Re: [802SEC] FW: [802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ IEEE P802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet approval press release
The main content of the press release is two pages and the essential information is in the first page. The additional quotes on the last two pages are supplemental.
-----Original Message-----
From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@ieee.org] On Behalf Of John Hawkins
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:00 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [802SEC] FW: [802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ IEEE P802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet approval press release
I approve,
With a comment: this one is quite readable and thoughtful
(refreshingly). BUT, four pages? Not sure many will read to the end...
Good job to the team!
j
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
> [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@ieee.org] On Behalf Of David Law
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:17 PM
> To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
> Subject: [802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ IEEE P802.3ba 40Gb/s
> and 100Gb/s Ethernet approval press release
>
> Dear EC members,
>
> The IEEE-SA has prepared a press release in anticipation of the approval
> of IEEE P802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet at the upcoming IEEE-SA
> Standards Board meeting on Thursday 17th June. This press release will
> therefore be released on, or after, the afternoon of Thursday 17th June,
> contingent upon the IEEE-SA Standards Board actually voting to approve
> the standard that morning. As the development of this press release was
> at the request of the Task Force Chair and myself I'm seeking EC
> approval.
>
> Paul has delegated the conduct of the EC electronic ballot on the
> following motion to me.
>
> Please note that there are a number of 'additional quotes' appended to
> the draft release from end users. Since this email ballot process may
> result in a change to the content of release, the appending of each
> quote to the actual release is pending final approval from the sources
> once they can review the final release. This is on the basis that they
> only have the ability to approve the appending of their quotes as is.
> They will not be able to make any further changes or additions to their
> quotes - or to the release itself. If they choose not to provide
> approval, due for example to a change in the release during this ballot,
> their quote will simply not be included. To allow maximum time for
> process I am announcing the possibility of an 'early close' to this
> ballot (see below).
>
> Best regards,
> David
>
>
> Motion
> ======
>
> The EC supports the IEEE P802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet press
> release, to be released contingent upon the IEEE-SA Standards Board
> voting to approve the IEEE P802.3ba draft as an IEEE Standard, with
> editorial changes as deemed necessary.
>
> Move: David Law
> Second: Pat Thaler
>
> Start of ballot: Wednesday 2nd June 2010 Close of ballot: Saturday 12th
> June, 11:59PM AOE
>
> Early close: As required in subclause 4.1.2.2 'Electronic Balloting' of
> the IEEE project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations
> Manual, this is notice that, to ensure the release is provided in a
> timely manner, this ballot may close early once sufficient responses are
> received to clearly decide a matter.
>
>
>
>
>
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