Hi Jack:
While your specific question is off the mark of this
discussion group, there is a related issue that is on
the mark for this discussion group...
1) Is there a policy governing activity directed towards
standards and research into standards issues? Does
management condone and encourage review and comment on
draft standards and changes to standards, encourage
proposals to revise standards, encourage testing new
requirements before they become effective, encourage
research into potential standards issues?
In my particular situation, I do have the time to work
on limited and specific standards issues, to travel and
attend various ad hoc and committee meetings, and to
write the "Technically Speaking" column -- PROVIDED
such activities are SECOND to my product activity --
which is why you don't see a response from me on some
issues and why I occasionally miss publishing
"Technically Speaking." The issues I work with must
result in some benefit to our products in either the
short-term or the long-term.
2) Is there a reward for publishing a revision to a standard,
presenting a technical paper, writing the "Technically
Speaking" column?
No. Its a part of my job -- even though I may have to
spend some of my own time preparing a revision to a
standard, or writing, or whatever. (I also need to spend
some of my own time on product-related work -- for which
I get no reward!)
3) Are all papers, etc., treated equally?
Its part of my job, so, yes, everything is equal. Sometimes
my work is better, sometimes it is not. Sometimes it may
appear in a "more respected" forum, sometimes not. (For me,
there is no correlation between quality and where the work
appears -- as long-time subscribers to this listserver know!)
I think you're off-base in attempting to get your company to
reward you for publishing and similar activities. Such activities
are not the principle activities of most non-research organizations.
After all, a reward scheme could trigger everyone to work on
publishing, and then no "real" work would get done.
I would suggest you work on "internal" papers and such. Write
proprietary stuff for your organization. Then, take out the
proprietary stuff and publish to the rest of the world. The first,
will do good for your organziation, and the second will establish
both you and your organization as knowledgable and expert. But its
still part of your job.
Don't push or expect any rewards for not doing your job, i.e.,
publishing and presenting papers.
If you can, make such publishing part of your job; and, if it is,
you still won't get any rewards!
Best regards,
Rich
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> This is a bit off the purpose of the list, for which I apologize. You
> can stop reading now if you like.
>
> My company currently has no policy on, nor rewards for, publishing or
> presenting papers or articles. I want to propose initiating a policy.
> This would be greatly helped by knowing examples of what other companies
> do in this regard. Your comments on any of the following would be
> appreciated.
>
> 1) Is there a policy?
> 2) Is there a reward for publishing such as cash, gift, or recognition
> dinner ?
> 3) Are all papers/conferences/publications treated equally, or would a
> paper in the IEEE Transactions on EMC have a different reward than
> having an article appear in a controlled-circulation trade magazine?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack
>
> Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E.
> Director of Agency Compliance
> California Microwave
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> 4) Do you think this is a good idea or should I drop it?
>
