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To see upcoming Working Group meetings please go to Workspace.vita.com and select the "ConCall Calendar"

(Members only). We also maintain a comparative schedule showing VSO and SOSA meetings here.

Upcoming events

    • Monday, July 07, 2025
    • Monday, July 21, 2025
    • 11:59 PM
    Register

    VITA is accepting registrations to be a member of a public review VITA Consensus Body for voting to revise this standard. You do not have to be a VITA member to participate in this Consensus Body.  VITA members with active Workspace profiles should sign up in Workspace.

    VITA Members can sign up for free (while logged into their account) while non-members must pay a nominal fee to participate. The response deadline to register for this consensus body is: July 21, 2025

    Revision of Existing Standard

    Under ANSI and VITA rules every 5 years an approved standard must be reaffirmed, revised, placed in stabilized maintenance or withdrawn. This standard has been revised; hence it has been put forth for approval of the revisions. The VITA 65.1 working group has completed the draft and has voted to take this draft through to the VITA public review approval process for eventual ANSI recognition.
    Consensus body registration for voting for VITA approval of the following draft standard for the approval process is now open:

    Consensus body registration for voting to approve this revised standard is now open.

    DRAFT/VITA 67.3-2023 - Coaxial Interconnect on VPX, Spring-Loaded Contact on Backplane

    Abstract: This document describes an open standard of configuration and interconnect with the structure of VITA 67.0 enabling an interface compatible with VITA 46 containing multi-position blind mate analog connectors with coaxial contacts, having fixed contacts on the Plug-In Module and spring action on the backplane.  This revision adds SMPS Gen2 contact interfaces to support additional radial alignment.

    How to Apply for the Consensus Body

    Currently, this consensus body needs voting members from the following interest categories in order to be able to proceed with this process. The consensus body will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the consensus body for voting.

    • Producer: An appropriate participant designs, develops, or manufactures products using this standard.
    • User-Industrial/Commercial: An appropriate participant is using this standard in an industrial or commercial application
    • User-Government/Military: An appropriate participant is a representative of a government agency using this standard in a government or military application.
    • Research: An appropriate participant is involved in research or consulting that may use this standard.
    • General Interest: An appropriate participant is an interested party not necessarily involved in producing, directly using, or acquiring product using this standard.

    Please note that company membership in VITA is NOT a requirement to join this consensus body. This registration is open to both VITA members and non-members. You must register via this form if you wish to participate in the upcoming ballot. VITA Members can sign up for free (while logged into their account) while non-members must pay a nominal fee to participate.

    In the case that you believe this standard needs a revision, please indicate so in the comments field of the registration form and be prepared to sponsor and actively participate in the revision effort. If you are selected for the consensus body, you may provide minor editorial comments during the balloting.

    Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote. The ballot will be voided if we do not get enough returned votes.

    The VITA policies and ANSI Function can be found on our governance page at http://www.vita.com/Governance.

    • Monday, July 07, 2025
    • Monday, July 21, 2025
    • 11:59 PM
    Register

    VITA is accepting registrations to be a member of a public review VITA Consensus Body for voting to revise this standard. You do not have to be a VITA member to participate in this Consensus Body.  VITA members with active Workspace profiles should sign up in Workspace.

    VITA Members can sign up for free (while logged into their account) while non-members must pay a nominal fee to participate. The response deadline to register for this consensus body is: July 21, 2025

    Revision of Existing Standard

    Under ANSI and VITA rules every 5 years an approved standard must be reaffirmed, revised, placed in stabilized maintenance or withdrawn. This standard has been revised; hence it has been put forth for approval of the revisions. The VITA 65.1 working group has completed the draft and has voted to take this draft through to the VITA public review approval process for eventual ANSI recognition.
    Consensus body registration for voting for VITA approval of the following draft standard for the approval process is now open:

    Consensus body registration for voting to approve this revised standard is now open.

    DRAFT/VITA 47.2-2019 - Class 2 Requirements for Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for VITA 47 Plug-In Modules Dot Standard

    Abstract: VITA 47.2: The VITA 47 group of standards defines Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, Quality Systems, and ESS (Environmental Stress Screening) requirements for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Plug-In Modules intended for commercial, ground, naval, and aerospace applications. VITA 47.2 address requirements specific to dedicated service electronic products.

