1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 1 Project: IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [NOV 2006 WG Opening Plenary] Date Submitted: [13Nov06] Source: [Rick Alfvin] Company [VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.] Address [215 SE Morrison St., Portland, OR 97214] Voice:[+1 503 907-1419], FAX: [+1 503 224-8833], E-Mail:[alfvin@ieee.org] Re: [] Abstract:[NOV 2006 WG Opening Plenary Presenation] Purpose:[Supporting information for WG Agenda.] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE 802.15. 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 802.15.

2. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 2 802.15 45th Session of meetings of the IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks November 12-17, 2006 Hyatt Regency Dallas, TX, USA

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 3 ANTI-TRUST STATEMENT Each Member acknowledges that the Members are committed to fostering competition in the development of new products and services. The Members further acknowledge that they may compete with one another in various lines of business and that it is therefore imperative that they and their representatives act in a manner which does not violate any applicable antitrust laws and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Members acknowledge that the Members will not discuss issues relating to product pricing, methods or channels of product distribution, any division of markets, or allocation of customers or any other topic which should not be discussed among competitors.

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 4 IEEE-SA Letters of Assurance Does anyone have letters of assurance for submission to IEEE-SA?

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 5 OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS IEEE 802 Midweek Social DATE: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 TIME: 6:30PM – 9:00PM WHERE: Union Station WHAT: Food stations and cash bar WHAT ELSE: Maybe Kareoke!

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 6 OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS Overview of TG5 WPAN Mesh Tutorial DATE: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 TIME: 6:30PM – 8:00PM WHERE: Landmark B PRESENTERS: –Sebastian Max (Philips, max@ieee.org), –Myung Lee (CUNY, lee@ccny.cuny.edu), –Chunhui Zhu (Samsung, Chunhui.zhu@samsung.com)

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 7 WIRELESS NETWORK 802.11 a/b/g coverage in all meeting rooms Documents (172.16.0.11) –http://802server.events.ieee.org (…or just 802server) –http://griffin.events.ieee.org (…or just griffin) –FTP Access (172.16.0.11) 802server.events.ieee.org Document Control Numbers & Uploads –http://www.802wirelessworld.com SMTP Outbound Mail Server –172.16.0.10 VeriLAN Help Desk for ALL network related questions

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 8 ATTENDANCE http://ieee802.facetoface-events.com/groups/802.15 –ATTENDANCE LINKATTENDANCE LINK Link also available on: – http://newton –http://newton.events.ieee.org 16 Time Slots Must attend at least 12 Time Slots to meet the 75% attendance requirement.

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 9 INTERIM SESSIONS January 14-19, 2007, Hilton London Metropole, London May 13-18, 2007, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Montreal Sep 16-21, 2007, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, HI January, 2008, TBD, POSSIBLE SYDNEY-all 802 Interim May 11-16, 2008, Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville, FL

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 10 EXCOM ACTIVITIES

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 11 Treasury (actual) September 17, 2006 - $166,870.71 November 9, 2006 - $146,825.71 –Tour Hosts Deficit - $20,000.00 –Wire Transfer Fee - $45.00 Additional funds remain in Tour Host and Face-to-Face Events accounts: –F2F ≈ $86,607 –Tour Hosts - AU$0.00 Reserves: –Deficit for Melbourne - $4,721.15 –Meeting Expense Reserve - $228,711.56

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 12 Melbourne Meeting - September 2006 Registration = AU$363,200 (Impacted by 802.20 suspension) Expenses - AU$389,597 (approximate costs below) –Conference Facility - AU$85,000.00 –Food & Beverage - AU$78,186 –Social - AU$51,570 –AV - AU$43,500 –Network - AU$42,000 –Management Fees - AU$38,056 –Shipping - AU$25,000 –Bank Charges - AU$14,000 –Misc - AU$11,400 Deficit = AU$32,225 (US$24,721)

13. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 13 Historical Attendance 2003 –420 - Ft. Lauderdale (47,287 - 42,118) –561 - DFW (72,916 - 78,354) –491 - Singapore (22,077 - 32,319) 2004 –650 - Garden Grove ( 13, 250 - 82,735) –714 - Berlin ( 25, 914 - 41,257) 2005 –802 - Monterey (11,858 - 63,183) –523 - Cairns (Australia) (60,750 - 51,375) –759 - Garden Grove (87,772 - 94,114) 2006 –740 - Hawaii ($32,272) –564 - Jacksonville ($55,163) –350 - Melbourne ($38,855 - 24,721)

14. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 14 802.15 WG VOTERS SUMMARY As of November 1, 2006 –168 Voters – 39 Nearly –114 Aspirant

15. doc.: IEEE 802.15-06-0466-00 Submission November 2006 Rick Alfvin, VeriLAN Event Services, Inc.Slide 15 802 PARs for Comment and Approval by 802 EXCOM P802.1AB: Station and MAC Connectivity Discovery (Revision) P802.1Qav: Forwarding and Queuing Enhancements for Time- Sensitive Streams P802.1Qaw: Management of data driven and data dependent connectivity faults P802.15.4d: Amendment (950 MHz in Japan) P802.16m: Advanced Air Interface Any comments that require the attention of the WG?