IC Support Services
IEEE SA provides a basic level of support to all Industry Connections (IC) activities at no charge to participants.
Basic support services include (as needed):
- Activity startup support
- Assignment of IEEE SA advisor/mentor
- Assistance with creation and approval of the Activity Initiation Document (ICAID)
- Early Executive Committee (EC) meeting consultation
- Facilitate establishment of policies & procedures (P&P)
- Facilitate EC officer election
- Advise EC Chair on establishment of work plan
- Establish system for supporting documentation and website of the IC activity
- Group communication, collaboration, and productivity tools
- IC activity website with templates
- Membership management for IC activity
- Email lists for all members, EC, and subgroups
- Document management system and file archives
- Training session, as needed
- Policies and procedures development support and consultation
- Baseline templates for developing P&P
- Advise EC and activity members on P&P related questions
- Recommend updates to P&P as needed
- Assist with annual progress reviews and ICAID revisions, if needed
- Voting and election administration
- Impartial administration of officer elections
- Impartial administration of major/sensitive votes
- Marketing communications for significant milestones and events (if desired)
- Announcement at/near beginning of IC activity
- One media announcement per year thereafter, upon completion of major deliverables
- Publication and/or standardization support
- Support & guidance on streamlined publication of documents through IEEE
- Support & guidance on startup of formal standards projects through IEEE SA
- Includes assistance with creation and approval of Project Authorization Requests (PARs)
- Administration of added fee services (e.g., technical writing, workshops)
- Facilitate selection of service providers
- Manage contracts and negotiate fees
- Deliverables and payments schedule oversight
- Activity member/sponsor fee collection and distribution
Contact Information
For more information about the Industry Connections program and its activities
Email the Industry Connections Program Administrator