    This revision enables a broader use of this standard across the COTS supplier market with added flexibility in environmental class options.  It also corrects typographical errors, adds additional requirements for conformance to improve interoperability and maintainability, and rugged design for tactical applications.

    How to Apply for the Consensus Body

    Currently, this consensus body needs voting members from the following interest categories in order to be able to proceed with this process. The consensus body will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the consensus body for voting.

    • Producer: An appropriate participant designs, develops, or manufactures products using this standard.
    • User-Industrial/Commercial: An appropriate participant is using this standard in an industrial or commercial application
    • User-Government/Military: An appropriate participant is a representative of a government agency using this standard in a government or military application.
    • Research: An appropriate participant is involved in research or consulting that may use this standard.
    • General Interest: An appropriate participant is an interested party not necessarily involved in producing, directly using, or acquiring product using this standard.

    Please note that company membership in VITA is NOT a requirement to join this consensus body. This registration is open to both VITA members and non-members. You must register via this form if you wish to participate in the upcoming ballot. VITA Members can sign up for free (while logged into their account) while non-members must pay a nominal fee to participate.

    In the case that you believe this standard needs a revision, please indicate so in the comments field of the registration form and be prepared to sponsor and actively participate in the revision effort. If you are selected for the consensus body, you may provide minor editorial comments during the balloting.

    Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote. The ballot will be voided if we do not get enough returned votes.

    The VITA policies and ANSI Function can be found on our governance page at http://www.vita.com/Governance.

    • Monday, July 07, 2025
    • Monday, July 21, 2025
    • 11:59 PM
    Register

    VITA is accepting registrations to be a member of a public review VITA Consensus Body for voting to revise this standard. You do not have to be a VITA member to participate in this Consensus Body.  VITA members with active Workspace profiles should sign up in Workspace.

    VITA Members can sign up for free (while logged into their account) while non-members must pay a nominal fee to participate. The response deadline to register for this consensus body is: July 21, 2025

    Revision of Existing Standard

    Under ANSI and VITA rules every 5 years an approved standard must be reaffirmed, revised, placed in stabilized maintenance or withdrawn. This standard has been revised; hence it has been put forth for approval of the revisions. The VITA 65.1 working group has completed the draft and has voted to take this draft through to the VITA public review approval process for eventual ANSI recognition.
    Consensus body registration for voting for VITA approval of the following draft standard for the approval process is now open:

    Consensus body registration for voting to approve this revised standard is now open.

    DRAFT/VITA 47.3-2019 -Class 3 Requirements for Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for VITA 47 Plug-In Modules Dot Standard

    Abstract: VITA 47.3: The VITA 47 group of standards defines Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, Quality Systems, and ESS (Environmental Stress Screening) requirements for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Plug-In Modules intended for commercial, ground, naval, and aerospace applications. VITA 47.3 address requirements specific to high performance electronic products.

    This revision enables a broader use of this standard across the COTS supplier market with added flexibility in environmental class options.  It also corrects typographical errors, adds additional requirements for conformance to improve interoperability and maintainability, and rugged design for tactical applications.

    How to Apply for the Consensus Body

    Currently, this consensus body needs voting members from the following interest categories in order to be able to proceed with this process. The consensus body will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the consensus body for voting.

    • Producer: An appropriate participant designs, develops, or manufactures products using this standard.
    • User-Industrial/Commercial: An appropriate participant is using this standard in an industrial or commercial application
    • User-Government/Military: An appropriate participant is a representative of a government agency using this standard in a government or military application.
    • Research: An appropriate participant is involved in research or consulting that may use this standard.
    • General Interest: An appropriate participant is an interested party not necessarily involved in producing, directly using, or acquiring product using this standard.

    Please note that company membership in VITA is NOT a requirement to join this consensus body. This registration is open to both VITA members and non-members. You must register via this form if you wish to participate in the upcoming ballot. VITA Members can sign up for free (while logged into their account) while non-members must pay a nominal fee to participate.

    In the case that you believe this standard needs a revision, please indicate so in the comments field of the registration form and be prepared to sponsor and actively participate in the revision effort. If you are selected for the consensus body, you may provide minor editorial comments during the balloting.

    Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote. The ballot will be voided if we do not get enough returned votes.

    The VITA policies and ANSI Function can be found on our governance page at http://www.vita.com/Governance.

    • Wednesday, July 23, 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • Thursday, July 24, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • C/A Design, Exeter, NH
    Register

    The VITA Standards Organization (VSO) meets every two months to discuss, plan, and develop standards to support its members' interests. Observers are welcome. A meeting registration fee of $160 is charged for all in-person attendees. Non-members are welcome to attend (in-person or remotely) but a special registration code is required.  Please email VITA with a request to attend as a guest with some details on your areas of interest.

    We will be holding the July 2025 meeting at the new C/A Design facility in Exeter, NH.  Details on location and hotel option to come later in April.


    C/A Design

    131 Portsmouth Ave

    Exeter NH


    Due to the extremely high room rate at the usual downtown Portsmouth hotels ($300/night) we have secured a discounted rate at a hotel 0.4 miles from the C/A Design facility in Exeter.  Attendees will just have to carpool back to the Portsmouth waterfront for dinners rather than walk.  The room block expired on Friday, 27 June 2025 so please follow this link to make your reservations soon (VITA Group).


    Hampton Inn
    59 Portsmouth Ave
    Exeter, NH 03833
    (603)658-5555

    For Agenda and Docs visit VITA Workspace at http://workspace.vita.com.

    VITA Workspace login is required

    Hints available at www.vita.com/FAQ

    To participate via Zoom:
    Calendar of Working Group Meetings - VITA on day of meeting. Your VITA Workspace login is required.

    • Tuesday, August 12, 2025
    • 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM
    • Webinar

    This webinar is free to all registered Electronic Design users. Just sign up or log in to the Electronic Design website to view the webinar. You can do that now. 

    VITA is a trade association that provides open standards targeting rugged applications such as military and avionics. VITA 100 is their latest effort designed to incorporate the latest Ethernet standards running at 400G and pushing toward 1.6T. It builds on OpenVPX and VITA 46.30, providing upward migration and compatability. Other standards like the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) build on VITA standards. 

    This webinar takes a look at VITA 100 and some of the new VITA 100 standards emerging from the standards process, including new connectors and board form factors. VITA 100 doesn't just address faster Ethernet standards. It also delves into new system management support, cooling techniques, and connectors. 

    These new standards will be needed for future designs that take advantage of high bandwidth and more reliable connectivity to handle the latest GPGPUs, artificial-intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) accelerators, and large chiplet-based solutions requiring more power, faster connections, and better management. Find out how it's all coming together.

    • Wednesday, September 24, 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • Thursday, September 25, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Intellisense Facility, Torrance, CA

    The VITA Standards Organization (VSO) meets every two months to discuss, plan, and develop standards to support its members' interests. Observers are welcome. A meeting registration fee of $160 is charged for all in-person attendees. Non-members are welcome to attend (in-person or remotely) but a special registration code is required.  Please email VITA with a request to attend as a guest with some details on your areas of interest.


    We happy to announce that Intellisense will be hosting our September 2025 meeting at their facility in Torrance, CA. As with past meetings at some member company locations, Intellisense is a cleared facility. When completing your application, please note that Non-US Persons (holders of Resident Alien a.k.a Green cards and Citizens of foreign countries) will need to provide additional information to speed vetting. In addition, they will need to email photographs of their passports to chill@intellisenseinc.com ahead of the meeting and bring them to the site for badging each morning.


    Intellisense Systems

    21041 S. Western Ave.

    Torrance, CA


    Recommended Hotel (6 miles from Intellisense):

    TBD

    Residence Inn Los Angeles Torrance/Redondo Beach

    3701 Torrance Boulevard,
    Torrance, CA  90503

    Negotiated VITA Group Rate: $169/night

    Link for hotel room reservation (rate ends 2/26/2024)

    Includes Complimentary hot breakfast at hotel

    Self parking is additional


    For Agenda and Docs visit VITA Workspace at http://workspace.vita.com.

    VITA Workspace login is required

    Hints available at www.vita.com/FAQ

    To participate via Zoom:
    Calendar of Working Group Meetings - VITA on day of meeting. Your VITA Workspace login is required.

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