IEEE P1451.3 working group

Rules of operation

(Effective 10/23/97)

Company/Organizational Membership (Co/Org)

1. All attending this meeting (10/23/97) or any previous P1451.3 study group meetings are members.

2. Become member by attending 4 consecutive meetings.

3. Loss of membership - lack of Co/Org representation at 4 consecutive meetings (membership lost at end of 4th meeting)

4. Reinstatement of membership - Co/Org representation at 4 consecutive meetings (Co/Org reinstated at the end of 4th meeting)

Individual Membership

1. All attending this meeting (10/23/97) or any previous P1451.3 study group meetings are members

2. Become member by attending 4 consecutive meetings

3. Loss of membership – missing 4 consecutive meetings (membership lost at end of 4th meeting)

4. Reinstatement of membership – attendance of 4 consecutive meetings (reinstated at the end of 4th meeting)

Definition of Meeting (Effective 11/25/02)

1. Teleconferences count as one meeting if attendance is greater than 50% of the official meeting time during one or more teleconferences in the same calendar week.

2. Face-to-face meetings count as one meeting per day/session if present for greater than 50% of the official meeting time.

Voting

1. Requires a Quorum - a quorum is constituted by the attendance of at least four distinct Co/Org with active memberships and at least 1 officer

2. Minor technical issues voting by individual status

3. For major technical issues 1 vote per active Co/Org

NOTE: chair will decide the classification of the issue on the floor

Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting minutes will be posted on the Web under the drafts section as soon as possible after the meeting.

2. Approval of previous meeting minutes will be discussed at the start of the next meeting. Minutes are considered minor issues and are approved if there are no corrections to be made to the contents. Upon request, objecting individuals must be prepared to supply information necessary to resolve the objection.

3. The minutes will be automatically approved if working group business prevents minutes from being discussed for four weeks after the minutes have been posted on the web.

4. After minutes have been approved, they will be moved to the approved section of the web.