Rules_Update_Discussion

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Project IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless
Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title
Rules_Update_Discussion Date Submitted 17
March 2004 Source Tom Siep Company TMS
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original. Abstract Policy and Procedure
Update Discussion Purpose Provide a mechanism
for feedback to editors changing 802.15 WG
PP Notice This document has been prepared to
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Rules Update Discussion

• Tom Siep
• TMS Consulting

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Policy and Procedures

• 802.15 policy and procedures (PP) are in need of
  maintenance
• Sponsor organizations PP are changing, which
  flow down to us
• Work has begun on updates, but is not complete
• There are several potential critical changes that
  need WG review before incorporation into the
  rules

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Definition of Technical Changes to Drafts

• Current rules have no definition of what is (or
  is not) a technical change
• Important for Ballots
• Editorial change shall
• Be stylistic, spelling, or grammar changes
• Not change meaning of the passage
• Not insert or remove information
• Technical change shall
• Affect requirements
• Affect recommendations
• Affect informative passages
• Possibly affect an implementers design

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Instant Messaging

• Concern over IM being a block voting enabling
  mechanism
• Proposed text
• Private electronic communication to the
  officers is not allowed while the WG meeting is
  in session.
• No private electronic communications may be
  made between any members of the body from that
  time a motion has been made and until the vote is
  completed.

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Recording of meetings

• No electronic recording of any official meeting
  of WG, TG, or SGs is allowed. Electronic
  recording includes, but is not limited to, tape
  recording, video recording, still pictures, and
  audio recording. Typing meeting minutes and
  notes is not included in this prohibition.
• The single exception of this rule shall be that
  with the consent of the membership at the option
  of the Chair of a meeting, still pictures of the
  general meeting are allowed.

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Letter Ballots

• SEC (and other) PP will require 75 approval of
  ALL voters of a WG in Letter Ballots
• Typically abstains failures to vote gt 25
• Stops all progress in WG
• Possible solutions
• Currently Letter Ballots are treated as formal.
  
• We can make all LBs informal, to be confirmed at
  Plenary Meetings
• Issue limited number Plenary Meetings per year
• Remove option of abstain -- rapidly age voters
  by having more votes issue is 2 short term
  votes may be missed
• Establish Ballot pools by TG