EC Monday Meeting Report November 10, 2003

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EC Monday Meeting ReportNovember 10, 2003
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Monday EC Meeting-ABQ

• 1375 Attendees in SFO-ran slight surplus
• Conformance Statements to be discussed in 802
  Task Force, Tues 3PM
• Get802 pilot ends in May 2004-final
  recommendation in the process of being developed.
  Continued heartburn on getting new drafts
  available for sale

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• Be sure to check the master agenda for tutorial
  locations
• Jim Lansford resigned as chair of 802.19. Steve
  Shellhammer has volunteered to serve as interim
  chair and was appointed Chair pro tem for this
  session.

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• Looking at whether there is merit in looking at
  alternative organizations for 802. A meeting is
  planned for Tuesday to discuss
• Joint press release announcing the network
  support services was postponed until Friday

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• Confirmation vote for 802.20 officers passed.

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Monday SEC Meeting-DFW

• Motion made to place security SG in 802.1
• Motion made to postpone action until
  Friday-passed
• Kauai meeting lost 35K vs budget of 46K
• Operated for the year at a net breakeven

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Monday SEC Meeting-DFW

• Get IEEE 802 looking good for rest of year
• Letter being drafted to send to offenders who
  claim to be comply with 802 drafts under
  development
• Looking at alternate sources of funding for SA
• entity fees?
• sponsor ballot fees?
• other?

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Monday SEC Meeting-DFW

• Presentation on possible confusion with
  recirculation rules
• Policy review on creation of Editions given by
  Jennifer Longman. Editions are not new work and
  do not contain technical changes.
• Reviewing procedures regarding interpretation
  requests-Bob Grow is contact

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Monday SEC Meeting-DFW

• Approved TAG rules changes
• Charter and Operating Rules available for 802.19
• Voted to support Mike Marcus for IEEE fellow
• Discussed refund policy-must submit before Monday
  after close of session

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Monday Exec Meeting-DFW

• Considering changes to the Patent Policy like
  putting something on the Session Registration
  Page.
• Heard a presentation on IEEE-USA Committee on
  Communications and Information Policy