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Subject: FW: Question about the definition of "Member Organization"
In other words, Associate members are NOT permitted to certify that they are successfully using the specification for the purposes of submitting the specification for vote as an OASIS Standard. This fulfills my action item # 06-06-26-06. Hal -----Original Message----- From: Scott McGrath [mailto:scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:50 PM To: Hal Lockhart Cc: nickpope@secstan.com; cruellas@ac.upc.es; mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org; 'James Bryce Clark' Subject: RE: Question about the definition of "Member Organization" Associates are a subset of Individual member, which is in the non-voting class as described by the bylaws, Article 12, Section 1. When other documents reference organizational members or member organizations, they reference the voting class of member, which is currently defined as are those who hold one of the Contributor or Sponsor member categories. Scott McGrath Director of Member Services Tel +1 978-667-5115 x202 Fax +1 978-667-5114 scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org >-----Original Message----- >From: Hal Lockhart [mailto:hlockhar@bea.com] >Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:31 PM >To: scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org >Cc: nickpope@secstan.com; cruellas@ac.upc.es; mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org; >James Bryce Clark >Subject: RE: Question about the definition of "Member Organization" > >Scott, > >Can you can confirm for the record that for the purposes of the >statement in the TC process: "Certification by at least three OASIS >member organizations that they are successfully using the >specification.", Associate members are not considered "OASIS member >organizations"? > >Hal > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mary McRae [mailto:marypmcrae@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 4:06 PM >> To: 'James Bryce Clark'; Hal Lockhart; mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org >> Cc: nickpope@secstan.com; cruellas@ac.upc.es; >scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org >> Subject: RE: Question about the definition of "Member Organization" >> >> It's my understanding from Scott that Associate doesn't count towards >such >> things - they do not hold the ability to vote in organization-wide >ballots >> which >> I believe is the gating factor. >> >> Mary >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: James Bryce Clark [mailto:jamie.clark@oasis-open.org] >> > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:51 PM >> > To: hlockhar@bea.com; mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org >> > Cc: nickpope@secstan.com; cruellas@ac.upc.es; >> > scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org >> > Subject: Re: Question about the definition of "Member Organization" >> > >> > I do not think so, but Mary has spent more time on this >> > question lately so let's get her take. Regards Jamie >> > >> > At 10:03 AM 6/26/2006, Hal Lockhart wrote: >> > >Jamie & Mary, >> > >The DSS TC is approaching a cycle of Approval and Review of their >> > >documents. A question has arisen about the definition of membership >> > >types. >> > >The TC Process says that submitting a specification for >> > standard vote >> > >requires, among other things: "Certification by at least three >OASIS >> > >member organizations that they are successfully using the >> > >specification." >> > >No definition is provided of "OASIS member organizations." >> > Specifically >> > >do Associate members fall in this category? >> > >Thanks in advance, >> > >Hal >> > >
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