FAQ

Automotive EMC Site

Q. Who owns/runs the Automotive EMC web site?

A. The site is run by a group of individuals who are committed to bringing information on Automotive EMC to the internet free-of-charge. The different members of the AutoEMC.net team all work for various automotive OEM and tier 1 electronic equipment suppliers and support the site in their free time and independently of their employers, hence wish to maintain their anonymity. The site is registered to one of the founding members (Martin O'Hara) who is therefore not anonymous and who organises the Automotive EMC conference on behalf of AutoEMC.net.

Q. Who pays for the upkeep of the site?

A. The site is run on a non-profit basis, but individuals and companies interested in helping to maintain the site are encouraged to consider sponsoring a page to pay for the site hosting and small administration fees (name registration and site pointing). AutoEMC.net is registered as a trading name of Tridatacom Solutions Ltd, a trading company of the above founding member, used to handle the funding of the site and annual Automotive EMC conference.

Q. How can my company sponsor a page?

A. If a page has the term "Available for Sponsorship" on it then for a small fee your company, or even an individual, can sponsor it. Visit the web sponsors page for further information and a sponsorship form.

Q. How much does sponsorship cost and what do I get?

A. The cost is £10(GBP) or $15(USD) or €15(Euro) per annum for most of the site pages (some are more expensive due to their cost and hit rate). The site hits are given in the December newsletter for each year. A company can provisionally only sponsor one page per year to avoid the chance of dominating the site. Individuals can sponsor a page if they so wish. The sponsor gets their name and a link to their web site in the top section of the page they sponsor, hence each time that page is accessed their name and site link is "advertised". This is the limit of commercialism the site will expose itself to and for this fee what do you really expect? To join find out more details on sponsoring a page send an e-mail with the word SPONSORSHIP in the title line to enquiries@AutoEMC.net.

Q. Why are some pages not available for sponsorship?

Initially there were only a few pages available for sponsorship, these were the pages listing links to test services, design consultancies and equipment suppliers. As the site has grown the cost of hosting has increased and additional pages are being made available for sponsorship, including the pages with automotive OEM links, the technical papers page and the standards page. It is expected that sponsors will be interested in the aims of the site and maintaining its content rather than outright commercial payback, but you get a little bit of advertisement and you can use the sponsorship for further advertising if you so wish (e.g. "ACME Corp, co-sponsor of AutoEMC.net.").

Q. How can I keep up-to-date with the site activities?

A. The simplest way is to visit regularly, but there is also be a quarterly text only e-mail on news and updates, changes to the automotive EMC standards etc. which will be mailed to AutoEMC subscribers. To join the e-mailing list send an e-mail with the word SUBSCRIBE in the title line to newsletter@AutoEMC.net.

Q. Can I contribute to the site?

A. All contributions are welcome from any individual or company, providing they are submitted free of charge and without obligation. Contributors will be acknowledged where they wish to be, alternatively the contributor can remain anonymous. Contributions can be either for the quarterly newsletter, technical papers for inclusion on the download page or any other aspect contained in the AutoEMC.net web pages. Send any contributions by e-mail to enquiries@AutoEMC.net.

Q. Why is the web site so basic looking?

A. There are 3 reasons for this; firstly to maximize speed of access, secondly due to the time constraints of the AutoEMC.net team in constructing the site and lastly none of the AutoEMC.net members are "professional" web site designers. The last reason is not really an excuse for a poor web site and hopefully the site does not look poor, but if you have ideas for improvement please send them by e-mail to enquiries@AutoEMC.net. The web master(s) will improve the site with time and useful feedback, but it is expected that it will always be relatively basic by web site standards as the sites' prime function is as an information portal, hence access speed and navigational simplicity will always remain the highest priority.