How to Create a Membership Program
Introduction Membership programs are a great way to help your organization grow. They can be a source of revenue, and they also serve as a tool to build community and foster engagement among members. The [...]
How to Choose the Right Board Members for your Association?
Introduction The function of a board is to govern an association or organization. Board members provide direction, set policy, and oversee strategy, finances, operations and personnel. It is important to have the right people [...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Start a Consortium
Almost every organization functions as a consortium of some sort. It's the working relationships that allow an organization to achieve its mission and goals, while overcoming challenges and driving innovation. But what exactly is [...]
Why are Intellectual Property Rights Important?
When collaborating on your group’s work product, intellectual property rights (IPR) are important to consider. They are legal rights given to inventors and creators of new ideas, technology, writings, artwork or any other form [...]
Why the DOD Approached ISTO To Form a Consortia and Develop Standards
Introduction The Department of Defense (DoD) is one of the most influential forces in shaping national technology standards. The DoD provides funding for many standards development organizations and participates directly in standards processes. The DoD [...]
How to Perform a Landscape Analysis for your Technology Alliance in 5 Steps
An important component to any successful consortia or technology alliance is understanding your landscape. For industry and collaborators alike, it is important to understand who is doing what in your ecosystem/marketplace as it can [...]
IMPALA article featured in IEEE Spectrum Magazine
Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals Roche and other pharmaceutical companies work together to streamline the QA process KATHY PRETZ 14 FEB 2023 It can take up to 15 years to get a new drug [...]
The Art of Stakeholdering: A Critical Prerequisite to Successful Collaborations
by Michelle Hunt, Director, Alliance Management Operations We all know what a “stakeholder” is. Generally, it’s someone with an interest in the activity and/or decisions of an organization (think holding a stake in something). [...]
Congratulations ISTO’s Jessica O’Hanlon
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has announced that Jessica O'Hanlon, CAE, a Senior Program Manager at IEEE-ISTO, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE®) designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in [...]
IAN…the Path to IEEE Standardization for Today’s Industry Consortia
by Michelle Hunt, Director, Alliance Management Operations, ISTO As a federation of member programs consisting of consortia, alliances, and trade groups, ISTO offers world class support for collectives involved in standardizing technical solutions which aim [...]
The Origins of the First Global Telecommunications Standards
Contributed by Bill Rubin, Senior Manager ISTO Every generation gets to interpret its history and technology advances. In the realm of technology, our current generation(s) see the Internet as one of the more transformational technologies [...]
ISTO’s LaSAR Alliance article featured in IEEE Spectrum Magazine
Tiny Lasers Could Finally Bring Us Really Smart AR Glasses Post–Google Glass, a new alliance says it has the winning tech When Google Glass debuted almost a decade ago, augmented reality (AR) wearables seemed poised [...]
Recognizing Three Program Milestones: OpenCAPI, Zhaga and PWG
ISTO would like to formally congratulate the following programs for their continued success and efforts to develop technologies that remain current/relevant in today’s world. OpenCAPI Consortium – Cheers to 5 Years The OpenCAPI Consortium continues [...]
How Keyboard Shortcuts for Cut, Copy, and Paste Became Standards
Contributed by Bill Narin, Global Business Development, IEEE-ISTO Hundreds of millions—perhaps billions—of users around the world have the keystrokes command/control x, c, and v encoded in their muscle memories to perform cut, copy and paste [...]
There are Standards…and There are Standards
Contributed by Bill Rubin, Senior Manager ISTO The benefit of standards for developing products and processes across industries is well understood. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_standard) defines a Technical Standard as an established norm or requirement for a repeatable technical task. It [...]