SOA Reference Model TC IPR Transition Ballot

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

To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and individual members who are voting "TC Qualified Members" for the SOA
Reference Model 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 SOA Reference Model 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 SOA Reference Model 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/soa-rm/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=1232
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
Adobe Systems:                            Duane Nickull
Duane Nickull              yes

Booz Allen Hamilton:                      Rebekah Metz 
Joseph Chiusano            yes
Rebekah Metz               yes

Capgemini:                                Steve Jones 
Steve Jones                yes

Jet Propulsion Laboratory:                Jeff Estefan 
Jeff Estefan               yes

Johns Hopkins University:                 Anil John 
Anil John                  yes

Lockheed Martin:                          Sameer Sharma
Tom Merkle                 yes

Mitre Corporation:                        Doraiswamy ('Raj') Rajagopal 
Ken Laskey                 yes

NEC Corporation:                          Takahiro SUGIYAMA
Gregory Kohring            yes

Northrop Grumman:                         Robert Ellinger 
Robert Ellinger            yes

Pensive.eu:                               Peter Brown
Peter Brown                yes

The Boeing Company:                       Kathryn Breininger 
Kathryn Breininger         yes

WebLayers, Inc.:                          Oleg Mikulinsky 
Oleg Mikulinsky            yes


Individual/Associate Members:
David Ellis                yes            David Ellis
Don Flinn                  yes            Don Flinn
Francis McCabe             yes            Francis McCabe
Danny Thornton             yes            Danny Thornton