Re: [802SEC] +++ 10 Day EC Email Ballot +++ 802.15.4c China Awards Ceremony press release

["Roger B. Marks" <r.b.marks@ieee.org>]

Bob,

I need to vote Disapprove on this one, with the hope that you can  
address my concerns.

My main concerns:

(1) Regarding awards and recognitions, IEEE is generally very careful  
to specify the source of the award. For example, awards presented by  
"IEEE" are rare and exclusive. Other awards may be presented by other  
authorized IEEE entities.

In this case, the source and name of the award is not clear. If the  
award is one of those administered by the IEEE Standards Association  
Awards and Recognition Committee, then it needs to be labeled as an  
IEEE-SA recognition, not an IEEE recognition.

Also, the title of the award should be mentioned. For example, "IEEE- 
SA Working Group Chair Award".

The release mentions in two places that individuals were awarded a  
"Plaque of Distinction" or a "Certificate of Appreciation." I wonder  
if these were the "IEEE-SA Working Group Chair Award" and the "IEEE-SA  
Certificate of Appreciation"?

(2) There is a reference to "other international members." Since I  
don't know the meaning of "international member", I propose to delete  
"international".

(3) "recently completed IEEE 802.15.4c standard" should be replaced by  
the more specific "recently published IEEE 802.15.4c standard"

(4) I think it would be better to expand the acronym "PAN" in the body  
of the release.

(5) The use of the comma in the names of the individuals is incorrect.

(6) There are several editorial and spelling errors. For example, the  
period is missing after several instances of "Dr".

I think these changes would strengthen the announcement.

Roger


On 2009/09/05, at 09:15 AM, Bob Heile wrote:

> Dear EC members,
>
> Attached is a draft press release covering a very successful Awards  
> Ceremony and Reception last week in Beijing.  We are trying to  
> promote cooperation in Standards development.  Your speedy attention  
> to this would be appreciated so the news is not too old.
>
> Paul has delegated the conduct of the IEEE 802 EC 10-day ballot on  
> the following motion to me.
>
> Motion:  "The EC okays the press release covering the 15.4c China  
> Awards Ceremony"
>
> Moved:    Bob Heile
> Seconded: Steve Shellhammer
>
> Start of ballot: Saturday, 5 September 2009
> Close of ballot: Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 11:59PM EDT
>
> Early close: As required in subclause 3.1.2.2 'Electronic Balloting'  
> of
> the IEEE project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations  
> Manual,
> this is notice that, to ensure these releases are provided in a timely
> manner, this ballot may close early once sufficient responses are  
> received
> to clearly decide a matter.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> Bob Heile, Ph.D
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