[ubl] Provisional UBL subcommittee rules

[Jon Bosak <Jon.Bosak@Sun.COM>]

Here are the SC rules that we provisionally adopted in the meeting
Monday for subcommittee work this week.  We will be revisiting
these on Thursday afternoon.

So far, I haven't received any further comments on these rules
during this morning's admin session.  If you have any input on
this, please send by email before I prepare a final draft Thursday
morning.

Jon

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2001.10.29 work in progress

Standing Rules for UBL TC Subcommittees

Definitions

   "TC" when used without further qualification refers throughout
   to the OASIS UBL TC.

   "SC" when used without further qualification refers throughout
   to a subcommittee of the OASIS UBL TC.

   "OASIS member" means any person eligible to participate in an
   OASIS TC under the provisions of the OASIS TC process.

Chair

   The chair of each SC shall be appointed by the TC and can be
   removed by the TC.

Membership

   The voting members of an SC shall be OASIS members.

   The initial voting membership of an SC shall be determined either
   through direct appointment by resolution of the TC or, by
   resolution of the TC, through appointment by the chair of the
   SC or the chair of the TC.

   After an SC has been formed, voting members of the SC shall be
   added or removed only by the TC.  The chair of the SC shall be
   responsible for forwarding to the TC the names of OASIS members
   who have submitted a request to be added to the SC.
   Appointments to the SC shall become effective upon approval by
   the TC.

Vice Chair

   The voting members of SCs can elect a continuing vice chair
   who, if appointed by an SC, shall serve as chair pro tempore of
   any meeting of that SC in the absence of the chair appointed by
   the TC.

Meetings

   Each SC shall regularly meet weekly or fortnightly by phone
   conference except during holidays and when collaborative input
   sessions are in progress with a cooperating organization.
   Phone meetings of an SC shall be open only to voting members of
   the SC and persons specially invited to provide expert input.
   SCs may also meet in person at times and places to be
   determined by resolution of the SC or the TC.  The attendance
   of observers at face-to-face SC meetings shall be at the
   discretion of the SC.

   The meetings of SCs shall otherwise be governed by Robert's
   Rules of Order Revised and such other standing rules as the TC
   may determine.

Email votes

   Chairs of SCs shall be authorized to conduct SC business by
   email in the manner specified in the OASIS process for TCs,
   with the exception that the default five-day voting period for
   email ballots may be shortened to as little as 48 hours for SC
   email votes at the option of the SC chair.  This change must be
   clearly stated in the call for a vote and properly noticed by
   email at least three days prior to the call for a vote.  In
   email voting, a majority shall be more than half of all the
   votes cast, excluding abstentions.  Votes and abstentions shall
   be recorded through posting to the SC mail list.  There shall
   be no quorum requirement for email votes.