1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Los Angeles Meeting Plan and Agenda
April 2009
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March 2010
IEEE Regulatory AHC Los Angeles Meeting Plan and Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Stephen McCann, RIM
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
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March 2010
Abstract
This presentation is the plan for the March 16, 2010 IEEE Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee meeting in Orlando.
Stephen McCann, RIM
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Agenda Administrative items Introduction The regulatory summaries
March 2010
Agenda
Administrative items
Required notices
Review and approve teleconference minutes
Introduction
The regulatory summaries
North America
European Union
Asia
FOCUS:
EN v1.8.1
The National Broadband Plan
Ofcom consultation
Stephen McCann, RIM

4. Administrative Items March 2010 Ad Hoc Committee rules (per Adrian)
Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call for essential patents
AHC,  is a "committee of the whole" of the WG - i.e. any WG member can contribute; in practice, anybody who turns up can speak
During f2f meetings,  you can hold formal votes of only the voting members of ; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes
Required notices
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures -
Chair and Secretary
Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Recording Secretary needed
Stephen McCann, RIM

5. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
March 2010
Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws.
Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims.
Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions.
Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings.
Technical considerations remain primary focus
Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets.
Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation.
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object.
See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.
Stephen McCann, RIM

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Meeting Etiquette
IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization
Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization.
Individuals are to address the “Technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter.
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
The NII (National Information Infrastructure) and the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) are causing lawmakers and copyright owners to assess the ability of current copyright law to protect owners rights in a digital environment. While at this point the changes being talked about are not significant, they will make it clear that copyright protection is afforded to owners in the digital environment making it a requirement to honor the rights accorded to owners.
It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Stephen McCann, RIM
Stephen McCann, RIM

7. Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose
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Introduction
Purpose
Improve the working relationship between the technical experts and the regulatory specialists, especially when it comes to critical technical issues
Scope
The group will review new regulatory changes or impending changes affecting standards
Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time
Critical Issue Focus
Direct impact on IEEE current and future products
Response/Input deadlines
Coordination with IEEE (RR-TAG)
Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance
Outputs from this group must go through
Stephen McCann, RIM

8. March 2010
Motion
Approve the Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee minutes of the March 4th teleconference:
reg-march-4-teleconference-minutes
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote:
xx voters in the room
Stephen McCann, RIM

9. Regulatory Summary – North America
March 2010
Regulatory Summary – North America US
FCC changes in the 5 GHz band
National Broadband Plan
March 17 (tomorrow) report to Congress
Released this morning
Canada
Mexico
Stephen McCann, RIM

10. Regulatory Summary – European Union
March 2010
Regulatory Summary – European Union
ERM TG11 - EN revision update
See FOCUS
Ofcom Consultation: 600 MHz band and geographic interleaved spectrum
Stephen McCann, RIM

11. Regulatory Summary - Asia
March 2010
Regulatory Summary - Asia
Singapore TVWS consultation closed without or WFA comment.
Stephen McCann, RIM

12. FOCUS: The National Broadband Plan
March 2010
FOCUS: The National Broadband Plan
Executive Summary published yesterday
The Public Notice:
The Executive Summary:
Full text available today
Stephen McCann, RIM

13. March 2010
FOCUS: ETSI EN v1.8.1
Clause 4 – “Technical requirements” has been completed
Stephen McCann, RIM

14. FOCUS: Ofcom Consultation
March 2010
FOCUS: Ofcom Consultation
Digital dividend: 600 MHz band and geographic interleaved spectrum
Consultation on potential uses
Closes April 29, 2010
Stephen McCann, RIM

15. April 2009
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References
Stephen McCann, RIM
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion