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Working Groups & Committees guide
Published – 5 January 2026
Overview
Bluetooth SIG Working Groups and Committees develop the specifications that shape the future of Bluetooth® technology.
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In this guide, you will find helpful links, tips, and information about joining and participating in Working Groups.
Key milestones for Working Group participation:
Key milestones
1. Confirm eligibility
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2. Discover & join a Working Group
The best way for a company to influence the future direction of Bluetooth® wireless technology is to take an active part in the Working Groups and Committees. For more information regarding groups and how to join them, visit the Knowledge Base.
Joining a Working Group will also add you to a shared mailing list (referred to as a reflector), instantly connecting you with other members in the same group via email. We recommend setting up rules or other filters to help manage Working Group reflector emails.
3. Request access to participate in Working Groups
Working Groups use various applications to communicate, run meetings, and manage specification development and documentation.
Follow the steps below to request access:
- Atlassian access: Learn how to request access here.
- Confluence is the hub for Working Groups and Committees, meeting minutes, helpful project information, and more.
- Jira is used to track specification development, raise errata (report issues) against new or adopted specifications, and manage tasks such as document reviews.
- SharePoint access: Learn how to request access here.
- SharePoint is home to a variety of documents used by Working Groups and Committees including specification drafts, presentations, and more.
4. Join a meeting
Meeting schedules, information, and links to join meetings – both regularly scheduled and ad hoc – are available in the Bluetooth Working Group Calendar.
Members are also welcome to join us in-person during our Bluetooth Member Summits or other events for testing, socializing, and working discussions. Event schedules and registration information can be found on our events page.
Key things to know
Roles of SIG Committees and the Board of Directors
- Bluetooth Architectural Review Board (BARB): Provides architectural oversight of Bluetooth specifications and supports Working Groups, Study Groups, and Expert Groups. Committee members are appointed annually by the Board of Directors and require Associate membership benefits.
- Bluetooth Testing & Interoperability Committee (BTI): Reviews and maintains the test-related aspects of the Bluetooth Qualification Program, including test system validation. Committee members are appointed annually by the Board of Directors and require Associate membership benefits.
- Bluetooth Qualification Review Board (BQRB): Maintains the Qualification Program for implementations of Bluetooth wireless technology. Committee members are appointed annually by the Board of Directors and require Associate membership benefits.
- Bluetooth Board of Directors: The Bluetooth SIG’s Board of Directors is responsible for operational, process, and strategic oversight, including approving budgets, expenditures, member fees, specifications, Committees, future plans, governing documents, and key agreements.
Types of Groups and Committees
- Working Group (WG): Create new specifications, develop enhancements to existing specifications, and help maintain current specifications including accompanying test documents, in accordance with the Specification Management Process Document (SMPD). Associate and Contributing Adopter members are eligible to join.
- Requirements Group (RG): Assist the associated parent Working Group with the development of requirements documents (i.e., New Work Proposals (NWPs) or Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs)) that may be assigned to them by the Working Group. Requirements Groups are accessible to all members. Requirements Groups may include Adopter members who are not eligible to be participants of the parent Working Groups.
- Study Group (SG): Study specific problems and recommend solutions. Study Groups may also develop Functional Requirements Documents assigned to them by the Board of Directors. Members with Adopter membership benefits may also participate in Study Groups.
- Expert Group (EG): Act as advisors to other Groups and Committees. Expert Groups may also represent a specific domain or industry segment by formulating requirements or identifying issues. Expert Groups may also advise on trends, threats, and opportunities relevant to Bluetooth wireless technology and recommend possible actions. Members with Adopter membership benefits may also participate in Expert Groups.
- Task Force (TF): Study and recommend solutions for specific issues, are formed for a limited duration, and report to the Board of Directors. Members with Adopter membership benefits may also participate in some Task Forces.
- Committee: Oversee various aspects of Bluetooth SIG processes (e.g., specification development and qualification) and technical domains (e.g., architecture, testing) to help meet the goals of the Bluetooth SIG. Only members with Associate benefits are eligible to join.
- Interest Groups: Serve as a platform for member collaboration to advance the adoption of Bluetooth technology within a specific region, market, or industry. Only members with Associate benefits are eligible to join.
Understanding the Working Group roles
The chair of a group or committee schedules meetings, conducts meetings in a fair and impartial manner, prepares meeting agendas and minutes, ensures all Bluetooth SIG policies and procedures are followed in the group, tracks and reports on progress of assigned projects, and fulfills other responsibilities outlined in the Group and Committee Process Document.
The vice chair(s) perform the duties of the chair in the absence of the chair or when assigned or delegated by the chair.
Project managers, who are members of the Bluetooth SIG technical staff (BSTS), support the chair and the group or committee in the performance of their duties. The Bluetooth SIG technical staff performs many other responsibilities to support the development of specifications as outlined in the Specification Management Process Document.
Larger Working Groups may also have work delegated to project leads to conduct meetings and guide the work of one or more specific projects within a Group, and project editors who are delegated to prepare updated drafts of work in progress including proposing resolution of comments made on those drafts.
Resources to bookmark
- Working Groups Calendar: View scheduled Working Group meetings and Member Summits.
- Specification Documents: Access to view adopted specifications, new work proposals, functional requirements documents, and all supplemental documents.
- Process Documents and Templates: View and download process documents, specification templates, policies, and other resources. Some of the key documents available here include:
- Specification Management Process document
- Git-based Process document Group and Committee Process document
- Drafting Guidelines
- Specification Draft Templates
