RE: Materials Markup Language TC IPR Transition Ballot

["Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>]

To all Voting Representatives:

Please note that a problem was identified earlier today (26 March) with the Kavi ballot that resulted in the removal of
all individual/associate members from the list of eligible voters. The voting list has been restored; however
individual/associate members may not have had their vote properly restored. I am asking each individual/associate member
noted below to cast a ballot via email; I will announce the official results. 

My apologies for the inconvenience.

Regards,

Mary 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary McRae [mailto:mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org] 
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:51 PM
> To: carolyn.cox@rolls-royce.com; Kathryn.r.Breininger@boeing.com
> Cc: materials@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Materials Markup Language TC IPR Transition Ballot
> 
> To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and individual 
> members who are voting "TC Qualified Members" for the 
> Materials Markup Language 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 Materials Markup Language TC has notified OASIS 
> staff that it successfully conducted a Transition Request 
> vote under the IPR Transition Policy, to select the "RF on 
> Limited Terms" 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 Materials Markup Language TC list and 
> the voting "TC Qualified Members" of the results.
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Mary McRae
> Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
> email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
>  
> [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/materials/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=1247
>  
> TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
> Organizational Members:
> ASM International:                        Sally Fahrenholz-Mann
> David Celznick             yes
> Sally Fahrenholz-Mann      yes
> 
> Rolls-Royce plc:                          Carolyn Cox
> David Goodall              yes
> 
> The Boeing Company                        Kathryn Breininger
> Brett Johanson             yes
> James Pillars              yes
> 
> 
> Individual/Associate Members:
> Granta Design:                            Craig Seymour 
> Craig Seymour              yes
> 
> 
>