RE: [legalxml-chairs] RE: [legalxml-sc] Discrepancies in membership lists, voting rights and revenues

[John Messing <jmessing@law-on-line.com>]

I prefer to wait for the SC meeting to discuss the issue, but I will
tell you in advance that IMHO this "explanation" falls far short of
what is needed and necessary.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [legalxml-chairs] RE: [legalxml-sc] Discrepancies in
> membership lists, voting rights and revenues
> From: "Scott McGrath" <scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org>
> Date: Wed, January 03, 2007 8:12 am
> To: "'John Messing'" <jmessing@law-on-line.com>, "'Patrick Gannon'"
> <patrick.gannon@oasis-open.org>, "'James Clark'"
> <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>, "'Dee Schur'" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>
> Cc: <legalxml-sc@lists.oasis-open.org>,
> <legalxml-chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>
> 
> John,
> 
> I'll get a full reply on each member you are "missing", but you should know
> that several are known to me and our data is legitimate - examples of that
> are Dan Greenwood who, while was performing as chair, had no legitimate
> OASIS member account from ~ March 2006-January 2007.  New York State Office
> of the Court did not indicate on their Member Agreement that they desired to
> allocate funds-- we all can guess their intention, but the accounting
> process follows documentation, not intentions ;-)
> 
> Scott...
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: John Messing [mailto:jmessing@law-on-line.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:06 AM
> >To: Patrick Gannon; James Clark; Dee Schur
> >Cc: legalxml-sc@lists.oasis-open.org; legalxml-chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
> >Subject: [legalxml-sc] Discrepancies in membership lists, voting rights and
> >revenues
> >
> >Patrick et al:
> >
> >LegalXML is in the midst of an election for at large representatives
> >using a voting formula that was worked out between the secretary of the
> >steering committee and OASIS staff last year.
> >
> >In reviewing the lists of members compared with the voting list I noted
> >that there were the following entities and individuals who were listed
> >as eligible to vote but whose membership fees were never reported to
> >LegalXML and therefore presumably whose fees were not credited to our
> >available funds either during 2006 or as budgetary funds for 2007.
> >
> >They were the following entity members:
> >
> >EdiEyes
> >New York State Office of Court Administration DoT
> >Thales eSecurity
> >Thomson Corporation
> >
> >The following individuals fall into the same category:
> >
> >Chester Ensign
> >Steffen Frederiks
> >Eileen Wood
> >
> >I also found one reportedly paid entity member who did not appear as an
> >eligible voter for voting purposes on the ballot:
> >
> >Tata Consultancy Services , IN
> >
> >Since reporting these discrepancies to Dee and Cathie Mayo yesterday, I
> >recalled from memory the following active members who have not been put
> >on any lists and therefore do not appear to have paid fees, because they
> >were inadvertently deleted through KAVI during the year and apparently
> >were never reinstated despite requests to do so.
> >
> >Dan Greenwood, MIT, Chair of the eContracts TC
> >
> >Dave Marvit, Fujitsu, member of the steering committee from the
> >eContracts TC.
> >
> >I roughly estimate that as much as 10% of our revenues may have been
> >underreported as a result, which may be sorely needed by the EFTC for
> >publicizing its standard and both it and eNotary for consultancy work.
> >
> >In addition, we have had two false starts in our elections and there is
> >a current election now in progress.
> >
> >It is my intention to have the SC consider its various options at the
> >January 10 meeting. I request that staff be available to address these
> >concerns at that time. I understand that these omissions were likely
> >unintentional, but I believe the situation needs to be rectified at the
> >earliest possible time.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Best regards.