IIC 2017 Year in Review IIC_YearInReview_2017 | Page 10

Liaisons: Shared Expertise, Unified Direction LIAISONS FAST FACTS Growth from 20 to 35 liaisons 31+ Liaisons in process at end of 2017 Working to identify new liaison opportunities across industries Launch Standards Task Group to gather requirements Aligning architectures Generating standards requirements Requesting and sharing use cases Conducting joint workshops around the world Planning to host joint workshops in 2018 and beyond Standards need to be iterative and adaptable without delaying innovation in the industry. Our liaison organizations work closely with the IIC to identify and share best practices, align architectures for interoperability and collaborate on standardization. 7