The document outlines the vision, mission, values, goals and structure of the IoE Community Network, a global business-driven IoT community. The network aims to educate about IoT, understand how it can solve problems and create value, and bring diverse stakeholders together through local partner communities connected globally. Its goals for the first 12 months include growing membership to 1000+, completing 3 community projects, and launching collaboration and reference architecture platforms. The network provides benefits like access to experts, professional networking, and learning opportunities for members, sponsors and the IoT field overall.

1. Internet of Everything
Community Network
Act Local – Collaborate Global
September 2015

2. 1
Our vision statement for 2020
The IoE community is a world wide business-driven IoT community network
We achieved the following:
• We have local partner communities on 5 continents
• We have create local IoT eco-systems that are globally connected
• We have successfully finished global community projects
• Our members talk about IoT at Gartner and TED events
• The IoE community network was mentioned on Techcrunch.com, in Wired magazine,
Harvard Business Review and CNBC
• We have a 3 day IoE community network conference in an attractive location

3. 2
Our mission
Make the world a better place through IoT
To achieve this we:
• Educate the world about the benefits and risks of IoT
• Understand what problems can be solved with IoT and what opportunities it
enables
• Bring a diverse group of people with similar interests and goals together that
collaborate on innovative IoT solution that create value
• Hear from thought leaders and subject matter experts
• Run global community projects

4. 3
Our Core Values
A set of shared values will define the DNA of our community - how we behave and
how we act:
• Act with integrity
• Be a reliable community member
• Share your knowledge openly
• Collaborate to create value
• Be an IoE Evangelist
• Think what value IoT solutions can generate for different stakeholders

5. 4
What we want to achieve in the first 12
months (May 2016)
• 1000+ members in all locations
• Diverse membership
• 10+ sponsors signed up
• Partner communities on 3 continents
• 3 community projects finished
• IoE Community Collaboration Platform
• Web and Social Media presence
• IoE Reference Architecture Framework v1.0

6. 5
IoE Community Perth
(130+ Members)
IoE Community Sydney
(385+ Members)
IoT Singapore
(377+ Members)
Our Community network is growing
IoE Community Adelaide
IoE Community Sao Paulo
IoT Melbourne
(630+ Members)

7. 6
IoE Community Network Governance
Local
Communities
IoE Reference
Architecture
Framework Team
(IoE-RAF)
Global
Collaboration
Platform Team
(GCP)
Social Media
Platform Team
(SMP)
Community
Leadership
Teams
IoE-RAF
Leadership
Team
CGP
Leadership
Team
SMP
Leadership
Team
IoE Community Network Executive Council
IoE-RAF
Lead
CGP Lead SMP LeadCommunity
Leads

8. 7
IoE Reference Architecture Framework
Objectives
Enable IoT users and service providers to accelerate and de-risk the
design and implementation of end to end IoT solutions
Have a global initiative for the IoE Community Network
Provide the community members with an opportunity to learn about IoT
architecture and build their personal brand

9. 8
IoE-RAF – Current Team Structure
Smart Cities HealthTech AgriTech
Transport &
Logistics
Energy &
Natural
Resources
Architecture
Framework
Collaboration
Platform
Product
Management
Solution
Teams
Infrastructure
Teams

10. 9
Why join our community network?
• Access to experts globally, to get different perspective on IoT
• Use of cross-location collaboration platform
• Participation in community network projects, e.g. IoE Reference
Architecture
• Expanding professional network, for example to get contacts to
potential speakers from multi-national organisations
• Use of social media channels (web site, LinkedIn, Twitter)
Example of a successful community network:
http://www.health2con.com/chapters/

11. 10
Why become a community member?
• Learn about all aspects of IoT/E
• Things
• Data, Process, People
• Business Models
• Risks and Security
• Networking with a diverse group other IoE professionals locally and
worldwide
• IoT user
• IoT vendors and service providers
• Academia
• Industry associations
• Government
• Start-ups and investors
• Participate in global community projects

12. 11
Why become a community sponsor?
• Let the market know what great things you are doing in IoT
• Let potential IoT eco-system partners find you
• Help to build local IoT eco-systems
• Help the world to become a better place through IoT
• For IoT Users
• Brands recognition
• Show you are an innovative brand
• For Vendors and Service Providers
• Brands recognition
• Show how your product and services provide business value