INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION
AGREEMENTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
GAITHERSBURG, MD U.S.A.
OCTOBER 3-7, 2005
FINAL AGENDA
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| 9:00-9:30 | Welcome to NIST and Overview of Workshop
Mary H. Saunders , Chief
Standards Services Division, Technology Services
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | | 9:30-10:30 | NIST's Role in the World Trade Center Investigations
Dr. William Grosshandler , Chief
Fire Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST | | 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
Sponsored by ACIL , the American Council of Independent Laboratories | | 11:00-11:45 | Keynote Address - Conformity Assessment Systems in Transition: A Successful Formula for Mutual Recognition Agreements
Julius Knapp , Deputy Chief
Office of Engineering Technology
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | | 11:45-12:30 | A Comparison: ISO/IEC 17025 1999 vs. 2005
Daniel Hoolihan , President
Hoolihan EMC Consulting | | 12:30-1:30 | Lunch
Sponsored by Washington Laboratories and American TCB | | 1:30-3:00 | Overview of the European Union's Revised Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive
Hilton Carr , Task Manager, Certification and Technical Development
BABT, United Kingdom | | 3:00-3:30 | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Retlif Testing Laboratories | | 3:30-4:15 | Impactof the Revised EMC Directive on the German EMC Regime and Market Surveillance Activities
Franz Müller , ConformityAssessment Body Program Manager
Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Postund Eisenbahnen (Federal Network Agency), Germany | | 4:15-5:00 | A Comparison: ISO/IEC Guide 61 vs. 17011
Jogindar (Joe) Dhillon , Program Manager
NIST |
| 9:00-10:30 | EMC,EMR, SAR, Telecom, Wireless, and Safety Requirements in Australia
Chris Zombolas , Technical Director
EMC Technologies | | 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
Sponsored by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) | | 11:00-11:30 | Introduction and Implementation of the CITEL MRA
Efrain Guevara , Manager, Interconnection Standards
Telecommunication Engineering and Certification
Spectrum Engineering Branch, Industry Canada | | 11:30-12:30 | Implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements
Marcos de Souza Oliveira , Certification Manager
Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (National Telecommunications Agency), ANATEL, Brazil | | 12:30-1:30 | Lunch
Sponsored by Bay Area Compliance Laboratory | | 1:30-2:15 | Protocols for Conformity Assessment
Alberto Zetina , VP Regulatory and Governmental Affairs, Latin America
Ericsson, Mexico and
President of Government Relations
Asociacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, (ANATEL) Mexico | | 2:15-3:00 | Homologation and Certification of Telecommunications Equipment
Ruben Arenas , Manager of Telecommunications Services
Homologation Coordination
Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (National TelecommunicationsCommission), CONATEL, Venezuela | | 3:00-3:30 | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Curtis Straus / Bureau Veritas | | 3:30-4:00 | Regulatory Framework for the Homologation of Telecommunication Equipment and Apparatus in Paraguay
Victor Martinez , Analyst, Technical Office
Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (National Telecommunications Commission), CONATEL, Paraguay | | 4:00-4:30 | Conformity Assessment for Telecommunications Equipment
Rafael Fernández Correa , Manager of Authorizations and Licenses
Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Dominican Institute for Telecommunications), INDOTEL, Dominican Republic | | 4:30-5:00 | The Regional Accreditation Cooperation of the Americas and its Multi-Lateral Recognition Arrangements
Victor Gandy , Executive Secretary
Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) |
| 9:00-9:30 | Introduction to the U.S.-Japan MRA
Jonathan McHale , Director
W.T.O. and Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Affairs
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative | | 9:30-10:30 | Conformity Assessment Systems in Japan
Tomohiro Nakajima , Deputy Director
Electromagnetic Environment Division
Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan | | 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
Sponsored by PCTEST Engineering Laboratory | | 11:00-11:15 | Japan Overview (cont) | | 11:15-11:30 | A Short Trip Around Japan
Nob Nakanishi , Chair
Japanese Voluntary Laboratory Association (JVLATE) | | 11:30-12:30 | Initiation of the Kit Module Program
Haruyoshi Nagasawa , Executive Board Director
Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI), Japan | | 12:30-1:30 | Lunch
Sponsored by Compliance Certification Services | | 1:30-2:00 | Industry Canada Update on MRA Implementation
Efrain Guevara , Manager, Interconnection Standards
Telecommunication Engineering and Certification
Spectrum Engineering Branch, Industry Canada | | 2:00-2:30 | Caribbean Telecommunication Equipment Market Trends: Selected Issues
Roderick Sanatan , Manager, Research and Development
Centre for International Services Trade
University of the West Indies, Barbados | | 2:30-3:00 | Notify U.S.
