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Carl R. Stevenson, President & CTO of WK3C Wireless LLC, NAMED recipient of the 2005 IEEE Standards Association International Award

Award to be presented at an awards ceremony in conjunction with the IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors and Standards Board meetings in Hallandale, FL on December 4, 2005

EMMAUS, PA, November 7, 2005 - Carl R. Stevenson has been named the recipient of the IEEE Standards Association’s 2005 International Award.

This award is presented annually to an IEEE-SA member for extraordinary contributions to the advancement of the international goals of the IEEE-SA.

In a letter to Mr. Stevenson informing him of his selection as the recipient of the award, Donald N. Heirman, President of the IEEE Standards Association, said, “During the year, you have provided invaluable and continuing support to the Standards Association as a world leader in global standards development. It is through this participation that the IEEE-SA can continue to serve its constituents worldwide.”

Mr. Stevenson has been involved in the design and development of RF communications systems and equipment for over 35 years and is President and CTO of WK3C Wireless LLC, an Emmaus, PA consulting firm specializing in the areas of wireless standards, regulatory affairs, and design services.

He is a Fellow of the Radio Club of America, a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of the IEEE 802 LMSC Executive Committee, Chair of the IEEE 802.22 Working Group on Wireless Regional Area Networks, a Member-at-Large of the IEEE-USA Committee on Communications and Information Policy, was recently elected to a seat on the IEEE Standards Association’s Board of Governors for a two year term beginning on January 1, 2006, and has also been named by Scientific American magazine as a Policy Leader within the 2005 Scientific American 50 - the magazine’s prestigious annual list recognizing outstanding acts of leadership in science and technology from the past year.

From its inception several years earlier until November 2004, he served as Chair of the IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group. He also previously served as the liaison to the ITU-R for the IEEE’s Sector Membership, Chair of the Wi-Fi Alliance Regulatory Committee, Chair of the Bluetooth SIG Radio Workgroup, and a member of the US Delegation to the World Radicommunications Conference 2003.

Mr. Stevenson said: “I am very honored to be recognized for contributions to advancing the international goals and stature of IEEE Standards and the Standards Association.”

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