybutton) { everybutton.addEventListener('click', function (e) { close_offcanvas(); }); }); document.querySelector('.screen-darken').addEventListener('click', function(event) { close_offcanvas(); }); }); // DOMContentLoaded end // display current year document.querySelector('#copyright-year').innerText = new Date().getFullYear(); </script> <script> ( function ( body ) { 'use strict'; body.className = body.className.replace( /\btribe-no-js\b/, 'tribe-js' ); } )( document.body ); </script> <script> /* <![CDATA[ */var tribe_l10n_datatables = {"aria":{"sort_ascending":": activate to sort column ascending","sort_descending":": activate to sort column descending"},"length_menu":"Show _MENU_ entries","empty_table":"No data available in table","info":"Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries","info_empty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries","info_filtered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)","zero_records":"No matching records found","search":"Search:","all_selected_text":"All items on this page were selected. ","select_all_link":"Select all pages","clear_selection":"Clear Selection.","pagination":{"all":"All","next":"Next","previous":"Previous"},"select":{"rows":{"0":"","_":": Selected %d rows","1":": Selected 1 row"}},"datepicker":{"dayNames":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"dayNamesShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"dayNamesMin":["S","M","T","W","T","F","S"],"monthNames":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesShort":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesMin":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"nextText":"Next","prevText":"Prev","currentText":"Today","closeText":"Done","today":"Today","clear":"Clear"}};/* ]]> */ </script><link rel='stylesheet' id='vc_google_fonts_abril_fatfaceregular-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Abril+Fatface%3Aregular&subset=latin&ver=8.0.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='vc_animate-css-css' href='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/assets/lib/vendor/node_modules/animate.css/animate.min.css?ver=8.0.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/modules/pinterest-pro.min.js?ver=10.0" id="pinterest-pro-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/modules/subscribe-forms.min.js?ver=10.0" id="subscribe-forms-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/js/essb-core.min.js?ver=10.0" id="easy-social-share-buttons-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="easy-social-share-buttons-core-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var essb_settings = {"ajax_url":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","essb3_nonce":"8fdef0e680","essb3_plugin_url":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-social-share-buttons3","essb3_stats":true,"essb3_ga":false,"essb3_ga_ntg":false,"blog_url":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/","post_id":"2629","internal_stats":true}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/page-links-to/dist/new-tab.js?ver=3.3.7" id="page-links-to-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wdt-custom-avada-js-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wdt_ajax_object = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/standards.ieee.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/wpdatatables/integrations/starter/page-builders/avada/assets/js/wdt-custom-avada-js.js?ver=7.0.1" id="wdt-custom-avada-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-smush-pro/app/assets/js/smush-lazy-load.min.js?ver=3.16.9" id="smush-lazy-load-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/assets/js/dist/js_composer_front.min.js?ver=8.0.1" id="wpb_composer_front_js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/assets/lib/vendor/node_modules/imagesloaded/imagesloaded.pkgd.min.js?ver=8.0.1" id="vc_grid-js-imagesloaded-js"></script> <script src='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/common/src/resources/js/underscore-before.js'></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-includes/js/underscore.min.js?ver=1.13.7" id="underscore-js"></script> <script src='https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/common/src/resources/js/underscore-after.js'></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/assets/lib/vc/vc_waypoints/vc-waypoints.min.js?ver=8.0.1" id="vc_waypoints-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/assets/js/dist/vc_grid.min.js?ver=8.0.1" id="vc_grid-js"></script> <script></script><script type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>