Re: Subject: Minutes of Friday July 7, 2000

[Eduardo Gutentag <eduardo.gutentag@eng.sun.com>]

Please see my comment under (3)

Deborah Aleyne Lapeyre wrote:
> 
> MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the
> OASIS PROCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 2000-07-07
> 
> The PAC met from 7:00-8:35 pm EDT on Friday 07 July, 2000
> 
> Chaired by:
>       Jon Bosak (bosak@eng.sun.com)
> 
> Present were:
> 
>       Terry Allen (tallen@sonic.net)
>       Jon Bosak (bosak@eng.sun.com)
>       Eduardo Gutentag (eduardo@eng.sun.com)
>       G. Ken Holman  <gkholman@cranesoftwrights.com>
>       Deborah Lapeyre (dalapeyre@pop.mindspring.com)
> 
> Resolutions
> 
> 1.  The major business of the meeting was the consideration
>     of amendments to the OASIS Bylaw changes document that
>     was approved at the Paris meeting, 16 June, 2000.
> 
>     There were a series of motions to amend the wording of
>     the Paris document.  Amendment motions were considered
>     in the order received by the chair, but have been
>     reorganized below in document order, to make these
>     minutes easier to follow.
> 
> A.  We resolved to accept the following amendments to Article 14:
> 
> 1) Section 3. TC Formation; 2nd paragraph, 1st sentence
>     - Comma added after the word "membership"
>     - Delete the words "it shall" before "return the submission,
>       to read:
> 
>    No later than 15 days following the submission, OASIS TC
>    administration shall either provide these materials to the
>    membership, with a call for participation and an announcement
>    of a first meeting, or return the submission to its
>    originators with an explanation of its failure to meet the
>    requirements set forth in this section.
> 
> 2) Section 4. First Meeting of a TC; 2nd paragraph, 2nd sentence
>     - Replace "every individual OASIS member" with
>       "every PEOTCP" to read:
> 
>    The first meeting of a TC must occur at the place and time and
>    in the manner described in the announcement.  Any initial
>    meeting whose time or location is changed and any initial phone
>    meeting that fails to grant access to every PEOTCP previously
>    registering a desire to participate shall be subject to appeal
>    as provided in the section of this article titled "Appeals."
> 
> 3) Section 5. TC Membership; 3rd paragraph
>     - Add the word "OASIS" following the word "individual" to read:
> 
>    A transferred individual OASIS membership shall not confer TC
>    membership upon the transferee.

I thought there was a motion to delete the word "automatic" that was
put to a vote,  with 1 vote against, 3 for and 1 abstantion.
> 
> 4) Section 8. TC Chairs; 1st paragraph
>     - Replace the words "as specified in Article 15 of these
>       bylaws" with the words 'as specified in the section of
>       this article entitled "Appeals"' to read:
> 
>    A TC chair may be removed by action of the board of directors
>    following an appeal as specified in the section of this
>    article titled "Appeals" or by a vote of 2/3 of all the members
>    of the TC.
> 
> 5) Section 9. TC Visibility; 4th paragraph
>     - Reverse the phrases "regarding TCs" and "from
>       OASIS TC administration" to read:
> 
>    OASIS shall create a publicly archived list for announcements
>    from OASIS TC administration regarding TCs.  Any PEOTCP shall
>    be able to subscribe to this list.
> 
> 6) Section 9. TC Visibility; 5th paragraph, next to last word.
>     - Replace word "the" with word "a" to read:
> 
>    Every important change in TC status shall be posted to the
>    announcement list, such changes to include but not be limited
>    to the following: TC formation; changes in purpose,
>    deliverables, or meeting schedule; publication of working
>    drafts; publication of committee specifications; calls for
>    implementation; submission of a specification as a proposed
>    OASIS standard; approval or rejection of a proposed standard;
>    start or end of participation in a joint committee; and closure
>    of a TC.
> 
> 7) Section 15. TC Coordination; paragraphs 5 and 10
>     - Changing the number "14" to "15"
> 
>    Paragraph Five:
>    The voting ...by sending mail no later than 15 days
>    preceding the meeting to the chair of the JC, and (c) attend
>    the first meeting of the JC...
> 
>    Paragraph Ten:
>    If termination of membership in a JC causes a still existing
>    TC's contribution of voting members to that JC to fall to zero,
>    the chair of the JC shall, within 15 days following ...
> 
> B. We resolved to accept the following amendments to Article 15:
> 
> 1) Second paragraph, 2nd sentence
>     - Add the word "first" before the word "calendar"
>     - Delete the word "immediately" following the word "quarter"
>       to read:
> 
>    Thirty days shall be allowed for administrative processing of a
>    proposed standard.  The proposal shall be submitted to the
>    OASIS membership for review at the beginning of the first
>    calendar quarter following the 30 days allocated for
>    administrative review. ...
> 
> 2) Sixth paragraph, second bulleted item "b.", 2nd sentence,
>       next to last word
>     - Delete the word "formal" before the word "resolution"
>       to read:
> 
>       If negative votes amounting to less than 10 percent of the
>       voting membership have been cast, the negative votes and
>       accompanying comments, if any, shall be forwarded to the
>       originating TC for consideration.  After notification of the
>       results, the TC shall have 30 days to take one of the
>       following actions by resolution:
> 
> C.  The following were moved to amend and failed to be passed:
> 
> 1) Section 5. TC Membership; third paragraph
>     - Delete the word "automatically" to read:
> 
>    A transferred individual membership shall not confer TC
>    membership upon the transferee.
> 
> 2.  Resolved to adjourn this meeting.  The next meeting will
>     be held at the call of the chair.
> 
> Meeting adjourned 8:35 pm Eastern Daylight Time
> 
> Deborah A. Lapeyre
> Secretary, OASIS Process Advisory Committee
> 
> ==================================================================
> 
> Attachment I  Action Item
> 
> 1.  Jon Bosak (as chair) to send this proposal for bylaw revision
>     to the OASIS board of directors.
> 
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> 
> Deborah A. Lapeyre
> Secretary, OASIS Process Advisory Committee
> 
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