Re: [semantic-ex] Change of Chairs

[Mick Kerrigan <mick.kerrigan@sti2.at>]

Thanks for the clarification Mary, I must have misread the OASIS guidelines.

Regards,

~Mick

Mary McRae wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
>   I just wanted to clarify something Mick said below - a chair must be
> elected by a full majority - that is, +50% of the voting membership. So if
> you have 10 voting members, at least 6 must vote in the affirmative for a
> candidate to be elected.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mary
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mick Kerrigan [mailto:mick.kerrigan@sti2.at]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:46 PM
>> To: semantic-ex@lists.oasis-open.org
>> Subject: [semantic-ex] Change of Chairs
>>
>> As we discussed on todays phone conference, the current chairs of the
>> OASIS Semantic-ex Technical committee have decided to step down once
>> suitable replacements for them can be found.
>>
>> When the first technical committee meeting occurred we agreed that a
>> co-chair situation is the best way to proceed with the TC and I don't
>> personally think that this has changed in the last number of years.
>> Thus
>>   we are looking for two new chairs of the group.
>>
>> There are currently two candidates for the co-chair positions, Barry
>> Norton from the Open University and myself. If there is anyone else
>> interested in becoming a chair of the TC they should express their
>> interest to the current chairs, namely John Domingue and Michal
>> Zaremba.
>>   Please express your interest within the next two weeks, at which time
>> we will establish a poll over the voting members of the technical
>> committee to elect the two new co-chairs. Please note that a unanimous
>> vote is required to elect each of the chairs so please vote on the poll
>> once it is made available.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> ~Mick
>>
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>> Mick Kerrigan
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>> Semantic Technology Institute (STI)
>> Universität Innsbruck, Austria
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Mick Kerrigan
Researcher (SOS Unit)
Semantic Technology Institute (STI)
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
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