OASIS Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) 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 OASIS Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) 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 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) 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 PLCS 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/plcs/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=1173
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
BAE SYSTEMS plc                           Howard Mason
Sean Barker                yes
Howard Mason               yes

Det Norske Veritas                        Nils Sandsmark   
Trine Hansen               yes
Nils Sandsmark             yes

Eurostep Group AB                         Hakan Karden
Rob Bodington              yes
Nigel Shaw                 yes

LSC Group Ltd                             Mark Pearson
Timothy King               yes
Gordon Robb                yes
Tim Turner                 yes

ManTech Enterprise Integration Center     Robert Kidwell 
Christopher Kreiler        yes
Ron Kolakowski             yes

Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization  Tor Arne Irgens
Tor Arne Irgens            yes

Rolls-Royce plc                           Carolyn Cox 
Carolyn Cox                yes

Saab AB                                   Carl Wilen
Carl Wilen                 yes

Swedish Defence Materiel Administration   Mats Elgh
Mats Elgh                  yes
Mats Nilsson               yes

The Boeing Company                        Kathryn Breininger
King Yee                   yes

UK Ministry of Defence Technical          Andrew Moorhouse
Andy Burden                yes
Martin Gibson              yes

US Department of Defense (DoD)            Jerry Smith 
Jerry Smith                yes

USAMC Logistics Support Activity          James Colson 
Bryant Allen               yes
James Colson               yes
John Peer