NesCom Report

1
NesCom Report
For the IEEE-SASB
Ron Petersen Chair
22 March 2007 Piscataway, NJ
2
In 2007, 17 New PARs, 6 Modified PARs and 8 PARs
for the Revision of Standards were approved via
continuous processing.
NesCom Statistics - 2007
3
NesCom Statistics(2000 through 2007)
4
New WorkFrom 1999
5
Comparison of Number of Projects March 2006 and
March 2007
Includes New PARs and PARs for the Revision of a
Standard
6
NesCom ReportItems of Interest

• Health/Safety - Question 7.3 Ad Hoc
• Question 7.3 Will this project result in any
  health, safety, security, or environmental
  guidance that affects or applies to human health
  or safety?
• Issue Question seems to be interpreted
  differently by different submitters
• An ad hoc was established to review and provide
  guidance for addressing Item 7.3 on PAR Form

7
NesCom ReportItems of Interest (Contd)

• The ad hoc is revising the instructions for the
  PAR form with assistance of IEEE legal counsel
• Proposed text is under review
• A supplemental document is being initiated to
  provide further assistance for accurately
  answering this question
• The ad hoc will be expanded to include members of
  RevCom

8
NesCom ReportItems of Interest (Contd)

• Ad hoc volunteers
• Dick DeBlasio
• Tom Prevost
• Anne-Marie Sahazizian
• Bill Hopf
• Robby Robson
• Ron Petersen - Chair
• IEEE staff
• Sherry Hampton
• David Ringle
• Additional Volunteers?

9
NesCom ReportItems of Interest (Contd)

• PAR Form for 2008
• Please submit any suggestions for updating the
  PAR form to Sherry Hampton s.hampton_at_ieee.org
  before 30 June 2007

10
NesCom ReportItems of Interest (Contd)

• Continuous Processing Cycle 2
• The next cycle will begin on Monday, 09 April
  2007
• The conference call will take place on Monday, 30
  April at 1100 am ET
• PAR Submission Deadline for Cycle 2 02 April
  2007.

11
2007 NesCom Committee Roster

• NEW MEMBERS
• Chuck Adams
• Tom Blair
• Dick DeBlasio
• Young Kyun Kim
• Tom Prevost

• RETURNING MEMBERS
• Joanna Guenin
• Bill Hopf
• Ted Olsen
• Glenn Parsons
• Ron Petersen - Chair
• Narayanan Ramachandran
• Robby Robson
• Jon Rosdahl
• Anne-Marie Sahazizian
• Rick Townsend
• IEEE-SA Staff
• Sherry Hampton