Re: [802SEC] IEEE SA position on unofficial 802 related activities
Paul -
Do we have a statement anywhere of what the indemnification policy actually is?
Regards,
Tony
At 15:02 21/10/2005, Paul Nikolich wrote:
>Dear EC Members,
>
>As the Chair of 802 I have observed that it is not unusual for a group of
>individuals to collaborate in consensus building activities outside of the
>umbrella of the formal 802 process during the life of a standards
>development project. This unofficial 802 related activity can be
>beneficial to the formal standards development process because under the
>right conditions it may help build consensus across the 802
>membership. The purpose of this email is to make sure that all
>individuals working in groups outside the 802 process clearly understand
>that although they may be working on subject material relevant to an 802
>project they are not covered by IEEE indemnification policy while
>participating in the unofficial 802 related activities.
>
>For example, it has come to my attention that the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N
>(TGn) considered a motion at the July plenary session to grant TGn Sync,
>WWiSE and Mitmot time to complete a merged Joint Proposal to replace the
>three remaining TGn proposals. The Joint Proposal activity is not
>governed by the 802 process. Regardless, as documented in the July 2005
>TGn minutes, the group voted overwhelmingly to allow the extra time
>requested by the three proponents to formulate a Joint Proposal as the
>motion was approved on a vote of 195-2-3. (This motion and result was in
>accordance with the TGn selection procedures, which required approval of
>75% of the TGn members voting on the motion.)
>
>As can be seen in this particular case the activity to develop a Joint
>Proposal is not itself an activity of IEEE 802, hence like other
>activities outside IEEE 802 process, this activity does not meet the
>eligibility criteria for the IEEE indemnification policy.
>
>I ask that each EC member that is chair of a TAG or WG circulate this
>email to their entire group prior to the November plenary session so that
>all our members better understand the limits of indeminfication provided
>by IEEE.
>
>Regards,
>
>--Paul Nikolich
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Regards,
Tony
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