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Re: [802SEC] 802.1 WG plan due to COVID-19

Dear EC Members,

Glenn and I spoke a little while ago, I fully endorse his and the 802.1 WG leadership's recommendation.

Since Glenn Parsons and John Messenger are unable to attend the March plenary session, I appoint Jessy Rouyer and Mick Seaman to serve in the capacity of the 802.1 WG Chair and Vice Chair for the duration of the March plenary session, 16-20 March.  

I also endorse deferring the WG leadership elections until the July plenary session since nominees Glenn, John and other potential nominees may not be present for an election at the March plenary.  After the March plenary, Glenn and John will resume the 802.1 WG Chair and Vice Chair positions until the end of the July plenary, after which the re-elected or newly elected individuals resulting from the July election will fill those positions.

Regards,

--Paul

------ Original Message ------
From: "Glenn Parsons" <00000f6f9e80d40c-dmarc-request@ieee.org>
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Sent: 2/27/2020 4:59:30 PM
Subject: [802SEC] 802.1 WG plan due to COVID-19

Colleagues,

 

The 802.1 leadership (officers & TG chairs) met today to discuss our plan for the March plenary based on COVID-19 preventing participants from travelling to the March plenary (i.e., at least employees of Ericsson, Adva, Ciena, Huawei, ZTE have international travel restrictions)

 

As a result, I recommend that the 802 chair:

 

  • Appoint Jessy Rouyer as acting 802.1 chair for the March plenary
  • Appoint Mick Seaman as acting 802.1 vice-chair for the March plenary
  • Defer the 802.1 elections to the July plenary

 

In addition, having survived during my lamentable absence due to injury, the 802.1 leadership felt that it was necessary to lighten the burden for the acting leaders, as well as ensuring that WG voting members who could not attend would not be disenfranchised in technical decisions. 

 

As a result, as 802.1 chair I will:

 

  • Appoint Craig Gunther as acting TSN TG chair for the March plenary
  • Reduce the TSN TG to a single track
  • Confirm that no remote participation is available for 802.1
  • Declare that the 802.1 plenary will have reduced decision making
    • only administrative WG motions will be entertained, WG technical motions will be handled as ePolls
    • the only EC actions that will be entertained are maintenance PARs and unconditional RevCom (with 100% SA ballot approval)
  • Indicate that there will be no loss of 802.1 voting rights at this plenary for non-attendance

 

I believe that this is a measured response that will allow our work to progress in an orderly fashion with minimal disruptions.

 

Cheers,

Glenn.

 

--

Glenn Parsons

Chair, IEEE 802.1 WG

glenn.parsons@ericsson.com

+1-613-963-8141

 

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