FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 16, 2009
TIA Cabling Systems Engineering Committee Election Results Announced
TIA's TR-42, Which Develops and Maintains Standards for Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure in User-Owned Buildings, Elects New Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs
Arlington, Va. – During the week of November 2-6, 2009, the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA) TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems engineering committee held elections for some of its committee leadership. The TIA TR-42 committee develops and maintains voluntary telecommunications standards for telecommunications cabling infrastructure in user-owned buildings, such as commercial buildings, residential buildings, homes, data centers and industrial buildings. TR-42 standards address generic cabling topologies, design, distances and outlet configurations as well as specifics for these locations. The committee's standards work covers requirements for copper and optical fiber cabling components (such as cables, connectors and cable assemblies), installation and field testing, in addition to the administration, pathways and spaces to support the cabling.
TIA congratulates the following chairs and vice-chairs on their appointment to lead the TIA TR-42 standards program for the next two years.
TR-42.1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
- Chair: Henry Franc - Belden Network Division
- Vice-Chair: Glenn Sexton - Northwest Information Services
TR-42.3 Commercial Building Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces
- Chair: Ray Emplit - The Wiremold Company
- Vice-Chair: Rich Jones - Richard Jones Consulting
TR-42.5 Telecommunications Infrastructure Terms and Symbols
- Chair: Paul Kish - Belden Network Division
- Vice-Chair: Ray Emplit - The Wiremold Company
TR-42.7 Telecommunications Copper Cabling Systems
- Chair: Sterling Vaden - Optical Cable Corporation
- Vice-Chair: Valerie Maguire - The Siemon Company
TR-42.9 Industrial Telecommunications Infrastructure
- Chair: Brad Woodman - Molex, Inc.
- Vice-Chair: Bob Lounsbury - ODVA
TR-42.11 Optical Systems
- Chair: Paul Kolesar - Commscope Network Solutions
- Vice-Chair: David Mazzarese - OFS
"We deeply appreciate the time and effort of our subcommittee chairs, vice-chairs and other committee members as they voluntarily support the ICT industry through the important work of standards development," said Cheryl Blum, TIA Vice President for Standards and Technology. "We hold these individuals in the highest regard for their leadership, enthusiasm for the process and their considerable personal sacrifices. Simply put, we could not do it without them."
TIA also thanks all the past chairs and vice-chairs who have served and supported the TR-42 standards development process.
To learn more about how to participate in standards development with TIA, please contact Stephanie Montgomery at smontgomery@tiaonline.org.
For more information about TR-42, please contact Teesha Jenkins at tjenkins@tiaonline.org. For media inquiries, please contact Mike Snyder: msnyder@tiaonline.org.
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