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Subject: Re: [humanmarkup] Voting - Note From ROB (Nixon)
This is fine and understood now. Thanks. Ciao, Rex At 10:12 AM -0600 11/6/02, James Landrum wrote: >In case identity of Rob in previous Note from ROB wasn't clear, that >is Rob Nixon. He sent the note via my email account. If needed, >later today he will send the note from his account. Let me know if >that is necessary and I'll pass the word along to Rob. > >Rob is here at NDSU doing motion capture of Native American Powwow >Dancers for use in the Archaeology Technologies Laboratory, Native >Dancer Project, a Diabetes Health Care Management game under >development in collaboration with the White Earth (Ojibwa) Tribal >Council. Native Dancer will emphasize use of 3D avatar dancers to >challenge Native American youth who are at risk of Diabetes Type 2, >by offering them culturally sensitive powwow dance exercise routines >that will also train them in traditional dance techniques, etc. > > >James Landrum wrote: > >>Rex, >> >>I vote yes. >> >>Thanks, >>Rob at NDSU >> >>Rex Brooks wrote: >> >>>Thanks Ranjeeth, >>> >>>We only need to hear from Joe and Rob to move ahead and I expect >>>we will hear from them today. >>> >>>We still have an active month or two ahead of us in terms of work >>>and discussion, but we'll get there. >>> >>>Ciao, >>>Rex >>> >>>At 1:08 AM -0500 11/6/02, Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga wrote: >>> >>>>I agree with you and would suggest that we simply move forward with the >>>>votes we have, and go underway with the public comments period as soon >>>>as possible. >>>> >>>>----- >>>>Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com] >>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 8:53 AM >>>>To: humanmarkup@lists.oasis-open.org; cognite@zianet.com; >>>>clbullar@ingr.com; kurt@kurtcagle.net; mbatsis@netsmart.gr >>>>Subject: [humanmarkup] Voting >>>> >>>>Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>>In reviewing current and previous OASIS policies and procedures, and >>>>having been notified by Karl Best yesterday that he cannot accept a >>>>vote that includes ineligible participants, it is clear that invited >>>>experts are not allowed to vote in TC issues unless those invited >>>>experts have been personally okayed by the CEO, which we have not >>>>requested yet. This misunderstanding is entirely my responsibility >>>>and I apologize deeply for having misinformed you about that. There >>>>really is no excuse for such lack of care and attention to detail. >>>> >>>>The fact that I was concentrating on getting this first specification >>>>to the point where we could submit it as a TC specification for >>>>public comment is likewise no excuse, but I do hope you can >>>>understand and forgive me for this error. As I now understand it we >>>>have two choices, vote again, or not count the votes of those who >>>>were ineligible. Since our vote was unanimous for approval, I am >>>>personally in favor of proceeding without a new vote, but I admit I >>>>am biased in favor of getting to a point where we can legitimately >>>>present our work and our overall effort before a larger audience in >>>>the hope of attracting more participation and support. >>>> >>>>Also, by way of updating you on my progress with making proofreading >>>>corrections, I stopped that process at the component Community >>>>yesterday. Since I am doing both the Word and HTML documents >>>>simultaneously, and both need to be proofread yet again to double >>>>check that the grammar and typos were corrected accurately, I doubt I >>>>can finish this, in the context of both elections and 8-hours a day >>>>of WSIA-WSRP minus lunch break before Thursday, but I will try. >>>> >>>>I suggest that each of you, eligible or not, reply to this message >>>>with your feelings and position on whether we should vote again or >>>>discount the ineligible votes and proceed forward. For those of you >>>>to whom invited expert status has been extended from our group, I >>>>should inform you that we will have to make separate requests for >>>>each of you to be granted official one-year memberships by Patrick >>>>Gannon, but I think we should decide that specific issue in our usual >>>>monthly meeting, which I will arrange after this hell week has gone >>>>the way of all things. >>>> >>>>Again, my apologies, >>>>Rex >>>>-- >>>>Rex Brooks >>>>Starbourne Communications Design >>>>1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA 94702 *510-849-2309 >>>>http://www.starbourne.com * rexb@starbourne.com >>>> >>>> >>>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription >>>>manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >-- >From the Desk of James E. Landrum III >Database Manager >Archaeology Technologies Laboratory (ATL; http://atl.ndsu.edu) >Digital Archive Network for Anthropology (DANA; http://atl.ndsu.edu/archive) >North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105 >Ph: 701-231-7115 (my desk) and ATL 701-231-6434 >FAX: 701-231-1047 >email: james.landrum@ndsu.nodak.edu -- Rex Brooks Starbourne Communications Design 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA 94702 *510-849-2309 http://www.starbourne.com * rexb@starbourne.com
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