2. What is the Mission of the IWPC?

3. Which Markets does the IWPC Focus on?

We view the wireless industry in 3 basic market segments:

Portable/Mobile – includes portable and mobile devices and short-range radios (such as WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.)

Infrastructure – includes cellular basestations and networks (large and small cells), including backhaul for large and small cells.

MMWave/uWave/THz – includes a wide variety of applications which operate at 10 GHz or higher. IE: security sensors, uWave/mmWave communication links, backhaul radios, automotive radar, VSAT, 60 GHz PAN, imaging, etc.

4. How many Workshops are organized annually?

Currently, the IWPC organizes ~10 workshops per year divided between the market segments we focus on, subsequently attracting global participation.  We may do virtual workshops on an opportunistic basis typically during the summer months as vacations and holidays make summer face-to-face workshops challenging.

5. Where are these Workshops held?

Typically the workshops are held in Europe or North America.  If it is for an important topic, there is the strong possibility of organizing workshops in other regions of the world, such as China, India, Korea, Japan, and other areas.

6. Who can attend IWPC Workshops?

Only IWPC Members and specially invited guests are permitted to attend IWPC Workshops.

Further, we explicitly do not permit:

from attending IWPC Workshops.

We only permit persons with first hand technical or business knowledge to attend – as they have the most information to contribute to the discussion.

7. How are Workshop Topics chosen?

The IWPC seeks and requests ideas for workshop topics from many sources, including: frequent and ongoing conversations with Members, surveys at the end of each workshop, annual membership and carrier surveys, email input from Members, insight gained from attending major conferences and trade shows, and any other available sources.

Also, the IWPC Technical Advisory Panel provides further input into these topics and topic priorities.

If you have a workshop topic suggestion, please contact IWPC.

8. What are Working Groups?

As a result of a Workshop, our Members may request that we continue a dialog on a particular topic after the workshop has been completed.

IF a topic can be supported with the proper leadership, statement of work, deliverables, schedules, etc – the IWPC will consider setting up a Working Group, made up of Leadership and others who want to continue this dialog.

Often, the work of these Working Groups leads to White Papers, Best Practices Documents, or Requirements Documents submitted to other “Standards” organizations and/or future workshops.

You can see the current list of Active Working Groups by clicking on the Working Groups Tab on the Home Page.

If you have a Working Group suggestion, please contact IWPC.

9. Who gets IWPC e-mails?

We continuously work to send our e-mails only to the individuals that want to receive them.

We send them to members and individuals who have expressed interest in one of our events or activities as well as those who have requested information from us.

If an individual no longer wants to be informed about upcoming events or e-mails, they simply need to let us know.

10. How can I Opt-Out from receiving IWPC Emails?

There are two places in which to accomplish this:

      If you have already registered on the IWPC website, you can go to the My Profile button on the top right corner of the Home Page. 

Click on the IWPC Email – Filter tab.  There, you can select the "No IWPC Email Notices" check box. 

IWPC will be notified accordingly, and we will update your records.

           From the Home page, you can click on the link Subscribe to Free IWPC Announcements in the lower left corner.  

There, you can select the "No IWPC Email Notices" check box.  IWPC will be notified accordingly, and we will update your records.

11. How can I filter IWPC topics to only those topics of interest to me?
 

Similar to #10, you can accomplish this in the same two places:

 If you have already registered on the IWPC website, you can go to the My Profile button on the top right corner of the Home Page. 

Click on the IWPC Email – Filter tab. 

There, you can select the checkboxes pertaining to the topics that interest you.  IWPC will be notified accordingly, and we will update your records.

           From the Home page, you can click on the link Subscribe to Free IWPC Announcements in the lower left corner.   

There, you can select the checkboxes pertaining to the topics that interest you.  IWPC will be notified accordingly, and we will update your records.

12. I receive the IWPC e-mails, but how can I find out more?

Through this website, you will find information on Members, information on how to join the IWPC, one of the most complete Wireless Industry Calendars of Events in the world, information on upcoming IWPC events, a very complete Acronym dictionary, a thorough list of Useful Links, and, of course, our Research Library. While all the information is available to our members, quite a lot of information is available to everyone, based on your Registration status.

You can also contact us directly via e-mail with your request: [email protected]

13. Is the IWPC an Industry Lobby Organization?

No.

The IWPC is a technology neutral, non-political industry forum for open interactive discussion across the entire supply chain.

16. Is the IWPC mostly involved with Packaging?

No - see details below.

IWPC was founded in 1998, and the primary theme at that time was focused on Wireless Packaging. In fact, the acronym IWPC stands for International Wireless Packaging Consortium.

Starting in 2005, we branched out to address contemporary Wireless topics that were important to our Members and the ENTIRE wireless industry supply chain.

17. What is different about the IWPC?

The IWPC is a unique organization. It brings together - in a collaborative and non-confrontational environment – senior representatives of the entire wireless supply chain.

Workshop topics are deliberately chosen to expose big issues of the current scene.

One might think that this potentially volatile mix of people and issues would result in an awkward, sterile environment.

However, the IWPC informal workshop format has quite the opposite effect; it leads to a level of trust and honest dialogue between delegates which rarely happens in commercial industry conferences, where corporate messaging often rules supreme.

We do not sell exhibition space or accept sponsorship to speak.  We do not allow press, media, or analysts to attend as well.

Our members consistently find that we provide a tremendous value to them.

18. Is my company a Member of the IWPC?

To find out if your company is an IWPC Member company, please click on the Members List navigation button on the Home Page.

To find out about an IWPC Membership, please contact IWPC for details.

19. What is the cost of IWPC Membership?

Membership fees are dependent on the Thrusts your company is interested in and is scaled based on the annual revenues of your company.

To find out about an IWPC Membership, please contact IWPC for details.

20. What happens at IWPC Workshops?

The IWPC creates a very rare opportunity for the entire supply chain to dialog, giving everyone an opportunity to understand the needs of their customers and their suppliers.

IWPC Workshops are run in a highly interactive format to maximize questions and answers between all parties. We use the “Socratic Method” to encourage Q&A.

Workshops are limited to 100 people maximum; we have found that if we have too many people in the room, the level of interactability is reduced.

The workshop time is split up into roughly 3 equal segments: Approximately 1/3 of the time is spent on Presentations, 1/3 of the time is spent on Q&A, and 1/3 of the time is spent on Social Interaction.

Only firsthand knowledge experts are permitted in the workshop. This, along with the informal “Socratic Method”, leads to a level of trust and honest dialogue between delegates which rarely happens in commercial industry workshops.

Many members tell us that what they learn in two days at an IWPC workshop would have taken 6 months or more to learn on their own.

21. My company is an IWPC Member, but I can’t go to the Workshops. How can I get access to the content  presented?

All of the information presented at all IWPC Workshops is available for members in the IWPC Research Library shortly after the completion of each Workshop.

We also take 'recordings' of all of the presentations – showing the slides synchronized with all of the speaker and audience audio.

Watching these recordings is essentially the same as sitting in the audience.

To view this content, please be sure to complete your Level 2 Registration on the Website. This will give you the credentials to access the Research Library.

22. How can I participate in IWPC Activities?

The first step is for your company to become an IWPC Member.

Contact IWPC for details.

23. How can I get access to Workshop Presentations in the Research Library?

Once your company is an active IWPC Member and you have a Level 2 Registration on the IWPC Website, you can get access to the Research Library – based on the status of your Membership.