Anne Meininger , Team Leader and Aubrey Covey , Computer Assistant
National Center for Standards and Certification Information, NIST | | 3:00-3:30 | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by the L.S. Research and L.S. Compliance | | 3:30-4:00 | Introduction to the ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators' Council Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ATRC MRA)
Melinda Tan , International Manager
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) | | 4:00-4:30 | Introduction to IDA Scheme for Foreign Certification Bodies
Melinda Tan , International Manager
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) |
| 8:00 AM 9:00 | Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) Council Business Meeting
Barbara Judge, Chair
This session is open to all members of the TCB Council
| | Track One
| Track Two
| | 9:00-9:45 | TCB Council Meeting
(This session is open to all participants)
Barbara Judge, Chair
ANSI Accreditation Process for Product Certification Programs
Reinaldo Figueiredo , Program Director, Product Certification Accreditation
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The Role of the Technical Expert in ANSI's TCB Accreditation Program
Kurt Fischer , President
HYPER Corporation
Air Traffic Management Equipment and the EU R&TTE Directive
Hilton Carr , Task Manager, Certification and Technical Development
BABT, United Kingdom | Introduction to the FCC Equipment Authorization Program and Overview of the FCC Rules
George Tannahill
Electronics Engineer, FCC | | 9:45-10:30 | TCB Council Meeting (con't) | FCC Basics of Unlicensed Transmitters
Joe Dichoso
Electronics Engineer, FCC | | 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
Sponsored by the TCB Council | | 11:00-12:30 | Multiple Antenna Wireless: Going Mainstream
Arogyswami Paulraj, Ph.D .
Professor, Stanford University | FCC Basics of Licensed Transmitters Part One
Steve Dayhoff
Electronics Engineer, FCC | | 12:30-1:30 | Buffet Lunch
Sponsored by the TCB Council | | 1:30-3:00 | 802.16: A Worldwide Broadband Mobile Internet Standard
Arogyswami Paulraj, Ph.D.
Professor, Standard University | FCC Basics of Licensed Transmitters Part Two
Andy Leimer
Electronics Engineer, FCC | | 3:00-3:30 | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by the TCB Council | | 3:30-5:00 | FCC Application Review and Grant Conditions
| | 6:30 PM | Reception at the Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel
Sponsored by the TCB Council |
| TrackOne
| TrackTwo
| | 9:00-9:45 | FCC Application Review and Grant Conditions
| FCC Overview of RF Safety Requirements
Kwok Chan
Physical Scientist, FCC | | 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break
Sponsored by ANSI | | 11:00-11:30 | Conformity Assessment Procedures in Mexico
Francisco Zaldivar Mier , Director General, Technical Studies, Investigations, and Development
Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL), Mexico | | 11:00-12:30 | 3G and Beyond
Kourosh Parsa, Ph.D.
Senior Wireless Systems Engineer
Ortronics/Legrand
| FCC Part 22/24 RF Safety Overview
Martin Perrine
Electronics Engineer, FCC | | 12:30-1:30 | Lunch
Sponsored by Northwest EMC | | 1:30-3:00 | Applications of Zig Bee Technology
John Lin, Ph. D.
Global Business Development Manager
TÜV Rheinland, N.A. | FCC RF Safety for Portable & Mobile Devices
Tim Harrington
Electronics Engineer, FCC | | 3:00-3:30 | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by the Rhein Tech Laboratories | | 3:30-4:00 | FCC RF Safety Update and Q&A Session
Kwok Chan , Martin Perrine , and Tim Harrington , FCC |
Technical Contact
Mary Jo DiBernardo
Program Manager, NIST
Phone: 301-975-5503
Fax: 301-975-4715
maryjo.dibernardo@nist.gov
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