IEEE 802.16 Session #54: Opening Plenary Meeting Agenda (Draft: 08/03/13, 08:38 AM )

Monday, 17 Mar 2008, 1:00-4:00 pm


Opening Marks 1:00pm
Call to Order
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Introductions: Roger Marks (Chair), Jose Puthenkulam (Vice Chair), Peiying Zhu (Secretary)

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Welcome
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Logistics, Registration
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Security: Keep your personal belongings secure at all times. All attendees must have their name badges clearly visible while on the meeting floors, for all refreshment breaks, and for the social. Guests for the social do not require a name badge but must be accompanied by a badged attendee.
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CD ROM: IEEE 802 CD-ROM (Nov 2007 edition) should available at registration to all registered attendees who did not receive it in Nov 2007.
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WLAN SSID="IEEE"

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Membership and Voting Marks 1:10pm
Members, Potential Members, Members in Peril
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Voting Tokens: use your registration badge
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Attendance Log procedure:
   No Attendance Books; electronic only
   Attendance Intervals: nine [Mon pm; Tue am; Tue pm; Wed am; Wed pm; Thu am; Thu pm; Thu evening]:
   "Participation" Requirements: six intervals (75%)

Attendance software's mandatory “Affiliation” field is the appropriate Affiliation per IEEE-SA affiliation disclosure requirements and will be reported as such.

Attendance credit granted to 802.16 members for participation in IEEE 802.18, 802.19, and 802.21; you are responsible to record this in the IEEE 802.16 attendance log and forward proof of participation to WG Chair by end of week (Friday).

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Officer Election Ballot Distribution
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Approvals Marks 1:20pm
IEEE 802.16 Opening Plenary Agenda (Motion: To approve the Opening Plenary Meeting Agenda as presented)
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Motion: To approve the Minutes of Session #53 (IEEE 802.16-08/004) and decisions therein.
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Chair's Report Marks 1:25pm
Administrative, Procedural, and Announcements (see Chair's Opening Plenary Presentation Slides
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Working Group Status update (see IEEE 802.16 Report for LMSC Plenary of 12 November 2007)
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Review of Session #53 Report
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IEEE-SA Actions
   P802.16i PAR withdrawal request: approval expected on 27 March
   IEEE Std 802.16k and IEEE 802.16/Conformance04 now available at Get IEEE 802TM

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IEEE-SA News

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IEEE 802 LMSC News

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IEEE 802 Policies and Procedures (P&P) change discussions
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Session #54 Document Guide
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IEEE 802 PARs Under Consideration
   submitted to LMSC EC
   WG comments due by 5 pm Tuesday: Call for any comments to be raised.

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IEEE 802 Tutorials (see Schedule on next line)   I
Schedule for the week   I

TGm Report Kiernan 2:00pm
Call for Contributions on System Description Document (SDD); contributions received
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TGm Rapporteur Groups: Frame Structure and Uplink Access Techniques
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Meeting Plans
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Expected Closing Plenary Motions
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License-Exempt Task Group Report Goldhamer 2:10pm
Sponsor Ballot Group formed Marks I
P802.16h/D4 completed WG Letter Ballot #29a (89% approval)

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802.19 meeting focussed on P802.11y and P802.16h (Tuesday 1:30-3:30 pm and Wednesday 4-6 pm)

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Meeting Plans
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Expected Closing Plenary Motions, including possible request for Conditional Approval for Sponsor Ballot
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Relay Task Group Report Nohara 2:20pm
Sponsor Ballot Group formation: not finalized due to imbalance:
Academic 10 6.1%
General Interest 39 23.9%
Government/Military 2 1.2%
Producer 92 56.4%
User 20 12.3%
Invitation extended until 26 March. Action required to achieve balance.
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P802.16j/D3 completed WG Letter Ballot Recirc #28b
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Meeting Plans

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Expected Closing Plenary Motions, including possible request for Conditional Approval for Sponsor Ballot
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Maintenance Task Group Report Labs 2:30pm
P802.16Rev2/D3 completed WG Letter Ballot #26b (78% approval)
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Rapporteur Groups
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Meeting Plans
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Expected Closing Plenary Motions
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Liaison Marks 2:40pm
ITU:
  • IEEE L802.16-08/003
    Liaison statement from ITU-R WP 5D: On the schedule for updating Recommendation ITU-R M.1457 to Revision 9 (2008-02-27)
  • IEEE L802.16-08/004
    Liaison statement from ITU-R WP 5D: Request for clarification on OFDMA TDD WMAN BS and MS ACS values (2008-02-27)
  • IEEE L802.16-08/005
    Liaison statement from ITU-R WP 5A: Request for input for a revision of recommendation ITU-R M.1801
  • IEEE L802.16-08/008
    IMT-Advanced Circular Letter
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Motion: To authorize the ITU-R Liaison Group to draft documents regarding contributions to ITU-R as needed, tentatively approve them on behalf of the WG (subject to confirmation at the 802.16 Closing Plenary), and submit them for 802.18 review. Costa V
CCSA (IEEE L802.16-08/007) Dong Xiaolu I
WiMAX Forum (IEEE L802.16-08/006) Marks I
IETF Johnston I

Charge to Task Groups Marks 3:20pm
Schedule for the week
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Actions and Reporting
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Projectors
LCD projectors are managed by VeriLAN. When your meeting has completed for the day or you need your room secure for lunch/dinner break, fill out the form at http://newton.events.ieee.org/av to notify VeriLAN. Use the notes field to notify VeriLAN that your group is breaking but will be returning to the room after lunch/dinner break. Once notification is sent via the web, VeriLAN is responsible for the security of the projector and your meeting chair is not required to wait for VeriLAN staff. If necessary, contact the VeriLAN Network Help Desk. 


Meeting cancellation or early close
The TG Chair must inform WG Chair if TG meetings are completed for the week earlier than planned so that the facilities can be released. The TG Chair must inform WG Chair in order to request extra meeting space.


Closing Plenary Agenda and Motions
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Session #54 Report
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Future Sessions   3:25pm
Session #55: 12-15 May 2008: in Macau, China (hosted by Jianmin Lu)
Lu
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Session #56: 14-17 July 2008 in Denver, CO, USA, with IEEE 802 Plenary Session

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Session #57: 16-19 September 2008 (Tue-Fri) in Kobe, Japan (hosted by Mitsuo Nohara) Nohara
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Session #58: 10-13 November 2008 in Dallas, TX, USA, with IEEE 802 Plenary Session
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Session #59: Jan 2009 (preferably 12-15 Jan): Interim Session; site to be determined at Closing Plenary of Session #54
Proposals solicited; please see IEEE 802.16 Interim Session Guidelines.

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Session #60: 9-12 March 2009 in Vancouver, Canada with IEEE 802 Plenary Session

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Officer Elections
3:35pm
Election of Chair Puthenkulam
Candidate Statements (<3 minutes); discussion Marks, ... I,D
Election of Vice Chair Marks
Candidate Statements (<3 minutes); discussion Puthenkulam, ... I,D
Election (using ballot); counting and announcement of results   V

New Business   3:55pm
Other new business



Closing   4:00pm
Adjournment of Opening Plenary
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