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[802SEC] Fw: +++SEC MOTION+++FINAL RESULT: 802 Plenary network expenditures--PASS



Subject: +++SEC MOTION+++FINAL RESULT: 802 Plenary network expenditures--PASS


Dear SEC members,

This ballot closed Saturday June 21 4PM EDT.

The final ballot tally as of Sunday June 22 4PM EDT is (11APP, 1DIS, 0ABS,
1DNV), therefore the motion PASSES.

Regards,

 --Paul Nikolich


 Vote categories:         DIS    DNV    APP    ABS
 -----------------------------------------------
 01 Geoff Thompson        DIS
 02 Mat Sherman                         APP
 03 Buzz Rigsbee                        APP
 04 Bob O'Hara                          APP
 05 Bill Quackenbush                    APP
 06 Tony Jeffree                 DNV
 07 Bob Grow                            APP
 08 Stuart Kerry                        APP
 09 Bob Heile                           APP
 10 Roger Marks                         APP
 11 Mike Takefman                       APP
 12 Carl Stevenson                      APP
 13 Jim Lansford                        APP
                    total: -01-  -01-   -11-  -00-


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Nikolich" <
paul.nikolich@att.net>
To: "Stevenson, Carl R (Carl)" <
carlstevenson@agere.com>; "'Bill
Quackenbush'" <
billq@attglobal.net>; "IEEE 802 SEC" <stds-802-sec@ieee.org>;
"Paul Nikolich" <
paul.nikolich@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 3:13 PM
Subject: +++SEC MOTION+++802 Plenary network expenditures


> Dear SEC members,
>
> This is a 15 day SEC email ballot to make a determination by SEC motion to
> authorize an increase in the amount budgeted for network services.  See
the
> specific motion wording below.
>
> Moved by Bill Quackenbush
> Seconded by Carl Stevenson
>
> The email ballot opens on Friday June 6th 4PM ET and closes Saturday June
> 21st, 2003 4PM ET.
>
> Please direct your responses to the SEC reflector with a CC directly to me
> (
p.nikolich@ieee.org).
>
> Regards,
>
> - Paul Nikolich
>
>
> MOTION
>  That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased
> from $25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that  the
> LMSC is authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract  for
the
> configuration, operation and management of said  network subject  to the
> above budget and expenditure limits.
> MOVED: Bill Qauckenbush
> SECOND: Carl Stevenson
>
> RATIONALE (per BillQ's original email):
>
> All,
>
> Given the 30% increase in Plenary session attendance from 11/02 to 3/03
and
> even greater projected attendance at the 7/03 and 11/03 Plenary sessions,
> the $25k/Pleanry session budget networking does not appear to be enough.
> Given the load and dependence a number of the WGs are placing on the
Plenary
> session network, I believe that we need more bandwidth to the outside
world
> and we need full-time professional network management.
>
> We had a single T1 to the outside world at DFW which was clearly not
enough
> and for which we likely set a world record for sustained load.  We are
> working on 4xT1 for SF with a cost of something like $8k.
>
> We are also talking with I.D.E.A.L. Technologies about a contract to
> configure, operate and manage the network on a full-time basis.
>
> To that end I make the following motion.
>
> That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased
from
> $25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that the LMSC
is
> authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract for the
> configuration, operation and management of said  network subject to the
> above budget and expenditure limits.
>
> Thanks,
>
>  wlq
>