Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) 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 Web
Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) 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 Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) 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 Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) 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/wsbpel/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=1229
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
Active Endpoints, Inc.:                   Christopher Keller
Mark Ford                  yes
Christopher Keller         yes
Frank Ryan                 yes

Adobe Systems:                            Duane Nickull
Charlton Barreto           yes

Avaya, Inc.:                              Wu Chou   
Wu Chou                    yes

Deloitte Consulting LLP:                  Chanda Sathe
Vinkesh Mehta              yes

IBM:                                      Michael Winters
Diane Jordan               yes
Rania Khalaf               yes
Dieter Koenig              yes
Mike Marin                 yes
Simon Moser                yes
Thomas Schulze             yes

Microsoft Corporation:                    Christopher Kurt
John Evdemon               yes

Nortel Networks Limited:                  Abbie Barbir 
Abbie Barbir               yes
Hanane Becha               yes

Oracle Corporation:                       Martin Chapman  
Martin Chapman             yes

Rogue Wave Software:                      Allen Brookes 
Allen Brookes              yes

SAP AG:                                   Claus von Riegen
Ivana Trickovic            yes

Sun Microsystems:                         Eduardo Gutentag
Monica Martin              yes
Ron Ten-Hove               yes

Tibco Software, Inc.:                     Ian Hunter
Danny van der Rijn         yes


Individual/Associate Members:
Sally St. Amand            yes            Sally St. Amand
*Note that while Sally St. Amand was a voting member at the time of the Transition Approval Request Ballot, she is no
longer an OASIS Member and therefore not included in the ballot.