Re: [ebxml-msg] Jan 14 Call Minutes

[Christopher Ferris <chris.ferris@sun.com>]

Can't we have our minutes in a slightly more web-friendly
form like HTML???

ian.c.jones@bt.com wrote:

> Apologies for the slow posting of these minutes.
> 
> The full copy in word format has been posted to the web site at:
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ebxml-msg/minutes/TeleConference_01_14_
> 2002.doc
> 
> A simple text equivalent follows.
> 
> 
> Minutes of Conference call January 14 2002
> 
> Attendees:
> Ralph Berwanger
> David Burdett
> Doug Bunting
> Arvola Chan
> Sanjay Cherian
> David Fischer
> Colleen Evans
> Chris Ferris
> Ian Jones
> Kazunori Iwasa
> Dale Moberg
> Bruce Pedretti
> Jeff Turpin
> Prasad Yendluri
> 
> Quorum is present.
> 
> Agenda:
> 
> 1) Vote to allow e-mail ballots
> 2) Vote to accept all currently returned Ballots as acceptable
> 3) Vote of thanks to David Fischer for his work and his company for support
> 4) Discuss and pass a resolution on the removal of inactive members
> eligibility.
> 5) What next ?
> 	Call for companies to implement - appoint a co-ordinator to mange
> feedback etc.,
> 	Next version,
> 	Mange the submission to OASIS
> 6) AOB
> 
> Minutes
> 
> Motion to allow e-mail ballots to be acceptable votes for this TC proposed
> by Colleen.
> No objections - motion passed.
> (Chairs Note:  This is motion was used to conform with the OASIS Technical
> Committee Process as defined at
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.shtml specifically section 1
> (n). Conduct of TC Business by Mail.)
> 
> Motion to accept all e-mails ballot so far returned as valid for voting of
> the approval or not of version 2.0 of the Messaging Service specification
> proposed by Doug.
> No objections - motion passed.
> 
> Motion of thanks to David Fischer for all his work on preparing the
> specification proposed by Ian.
> No objections - Motion Passed.
> Thank you very much David.
> 
> Ian informed meeting that thanks for David's time and effort had already
> been sent to the Drummond Group.
> 
> Quorum lost at this point. No further votes were possible.
> 
> Discussion on membership eligibility came to consensus on the requirements
> to regain eligibility would be by attending 2 meetings without requiring a
> formal request to the chair.  Also that retrospective apologies would be
> accepted at the discretion of the chair.  Two proposals were suggested the
> first was to follow the example of others 
> Where missing a 2nd consecutive meeting automatically removes eligibility
> The second was to send a second warning via the list as a reminder if no
> response to the first e-mail to give people a second chance due to people
> using multiple e-mail addresses.
> 
> (Chairs Noet:  After re-reading the membership section again for the nth
> time the above proposals are already covered in the process. Which states:
> A member shall be warned by mail from the chair of the TC upon their first
> failure to attend two out of every three successive meetings of the TC.
> Membership shall be terminated if the member fails to attend the next
> meeting following transmittal of the warning or if the member consistently
> fails to attend two out of every three meetings.)
> 
> In light of the above the chair will re-impose these strict guidelines
> whenever a formal meeting is called.  (This needs definition - propose any
> meeting with at least 14 days notice - i.e. we agree a schedule of future
> meetings.  This is not defined in the TC Process) We used to only declare
> voting meetings to be required attendance.
> 
> Discussion on what to do next and how we should organise started especially
> in light of comments from Chris and Doug about errors in the Version 2.0
> specification currently being balloted which they have raised on the list.
> This will be the focus of the next call.
> 
> Arrangement for the next conference call were made - see below.
> 
> Ian closed the meeting with thanks to everyone for attending at short notice
> and for their efforts to deliver the proposed specification.
> 
> Appeal  everyone please consider what we need to achieve over the next 2
> months to be able to submit a specification to the standards process and
> bring them to the meeting or post them to the list.   Also please consider
> volunteering to help to run and mange the process, we MUST split the editor
> and secretary roles, we are asking too much of the generosity of David and
> his company.
> 
>  
> Next Meeting
> Tuesday January 22nd 1:00p.m. Eastern, 10:00a.m. Pacific, 6:00p.m. GMT/UTC
> Iwasa offered to host  call - Thank you.
> 
> Details already posted to the list by Iwasa
> 
> The next teleconference is scheduled as follows:
> 
> Date : Tuesday 1/22
> Time : 10:00AM -11:00AM PST
> 
> Toll Free Number :1-877-801-2058
> International Number:1-712-257-6652
> Passcode: 309951
> 
> 
> The above minutes have been written in UK Engish.
> 
> Ian Jones
> Chair OASIS ebXML Messaging Services TC 
> 
> Tel: +44 (0)29 2072 4063
> Fax: +44 (0)29 2072 4137  
> Email: ian.c.jones@bt.com 
> 
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