RE: [xtm-wg] Nomination for a new AG member -- Bernard Vatant

[Sam Hunting <sam_hunting@yahoo.com>]

--- Daniel Rivers-Moore <daniel.rivers-moore@rivcom.com> wrote:
> After this clarification, I repeat my seconding of this proposal, and
> vote
> for it.

I too:

[x] in favor of Bernard Vatant's nomination as Invited Guest in Paris
[ ] opposed

P.S. Jack, one more thing. Again, in Floridian mode, check the bylaws.
I have the feeling you have to be explicit to the list about the dates
that email voting has opened and must close. Consider this a friendly
amendment :-)


> Daniel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Park [mailto:jackpark@verticalnet.com]
> Sent: 13 December 2000 17:19
> To: xtm-wg@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [xtm-wg] Nomination for a new AG member -- Bernard
> Vatant
> 
> 
> Dang!
> I hate it when that happens :(
> Sam, you're right on both counts.
> May I ammend my comment that I wish to propose Bernard as an Invited
> Guest?
> Jack
> 
> From: Sam Hunting <sam_hunting@yahoo.com>
> 
> > [jack writes]
> > > I therefore officially offer this nomination.  I look forward to
> a
> > > second and sufficient votes, preferably without the use of
> punched 
> > > cards :-) Since I am not much of a parliamentarian, I'll just 
> > > volunteer to count the votes if that's appropriate.  Someone else
> > will
> > > have to decide what constitutes a winning count.
> > 
> > I don't want to be a grinch (French readers: a mythical, evil beast
> > that "stole" Christmas) but I would like Eric Freese (our
> > parliamentarian) to rule on the following points:
> > 
> > (1) A minor point: In Montreal, the AG voted that "Consideration of
> > applications for Participating Membership will be deferred until
> after
> > December 2000."
> (http://www.doctypes.org/xtm/org/minutes20000823.html).
> > This is 2000-12-12. Does that matter? If it does, how do we change
> it?
> > 
> > (2) A major point: the bylaws (section 3.5.2, at
> > www.topicmaps.org/org/XTM-charter-final-20000610.html) specify that
> "To
> > be considered for Participating Membership, a person must have
> actively
> > participated in the two preceding face-to-face TopicMaps.Org AG
> > meetings in their entirety, or have previously served as a
> > Participating Member." Does Bernard qualify under 3.5.2? If not,
> Jack,
> > you might clarify what membership status you propose for Bernard.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > S.
> > 
> > P.S. Jack, I want to avoid a repeat of our Florida fiasco just as
> much
> > as you do, and therefore I want to be crystal clear on process,
> here,
> > in what is possibly our first e-mail vote on membership.
> 
> 
> 
>
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