1. 14 March, 2003
Project: IEEE P 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 ]
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Abstract: [WG15 PC Closing Report for March 2003]
Purpose: [Inform WG PC activities since last meeting]
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Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

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

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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, participated
Open House in Berlin, June 3
Open House in Tokyo, August 25
Glyn Roberts, STMicroelectronics, Inc, Al Petrick, (Icefyre)

6. 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)

7. 14 March, 2003
Recent 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)

8. 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)