How to Participate in Engineering Committees

TIA's Standards and Technology Department supports twelve product-oriented engineering committees. More than 500 individuals - representing network equipment manufacturers, service providers, government entities, and end users – currently serve on these formulating groups. TIA encourages all interested parties to this process and offers a number of options for both new participants and existing TIA members:

New Participant - One Engineering Committee

If an organization or individual has expressed interest in a committee, then an engineering committee participation membership fee will be required. The fees for engineering committees (and sometimes subcommittee participation) vary and will be charged and assessed on an annual basis.

If you are interested in joining as an engineering committee member, please fill out the TIA Engineering Committee Application or contact the Standards and Technology Department at +1.703.907.7700 or by e-mail at standards@tiaonline.org.

Note: Government agencies are allowed to participate at no cost as "non-voting" observers. TIA also maintains reciprocal agreements with other trade associations and academic institutions and permits representatives from these associations to participate at no cost as "non-voting" members.

New Participant - Multiple Engineering Committees

If an organization or individual has expressed interest in participating in more than one of TIA's engineering committees, a general/associate TIA membership is recommended, as it provides access to all twelve committees for one fee. The fees for general membership will vary based on an organization's telecommunications revenues and will be charged and assessed on an annual basis.

If you are interested in joining as a TIA member, please fill out the TIA Membership Application or contact he Membership Department at +1.703.907.7713 or by e-mail at membership@tiaonline.org.

Note: Government agencies are allowed to participate at no cost as "non-voting" observers. TIA also maintains reciprocal agreements with other trade associations and academic institutions and permits representatives from these associations to participate at no cost as "non-voting" members.

Existing TIA Members

If an organization is already a TIA member and has paid its annual membership dues, then representatives from the organization may participate in all of TIA's engineering committees and subcommittees at no additional cost. Only one voting participant is allowed per organization, on each committee or subcommittee - any additional representatives will be designated as "non-voting" participants.

For questions about committee participation please contact the Standards and Technology Department at +1.703.907.7700 or by e-mail at standards@tiaonline.org.