ebBP 5/10/2005: New Membership Designations

[Monica J Martin <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

As we will discuss today, here are the new membership designations from 
new TC process approved and in effect as of 15 April 2005. For all 
'members', we will discuss what designation is preferred. Should I not 
receive notice from current Observers, I will leave as the designation 
as is currently. Members should contact Dale Moberg 
(dmoberg@cyclonecommerce.com) directly on your preference.

Observer
An Eligible Person may become an Observer of the TC by registering as an 
Observer using the electronic collaboration tools provided by OASIS. If 
the Eligible Person is an employee or designee of an OASIS member 
organization, the Primary Representative of that organization must be 
notified that the person has requested to become an Observer. The 
Observer is not a member of the TC so has no attendance or participation 
requirements to maintain this status, other than to remain an Eligible 
Person.

TC Member
An Eligible Person shall become a Member of an existing TC any time 
after the first meeting by registering as a Member using the electronic 
collaboration tools provided by OASIS. If the Eligible Person is an 
employee or designee of an OASIS member organization, the Primary 
Representative of that organization must confirm to the Chair and to the 
TC Administrator that the person may become a Member of the TC. Upon 
receipt by the Chair of confirmation by the Primary Representative by 
the Chair the Member may begin participating, but will not have voting 
status. The Chair shall notify the TC of the new Member via the TC’s 
email list. A Member will become eligible to vote in the TC when the 
requirements below are met.

Member with Voting Rights (“Voting Member”)
The TC Member will gain voting rights immediately after a probationary 
period, which starts when the Member requests voting rights via the 
electronic collaborative tools, and lasts until the close of the third 
meeting or 60 days following the request, whichever comes first. During 
the probationary period the Member must attend two of every three TC 
meetings but cannot cast ballots; if attendance requirements are not met 
the Member will not gain voting rights.

To maintain voting rights, a Member must attend two out of every three 
Meetings and/or vote in two out of every three Specification Ballots. 
Meeting attendance must be recorded in the minutes. For the purpose of 
this requirement submitting one Specification Ballot is equivalent to 
attending one Meeting, except when ballots are open at the same time 
meetings occur; i.e. meetings and ballots occurring at the same time 
will count as a single event. Members who do not participate in two of 
every three Meetings and/or Specification Ballots will lose their voting 
rights but remain as Members of the TC. A warning may be sent to the 
Member by the Chair, but the loss of voting rights is not dependent on 
the warning. A Member may relinquish his voting rights by sending a 
statement to that effect to the TC email list.