Vic Hayes Vic Hayes was one of the persons responsible for establishing the IEEE 802.11 Working Group for Wireless LANs in 1990. He chaired the group from its establishment until March 2000 at which time the term in office allowable under IEEE Project 802’s rules was completed. Thanks to his Chairmanship, he convinced the European authorities of the need for radio spectrum for wireless LANs in Europe, resulting in the assignment of the 83.5 MHz in the 2.4 GHz area and 475 MHz in the 5 GHz area. In March 2000 he assumed the role of Regulatory Ombudsman in the Executive Committee of IEEE Project 802 (the LAN/MAN Standards Committee), serving in that capacity until March 2002, when the IEEE 802.18 Regulatory Technical Advisory Group was established.
In March 2001 Vic Hayes established and chaired the Regulatory Subcommittee within the Wi-Fi Alliance. This committee played a major role in preparations that resulted in the adoption of Resolution 229, and accompanying footnotes, at the World Radio Conference 2003, allocating 475 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz area for Wireless Access Systems including Radio LANS on a primary basis.
Vic is honored to have been the recipient of a number of awards in the standards and regulatory area. In 1998 he received the IEEE Standards Medallion “for the internationalization of the IEEE 8 802.11 standard“. In 2000 he received the IEEE leadership Award “for 10 years of leadership and extraordinary dedication as chairman of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Working Group”. In 2002 he received an award “in recognition of the outstanding leadership of the Regulatory Committee of the Wi-Fi Alliance” and in September 2003 he received an award “for outstanding leadership as Regulatory Chair and continued support of the Wi-Fi Alliance“. In 2004 he received the Vosko Trophy, a dutch award “in recognition of his and his team’s work that lead to the success of Wi-FI (IEEE 802.11)“.