My apologies; the link below is to a closed ballot. The proper link is:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/ballot.php?id=1116
Regards,
Mary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary McRae [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:54 PM
> To: ''; '';
> ''; 'Aymond, Patti';
> ''; ''; 'Elysa
> Jones'; ''; '';
> ''; ''
> Cc: ''
> Subject: RE: Emergency Management TC IPR Transition Ballot
>
> To Elysa Jones, Voting Representatives, and Members of the EM TC:
>
> Please note that this ballot is in jeopardy of failing due to
> insufficient votes being cast. The ballot will remain open
> until 11:45 et 2 Oct (Monday).
>
> http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/ballot.php?id=1112
>
> Regards,
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Mary P McRae
> Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
> email:
> web: www.oasis-open.org
> phone: 603.232.9090
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mary McRae [mailto:]
> > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 3:34 PM
> > To: ''; ''; 'Aymond, Patti';
> > ''; '';
> 'Elysa Jones';
> > ''; ''; '';
> > ''
> > Cc: ''
> > Subject: Emergency Management TC IPR Transition Ballot
> >
> > To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and
> individual members
> > who are voting "TC Qualified Members" for the Emergency
> Management TC
> >
> > As you probably know, OASIS adopted revisions to our IPR Policy
> > effective on 15 April 2005.[1] TCs formed before that date
> continue to
> > operate under the old ("legacy") policy.
> > However, they may convert to the new policy by making a
> "transition"
> > under the terms of the OASIS IPR Transition Policy [2], by the
> > specific voting procedure described in the transition policy.
> >
> > The OASIS Emergency Management TC has notified OASIS
> staff that it
> > successfully conducted a Transition Request vote under the IPR
> > Transition Policy, to select the "RF/RAND" IPR Mode.
> Accordingly, I am
> > opening a Transition Approval Ballot, in which the primary
> > representatives of all voting members of the committee may cast a
> > ballot. A list of the current TC voting members, as of the
> date of the
> > Transition Request, is attached. In this ballot, which will
> run for 14
> > days, the TC Qualified Members [3] each may cast only a
> single vote.
> > The ballot will allow for YES, NO, or ABSTAIN votes. Approval of a
> > Transition Approval Ballot requires:
> > (i) a minimum of 50% of all TC Qualified Members to vote,
> > (ii) no NO votes cast, and
> > (iii) one or more YES votes.
> >
> > The ballot has opened and can be seen at [4]. Please note, for
> > organizational members, it is the primary OASIS representative who
> > votes, so if you are not a TC member, you may wish to consult your
> > organization's active TC members regarding this vote.
> >
> > We will notify the Emergency Management TC list and the
> voting "TC
> > Qualified Members" of the results.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mary McRae
> > Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
> > email:
> >
> > [1] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php
> > [2] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_transition_policy.php
> > [3]
> > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency/members
> > /roster.php
> > In the transition policy, the "TC Qualified Members" who
> may vote
> > in this ballot are defined as: "either a TC Individual
> Voting Member
> > or an OASIS Organizational Member that has at least one
> voting member
> > in the TC at the time the TC Individual Voting Members approve the
> > Transition Request and has signed the new Membership Agreement."
> > [4]
> >
> http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/ballot.php?id=1112
> >
> >
> > TC Voting Member Qualified Member Primary Representative
> > Organizational Members:
> >
> > Disaster Management Interoperability Servi...
> > Tim Grapes yes
> > Gary Ham yes Gary Ham
> >
> > ESI Acquisition
> > Josh Shows yes Nadia Butler
> >
> > IEM
> > Patti Aymond yes Patti Aymond
> >
> > Lockheed Martin
> > Tom Merkle yes Sameer Sharma
> >
> > Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC)
> > Carl Reed yes Carl Reed
> >
> > Warning Systems Inc
> > Elysa Jones yes Elysa Jones
> >
> > Individual/Associate Members:
> >
> > Sukumar Dwarkanath yes Sukumar Dwarkanath
> > Art Botterell yes Art Botterell
> > David Ellis yes David Ellis
> > Aaron Temin yes Aaron Temin
> >
> >
