14 March, 2003 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [WG-PC Closing Report Mar03] Date Submitted: [14 March, 2003] Source: [Glyn Roberts] Company: [STMicroelectronics, Inc] Address: [1060 East Brokaw Road, San Jose, CA 95131] Voice:[1-408-806-8772], FAX: [1-408452-0278], E-Mail:[glyn.roberts@st.com] Re: [] Abstract: [WG15 PC Closing Report for March 2003] Purpose: [Inform WG PC activities since last meeting] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

Publicity Committee 802.11/.15 Al Petrick, PC Vice-Chair 802.11 14 March, 2003 Publicity Committee 802.11/.15 Al Petrick, PC Vice-Chair 802.11 [filling for Brian Mathews, PC Chair 802.11] Glyn Roberts, PC Chair 802.15 Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

Publicity Committee Meeting 14 March, 2003 Publicity Committee Meeting 89 participants (a new record!) Reports from: Wi-Fi Alliance (Bill Carney, TI) WiMedia Alliance (Glyn Roberts, ST) Bluetooth SIG (Mike Foley, Microsoft) Zigbee Alliance (Venkat Bahl, Philips) Review WG11 & WG15 in the media. Singapore Media Kit Status Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

WiMedia Alliance Update 14 March, 2003 WiMedia Alliance Update Glyn Roberts presented document: 03/166 Highlights: Near term focus on AV Cluster environment Targeting to support products based on WiMedia Specifications in H2, 2004 Connections 2003, San Jose, May 8, Pierre Gandolfo Next Member Meeting at the Motorola campus in Schaumburg, June 9-11 Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

ZigBee Alliance Update 14 March, 2003 ZigBee Alliance Update Venkat Bahl presented: Document: 03/156 (.15) Highlights: Tagline: “Wireless control that simply works” 1st Open House on March 17, 150+ participated Open House in Berlin, June 3 Open House in Tokyo, August 25 Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

Bluetooth SIG Update Mike Foley presented document Highlights: 14 March, 2003 Bluetooth SIG Update Mike Foley presented document 03/167 (.15) Highlights: Stable V1.1 Spec. (5 minute setup initiative) V1.2 prototyping this month Now have 843 Qualified Products Estimated 50 million radios sold in 2002 Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

14 March, 2003 Recent 802.15 Press Coverage A few articles discussed the CFP excitement in TG3a: Proposals for UWB Standards Tighten Competition: TG3a (Hiroki Yomogita, Takahiro Kikuchi, Staff Editors, Nikkei Electronics) IEEE flooded with short-range wireless proposals Patrick Mannion, EE Times, February 6, 2003 (7:10 p.m. EST) Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

14 March, 2003 Singapore Media Kit An interim meeting of all 802 Wireless Working Groups: (802.11, .15, .16, .18, .19, & .20) 50 kits will be produced. The elements are: Overview doc. on 802 Wireless WGs, TGs & SGs: (Michael Bratnick) Latest 802 News Bulletin Backgrounder on IEEE/IEEE-SA and IEEE 802 List of related associations or alliances Recommendation to use CD for distribution Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)