[802SEC] request for motion: P802.16-REVd to Sponsor Ballot (ConditionalApproval)
Dear Paul,
As I discussed during the ad hoc EC meeting of 12 January, I would
like to move to seek Conditional Approval, under Procedure 10, to
send P802.16-REVd to Sponsor Ballot. Mr. Kerry has agreed to second
the motion. I request that the ballot close by February 7.
Please note the following points:
(1) The Working Group Letter Ballot on sending the document to
Sponsor Ballot ran from 29 September to 31 October 2003. The recirc
ran from 6-29 December 2003. In all, we received 663 comments,
resolving them at our meetings in November and January.
(2) Ballot resolution efforts have been substantially completed. The
current ballot results are detailed here:
http://ieee802.org/16/tgd/ballot13/report13.html
In particular, the Approval Ratio is 93.9% [46/3/1] and the Return
Ratio is 87.7%. Three Disapprove voters remain. However, one of them
said 'I can confirm that all my technical binding comments are now
satisfied. In addition I will be in a position to change my vote to
"Approve" subject of course, to satisfactory implementation of the
resolutions.'
(3) Three Disapprove comments remain. These are posted here:
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/04/80216-04_04.pdf
Two of these (#27 and #613) are from the same voter and on the same
topic; the first has already been rejected and recirculated, and the
second has been rejected and is being recirculated. The third (#629)
is a followup to his earlier recirculated comment; it has been
partially accepted (although not to the voter's satisfaction) and is
being recirculated.
The full comment database is available in Commentary format here:
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/03/80216-03_51r10.zip
I'll be happy to provide this in a different format if you like.
(4) The draft is posted as P802.16-REVd/D3:
http://ieee802.org/16/private/drafts/tgd/P80216-REVd_D3.zip
I'll be happy to assist you if the password protection gets in your way.
Note that, as suggested by Mr. Thompson, the draft includes the
statement "This draft is intended for IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot with
individuals as the ballot group members."
(5) A 15-day confirmation ballot is currently underway. The
announcement is here:
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/04/80216-04_03.pdf
(6) At its Closing Plenary of 15 January, the 802.16 Working Group
approved a motion "To request conditional approval from the 802 EC to
forward the final balloted P802.16-REVd draft for Sponsor Ballot."
The motion passed by a vote of 34/0/0. Note that the Working Group
has 64 members.
Regards,
Roger