Electing a new chair for the Technical Committee

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Robert Gemmell <>
Date
2017-09-25T13:34:00+00:00
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Electing a new chair for the Technical Committee
Hi Chet,  I was wondering if you could clarify something. As we haven't held a meeting for more than 60 days, does that mean we should consider all Members to be a Voting Member prior to any ballot/meeting on chair(s)?  Robbie  On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Chet Ensign <> wrote:
> Hi Robbie, >
> You can certainly set up a ballot now. You could also set up a meeting and
> elect a chair or 2 co-chairs as the first item on the agenda. The main
> requirement of the TC Process is that the TC can't do any work - meaning,
> practically speaking, that the TC can take any other motions or votes -
> until the new chair is in place. >
> Maybe someone will volunteer to co-chair with you. > > /chet > >
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Robbie Gemmell <> wrote: >> >> Thanks Chet. >> >> Would I be right in thinking we will need to set up a ballot now, once >> any nominations are settled, given Steve leaving the role before the >> next was due on Monday? Or would we be able to arrange a specific >> meeting despite that? >> >> If there are no other nominations then I will self-nominate, though I >> do think it would be better if someone else could take on the role. >> >> Robbie >> >> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Chet Ensign <> >> wrote: >>
> Members of the AMQP BINDMAP TC, >> > >>
> Steve has notified me that he will be leaving OASIS and that the chair >>
> seat >>
> will very shortly become vacant. So you need to elect a new chair before >>
> continuing your work. >> > >>
> Electing a chair requires a Fill Majority Vote - that is, an affirmative >>
> vote by over 50% of the Voting Members. You have 7 VMs so 4 votes will >>
> be >>
> needed at a minimum. Note that the person elected chair need *not* be a >>
> VM. >> > >>
> The best way to do this is for one or two TC members to be nominated >> > (either >>
> self-nominate or someone else can nominate) and then you can either >>
> approval >>
> her/him/them in a quorate meeting or set up an electronic ballot. I will >>
> be >>
> happy to set up the ballot for you if you like. >> > >>
> Please let me know if/how I can assist you. >> > >> > /chet >> >

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>>
> Chet Ensign >>
> Director of Standards Development and TC Administration >>
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> Chet Ensign
> Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
> OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
>  http://www.oasis-open.org  >
> Primary: +1 973-996-2298
>
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393