Update on TCBC Spring Workshop

The Telecommunications Certification Body Council (TCBC) is hosting its spring 2020 Workshop from April 6 – 9 at the Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. This four-day event will include workshops on Basic Training to provide personnel with knowledge on FCC/ISED requirements. The FCC recently announced that it will not participate in-person at this event; rather, it will participate via Web Stream. The agenda is as follows: Tuesday, April 7

• NIST - MRA Updates 

• ISED Updates 

• EMC for Medical Devices

• Blockchain Technology in Laboratory and Certification Body Operations 

• RoHS and Energy Efficiency Approval Requirements

• KDB Sharing Session

Wednesday, April 8

• TCB Council Membership Meeting 

• FCC Updates 

• FCC General Admin Issues and Policies 

• FCC EMC and Technical Standards 

• FCC RF Exposure Discussions 

• FCC Roundtable Discussion 

• FCC Meeting with TCBs

Thursday, April 9

• China SRRC, Indonesia SDPPI, and India BIS Introductions 

• REDCA Updates 

• Challenges of Opening Access to Spectrum Above 100 GHz

• 5G Testing Updates 

• Wideband mmWave Measurement from 50 GHz - 1.5 THz

• Conformity Assessment Programs for Cybersecurity Risk Management 

• Modular Approvals Status 

• Determining Electromagnetic Exposure Compliance of Multi-Antenna Devices in Linear Time

• ANSI C63.19 HAC & RSS-HAC Status & Updates 

• Novel Definition of Minimum Distance for Accurate Far-Field Testing