Policies and Procedures (aka "rules")

Introduction

The operation of the 802.11 working group is governed by a number of documents, which come from multiple sources. These documents are listed below in the form of a hierarchy where those at the top override documents below them.

Matters of procedure in 802.11 (where not described by one of the higher documents in the hierarchy) are decided by the WG Chair. Established 802.11 procedures are described in the 802.11 Operations Manual.

If you are new to standards development or new to 802.11, do not despair! Day to day rules can be learned up through observing and participating in the WG. If you are unsure about the operation of some procedure in 802.11, speak to one of the WG officers or the officers of its subgroups. Familiarity with this material (at least, where describing the operation of a WG) is helpful to operate effectively as an 802.11 partipant. Familiarity with this material is essential for WG leaders.

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Policies and procedures hierarchy

• New York State Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
• IEEE Governing Documents
• IEEE Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
• IEEE Standards Association Policies and Procedures
  • IEEE Standards Association Operations Manual
  • IEEE SA Board of Governors Resolutions
  • IEEE SA Standards Board Bylaws
  • IEEE SA Standards Board Operations Manual
  • IEEE SA Standards Board Resolutions
• IEEE Computer Society Governing Documents
  • IEEE Computer Society Constitution
  • IEEE Computer Society Bylaws
  • IEEE Computer Society Policies and Procedures
  • IEEE Computer Society Standards Activities Board Policies and Procedures (SAB P&P)
• IEEE 802 Procedural Documents
  • IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Policies and Procedures
  • IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations Manual
  • IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Working Group Policies and Procedures (WG P&P)
• IEEE 802.11 Operations Manual