9 0 s ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁initial ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁forum ▁and ▁what ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁J oint ▁T act ical ▁Radio ▁System . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁Mod ular ▁Mult if unction ▁Information ▁Transfer ▁System ▁Forum ▁changed ▁its ▁legal ▁name ▁to ▁The ▁Software ▁Def ined ▁Radio ▁Forum ▁and ▁began ▁doing ▁business ▁with ▁a ▁bro ader ▁focus ▁on ▁commercial ▁and ▁international ▁participation . ▁The ▁forum ▁created ▁three ▁new ▁internal ▁groups   — ▁Mark ets ▁and ▁Reg ul atory ▁Comm itte es ▁and ▁the ▁Base ▁Station ▁Work ▁Group . ▁Also , ▁the ▁forum ▁published ▁a ▁re vised ▁technical ▁report . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁forum ▁contract ed ▁with ▁Communic ations ▁Research ▁Centre ▁Canada ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁S CA ▁Reference ▁Im plementation ▁( SC AR I - Open ). ▁The ▁forum ▁also ▁made ▁fil ings ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁that ▁helped ▁form ▁their ▁public ▁rule ▁making ▁on ▁software ▁defined ▁radio . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁forum ▁hosted ▁its ▁first ▁Techn ical ▁Conference ▁and ▁Product ▁Ex position , ▁which ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁with ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁technical ▁papers ▁along ▁with ▁tutorials , ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁demonstr ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁forum ▁re organ ized ▁to ▁support ▁its ▁members ▁in ▁expl oring ▁techn ologies ▁that ▁extend ▁beyond ▁it . ▁A ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁re organ ization ▁was ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁C