EEEL at NIST EEEL is concerned with establishing measurement standards for electronics and optoelectronics. Trade association for the electronics industry. Also involved in preparation of standards. The FCIA represents the combination of separate fibre channel groups, to encourage the use of fibre channel and assist in standards creation. Information Storage Technology Group Attached to the University of Twente in The Netherlands, ISTG has a research program in high density magnetic and magneto-optical recording.
Coverage includes media, heads and recording systems.
Trade association and advocacy group for information technology industry. Sponsors X3 standards committee and administers other standards activities. Recording Attached to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, IRI is chartered to support the establishment of the information infrastructure within the nation. IIST offers numerous specialized annual seminars relevant to data storage engineering. IEEE Magnetics Society Professional Society concerned with engineering applications of magnetism, including magnetic heads and media.