IEEE Standards Association sponsoring free seminar in Tokyo

One-day seminar to address issues related to global standards

Piscataway, New Jersey (BUSINESS WIRE) - The IEEE Standards Association Corporate Advisory Group will host a free one-day seminar, "Global Standards, Local Benefits: The IEEE Standards Association," 14 May 2008 at SONY corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

This ground-breaking seminar will address the issues faced by today's policy makers and industry leaders, emphasizing how local entities can participate in and make use of global standards and best practices.

Leaders from industry, government and standards bodies will be there to provide interactive presentations and case studies.

The seminar will cover topics such as the IEEE-SA and global standards; the IEEE-SA Corporate Program; the Corporate Program's Intellectual Property Rights policy; and the entity standards process.

In addition, Japanese government ministries responsible for standardization will also make presentations.

Technical topics slated to be addressed include battery standards, design automation, broadband over power lines, cognitive radio, carrier Ethernet, IEEE 802.16?/WiMax, and IEEE 802.20? Mobile Broadband Wireless.

The full agenda is available online: http://standards.ieee.org/corpforum/japan/agenda.html

Online registration ends 5-May-2008.

For more information, or to register for this free event, please visit: http://standards.ieee.org/corpforum/japanindex.html

The IEEE-SA Corporate Program fosters the development of industry-relevant global standards through an equitable and timely process. The IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group serves as an advisory body to the IEEE-SA corporate members and to IEEE-SA Board of Governors. For more information on the IEEE-SA Corporate Program, call +1 732-562-5342 or email corp-stds@ieee.org.

About the IEEE Standards Association

The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized standards-setting body, develops consensus standards through an open process that brings diverse parts of industry together. These standards set specifications and procedures based on current scientific and technological consensus.

The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of over 870 active standards and more than 400 standards under development. For information on IEEE-SA see: http://standards.ieee.org/.

About the IEEE

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) is the world's largest technical professional society.
Through its more than 370,000 members in 160 countries, the organization is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics.

Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 per cent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed nearly 900 active industry standards.

The organization also sponsors or co-sponsors over 450 international technical conferences each year. Additional information about the IEEE can be found at http://www.ieee.org.

IEEE-SA Marketing Director Karen McCabe, +1 732-562-3824 k.mccabe@ieee.org