Press Release - 18 July 2017 - IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), today announced the availability of the IEEE 802.11ah-2016 standard amendment, providing for an extended range Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in the sub 1 GHz band. http://bit.ly/2uv9MBJ

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Blockchain Data Governance Podcast. Maria Palombini, director, Emerging Communities & Opportunities Development @IEEESA, sits down with Alan Cohn, counsel with Steptoe & Johnson LLP and Co-Chair of the firm’s Blockchain and Digital Currency practice. Maria and Alan will discuss the legal issues surrounding blockchain smart contracts. http://bit.ly/2sN1MIb

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Press Release - 29 June 2017 - IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), today announced the availability of IEEE 11073-20702 - Health informatics: Point-of-Care Medical Device Communication - Standard for Medical Devices Communication Profile for Web Services in advance of the upcoming EMBC ’17 to be held 11-15 July at the International Convention Center on JeJu Island, South Korea. IEEE also announced the approval of two new healthcare-related standards projects: IEEE P1708 - Standard for Wearable Cuffless Blood Pressure Measuring Devices, and IEEE P1752 - Standard for Mobile Health Data. http://bit.ly/2s5w6x4

Blockchain Data Governance Podcast. Maria Palombini, Director, Emerging Communities & Opportunities Development at @IEEESA, speaks with Robert Barkovich, founder of Health Linkages, a data provenance company for healthcare on what data governance is and the role blockchain could potentially play. http://bit.ly/2sShBAl


Actionable Data Book: A New Generation of Transformative Learning. ADB’s ready-made infrastructure enables authors and publishers to use existing and familiar tools, while providing the security and privacy controls needed for safe collaboration and regulatory compliance. It also supports both commercial and open educational resources, such as digital rights management and E-commerce. http://bit.ly/2sOZyeB

Press Release - 08 June 2017 - IEEE, and the IEEE Standards Association, today announced the availability of the IEEE 802.11ai amendment, which provides a framework for “Fast Initial Link Set-up (FILS)” methods, enhancing end-user experience in high-density WLAN environments, and the IEEE 802.11TM standard revision that enables multi-gigabit throughput in the 5GHz and 60GHz spectrum bands. http://bit.ly/2sX1SN5

Press Release - 09 May 2017 – IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), today announced eight IEEE standards projects in a new P2048™ standards family for virtual reality and augmented reality. Undertaken by the IEEE Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Working Group (VRAR), participants working on the new standards projects include device manufacturers, content providers, service providers, technology developers, government agencies and other parties relevant to VR/AR technology advancement. http://bit.ly/2qmwrOW