UBL 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 Universal Business Language (UBL) 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 UBL 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 UBL 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/ubl/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=1120
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
Cognitran:                              Mavis Cournane
Mavis Cournane          yes
OSS Nokalva:                            Paul Thorpe
Paul Thorpe             yes
Sun Microsystems:                       Eduardo Gutentag
Jon Bosak               yes
US Dept of Navy:                        Robert Green
Michael Grimley         yes

Individual/Associate Members:
Ken Holman              yes             Ken Holman
Tim McGrath             yes             Tim McGrath
Zarella Rendon          yes             Zarella Rendon 
Andrew Schoka           yes             Andrew Schoka 
Sylvia Webb             yes             Sylvia Webb