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IEEE Recommended Practice for Determining the Spatial Peak SAR (Specific Absorption Rate)in the Human Body Due to Wireless Communications Devices

Standard 1528-2003: "IEEE Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Head from Wireless Communications Devices: Measurement Techniques"

Standard P1528.1: “IEEE P1528.1™/D1.0 Draft Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body from Wireless Communications Devices, 30 MHz - 6 GHz: General Requirements for using the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Method for SAR Calculations”

Standard P1528.2: “IEEE P1528.2™/D1.0 Draft Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body from Wireless Communications Devices, 30 MHz - 6 GHz: Specific Requirements for Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Modeling of Vehicle Mounted Antennas”

Standard P1528.3: “IEEE P1528.3™/D1.0 Draft Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body from Wireless Communications Devices, 30 MHz - 6 GHz: Specific Requirements for Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Modeling of Mobile Phones/Personal Wireless Devices”

Standard P1528.4: “IEEE P1528.4™/D1.0 Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body from Wireless Communications Devices, 30 MHz - 6 GHz: Requirements for Using the Finite-Element Method for SAR Calculations, specifically involving Vehicle Mounted Antennas and Personal Wireless Devices”

Committee Officers

Office Name Affiliation
TC34 Chair Dr. Wolfgang Kainz US FDA/CDRH
TC34 Vice-Chair Dr. Mark Douglas IT'IS Foundation
Secretary Dr. John M. Osepchuk Full Spectrum Consulting
Treasurer Arthur Varanelli Independent Consultant
Chair SC-1 Dr. Mark Douglas IT'IS Foundation
Vice-Chair SC-1 Dr. Wolfgang Kainz US FDA/CDRH
Chair SC-2 Dr. Wolfgang Kainz US FDA/CDRH
Vice-Chair SC-2 Dr. Mark Douglas IT'IS Foundation
Chair SC-2 WG1 Dr. Andreas Christ Foundation for Research on Information Technology in Society (IT'IS)
Chair SC-2 WG2 Dr. Goga Bit-Babik Advanced Technology and Standards, Motorola Inc.
Chair SC-2 WG3 Mr. Martin Siegbahn Ericsson Research, Ericsson AB
Chair SC-2 WG4 Mr. Martin Vogel Ansoft Inc.

Recent Meetings

Meeting Date Description
December 2-4, 2009 Brazil
September 8-10, 2009 Helsinki, Finland
August 2009 by teleconference
June 19-22, 2009 Davos, Switzerland held in conjunction with the BioEM09
April 28, 2009 by teleconference
March 4-6, 2009 Turin, Italy at the Telecom Italia Lab
December 9, 2008 by teleconference
October 20-24, 2008 Paris, France

Oct. 20: Workshop on CAD interlab comparison (Chaired by Jafar Keshvari)

Oct. 21: COST BM0704 workshop. (chaired by Joe Wiart)

Oct. 22: ICES TC34 SC2 meeting (computational techniques, chaired by Wolfgang Kainz)

Oct. 23: ICES TC34 SC1 meeting (experimental techniques, Chaired by Mark Douglas)

Oct. 24: IEC 62209 meeting (chaired by Matthias Meier and Jafar Keshvari)

August 19, 2008 by teleconference
May 2008 Shanghai, China: before or after the 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (ICBBE 2008) May 28- 31, 2008
April 17, 2008 by teleconference
February 11-14, 2008 Plantation, FL including joint meeting with IEC TC106, Project Team 62209 (February 13, 14)
December 11, 2007 by teleconference
October 18, 2007 Round-table Discussion on Development of SAR Evaluation Standards to Support Emergent Wireless Personal Communication Devices and Technologies, Silver Spring, MD
October 15-17, 2007 Silver Spring, MD
August. 21, 2007 Columbia, MD
June 15-17, 2007 Kanazawa, Japan including joint meeting with IEC TC106, Project Team 62209 (June 17)
Feb. 20-21, 2007 Columbia, MD