The document will eventually become a handbook for new members or those who wish to find out more about various aspects of the standards group. Section 1. discusses the organizational issues, followed by the technical and supporting activities in section 2. The participant need not be an IEEE member in order to be a member of the Working Group.
Participation is by registration which is on the meeting premises at the time of the meeting.
To secure involvement in the Working Group by the most competent and interested parties, the Working Group shall take pro-active initiatives to this end, starting in the OpenSIG community, amongst suppliers and operators, as well as IT vendors and others. There is no membership fee for IEEE P1520. A meeting participation fee may occasionally be charged, in order to cover the cost of meeting. The meeting participation fee will vary from meeting to meeting depending upon particular exigencies and also upon the budgetary situation of the meeting. By becoming member of the IEEE-Standards Association, one can also gain the right to participate in a ballotting group.