1. Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V7X, Canada
November 2001
doc.: IEEE /468r0
March 2009
59th Session of meetings of the IEEE Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks
March 8-12, 2009
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
655 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V7X, Canada
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
Robert F. Heile

2. 802.15 Organization Chart To add your name to the WG/SG/TG reflectors
March 2009
Organization Chart
To add your name to the WG/SG/TG reflectors
please go to
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

3. Objectives of the Vancouver Session March 8-12, 2009
November 2001
doc.: IEEE /468r0
March 2009
Objectives of the Vancouver Session March 8-12, 2009
TASK GROUP 3c –mmWave PHY for 15.3
Comment Resolution
Obtain Approval to proceed with Sponsor Ballot
Finalize Coexistence Assurance Document
Hold joint meeting with TGad
Update Project Timeline
TASK GROUP 4c Alternate PHY layer for China:
CWPAN Status/Update
Manage RevCom Submission issues, if any
TASK GROUP 4d Alternate PHY layer for Japan:
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
Robert F. Heile

4. Objectives of the Vancouver Session March 8-12, 2009
TASK GROUP-4e MAC Enhancements
Discuss and affirm application spaces
Hear Revised Proposals
Review proposals based upon Application Spaces
Continue proposal adoption discussion
TASK GROUP-4f Active RFID
TASK GROUP-4g Smart Utility Networks
Hear Initial Proposals
Review Regulatory Environment
Review Coexistence Issues
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

5. Objectives of the Vancouver Session March 8-12, 2009
TASK GROUP 5 –Mesh Networking Recommended Practice:
Manage RevCom Submission issues, if any
TASK GROUP 6 –Body Area Networking:
Establish Top Level Editorial Team
Hear voluntary responses to Call for Proposals (mandatory response due at the May 2009 Session)
Update TRD, Regulatory, Application, Channel Model, and Comparison Criteria docs as needed
Document process for draft development
Update Project Timeline
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

6. Objectives of the Vancouver Session March 8-12, 2009
TASK GROUP 7-VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS
Finalize a draft TRD
Issue a follow-up CFP
Hear new presentations
- Call For Use Case
Call For Technology and Regulatory Issues
INTEREST GROUP- TERRAHERTZ COMMUNICATONS
Seek additional contributions
Review current contributions
Review and update objectives as required
NEW PROJECTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Report on WNG progress
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

7. March 2009
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

8. March 2009
Upcoming Sessions
May 10-15, 2009, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada, 802 Wireless Interim Meeting*
July 12-17, 2009, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, CA, USA , 802 Plenary Meeting.
September 20-25, 2009, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island, HI, USA, 802 Wireless Interim Meeting*.
November 15-20, 2009, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, GA, USA, 802 Plenary Meeting.
January 17-22, 2010, Hyatt Regency-Garden Grove, CA, USA 802 Wireless Interim Meeting*. -pending
March 14-19, 2010, Caribe Royale Suites, Orlando, FL, USA, 802 Plenary Meeting.
May 16-21, 2010, Shangri-La Beijing, Beijing, PRC 802 Wireless Interim Meeting*.
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance