ProCom Report

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ProCom Report
For the IEEE-SASB
Richard Hulett
27 September 2007 Piscataway, NJ
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Main Agenda Items

• Using myProject to Manage Risk
• Stabilized Standards
• Fixing the Reaffirmation Process
• Appeals Process
• All motions from ProCom recommending changes in
  the Bylaws and OpsMan will be done via email.

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Using myProject to Manage Risk

• ProCom agreed in principle to mandate the use of
  a single IEEE-SA database for managing
  participant data affiliation, interest areas,
  signoffs
• myProject is just one access tool to that
  database
• Staff to further explore the interaction between
  the BMS system and myProject
• Ad hoc formed to address integration David Law,
  Howard Wolfman, Geoff Thompson, Dave Ringle,
  Christina Sahr

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Stabilized Standards

• Stabilized Stds Ad-hoc work Chaired by Bob Davis
  is complete
• Recommended Changes in Bylaws and OpsMan
• ProCom approved Bylaws changes
• ProCom agreed with most proposed OpsMan changes -
  rewording of section 5.9 needed.
• Plan is to submit both to the SASB in Dec

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Fixing the Reaffirmation Process

• Geoff Thompson proposed a 2-step process for the
  reaffirmation process to add more rigor
• ProCom agreed in principle with the proposed
  process
• The Ad-hoc will target Dec for completion and
  presentation to the SASB
• If approved, implementation will take 12 months.

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Appeals Process

• The Appeals Process Ad-hoc Chaired by Malcolm
  Thaden has completed its work on defining the
  process
• ProCom recommends approval of all proposed
  changes to the Bylaws and OpsMan
• These PP changes will be email balloted

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Bylaws Change in Entity Process

• Removed the IEEE membership requirement for
  Chairs (must still be IEEE-SA member entity)
• Rationale - disciplinary action now possible
  through IEEE-SA PPs
• This PP change will be email balloted

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Concentration Banking

• This PP change will mandate IEEE concentration
  banking as the only banking method for standards
  developers with bank accounts
• ProCom accepted in principle some terminology
  changes needed
• Target Dec meeting for SASB balloting

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Adding Reaffirmation Balloter Names to Front
Matter

• Input from participant on reaffirmation ballot
  requesting that the names of the reaffirmation
  balloters be published in the reaffirmed
  standard.
• The outcome of ProCom discussion is that the
  present process appears to be appropriate. Leave
  as-is.

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Added Threatened Litigation to OpsMan

• Text change in 5.3.10.2 -
• The status or substance of ongoing or
  threatened litigation
• Change will provide consistency with OpsMan and
  current Patent Policy slides
• The PP changes will be balloted via email

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Disclosure of Affiliation FAQ

• Bob Grow pointed out some additional FAQ needs
• The Ad-hoc chaired by Bob will be reformed to
  address

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FAQ additions?

• Q What is the Chairs responsibility for
  validating declarations of affiliation?
• A None. Declarations may be questioned as
  during an investigation of possible dominance. A
  faithful and complete declaration of affiliation
  by participants is required by the rules of
  IEEE-SA and expected under the IEEE Code of
  Ethics.
• Q Is there any exception for publishing declared
  affiliations in the minutes?
• A If a declaration is obscene, defamatory to an
  individual or group or otherwise through
  publication would be likely to be injurious to
  IEEE, the issue of publishing the declaration
  should be escalated to the Sponsor.

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End of ProCom Reportfor September 2007