Monthly Archives: February 2011

IEEE Celebrates Engineering Student’s Contribution

By Admin in Announcements, Standards at Work on 02/25/2011 Comments closed
In celebration of National Engineer’s Week (Feb 20-26), the IEEE USA is presenting a $2500 scholarship to IEEE Student Member, Zachary Phillips.  Zachary’s entry took first place in the IEEE’s fourth annual “How Engineers Make a World of Difference” online video competition. Congratulations, Zachary.  We know we’ll be seeing great things from you and other [...]

Insightful Reads – February 2011

By Admin in Insightful Reads, Standards at Work on 02/24/2011 Comments closed
Here’s a list of interesting standards-related articles that have crossed our desktops.  We thought they were worth sharing and hope you enjoy. IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter, February 2011 - Check out our NEW Smart Grid Newsletter! The Motion Tech Behind Kinect (The Institute) – Describes how the Kinect Motion would not be possible without IEEE [...]

IEEE P2200 – A NEW STANDARD FOR HIGH QUALITY MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT (HQME)

By Admin in Announcements, Inside the IEEE-SA on 02/17/2011 Comments closed
On February 14th, the IEEE Standards Board approved the development of draft standard IEEE P2200TM – Standard Protocol for Stream Management in Media Client Devices.  The IEEE’s P2200 Working Group will facilitate the collaboration of an array of industry leaders, who will address the cost and bandwidth issues associated with delivering rich content to portable [...]

IEEE-SA Discusses Collaboration in Germany

By Admin in IEEE-SA Programs & Services, Inside the IEEE-SA, International Collaboration on 02/11/2011 Comments closed
The IEEE-SA Standards Board (SASB) held its September meeting series in Berlin, Germany. IEEE-SA President Chuck Adams, President-Elect Steve Mills, and  Treasurer Don Wright led teams of SASB members and IEEE staff on outreach meetings with several key German standards development organizations and government institutions. As with previous outreaches in China and India, the sessions [...]

IEEE-SA President-Elect Steve Mills Looks to the Future of Standards

By Admin in Inside the IEEE-SA, Profiles & Interviews on 02/03/2011 Comments closed
In a recent interview with Steve Mills, IEEE Standards Association president-elect, we asked about the future of Standards.  Mills asserted that, over the next few years, we will see increased cooperation, more competition, more international development, and a broadening of IEEE-SA’s role in standards development. Pointing to IEEE’s increasing relationship with companies in China as [...]