[SIPForum-techwg] SIPFORUM WGLC - SIPconnect 1.1 v 14 Ballot andprocess information

[Elwell, John]

Attached is my ballot response.

John 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwg-bounces at sipforum.org 
> [mailto:techwg-bounces at sipforum.org] On Behalf Of Richard Shockey
> Sent: 01 July 2009 17:58
> To: techwg at sipforum.org
> Subject: [SIPForum-techwg] SIPFORUM WGLC - SIPconnect 1.1 v 
> 14 Ballot andprocess information
> 
> The purpose of a Working Group Last Call is in the style of 
> "speak now or
> forever hold your peace" regarding the document under consideration.
> 
> This notice serves to open the SIPconnect 1.1 Task Group Last 
> Call period.
> The period will close at 2400 UTC on 15 July 2009. The SIPForum's
> Recommendation process requires rough consensus of the active 
> participants
> in the Task Group.
> 
> We consider an active participant to be individuals whom the 
> Task Group Lead
> can identify as having contributed substantive comments, 
> text, or analysis
> to the Recommendation. To be considered in the consensus 
> determination,
> active participants are those who contributed  
> at least one comment or body text submittal to a 
> pre-last-call draft of the
> Recommendation. The Task Group Lead my chose to include 
> recognized subject
> matter experts at his/her discretion. The Technical Working 
> Group Chair
> arbitrates any disputes over whether an individual is an 
> active participant
> or not.
> 
> Per the SIP Forum Recommendation process, any SIP Forum 
> Participant Member
> may participate in the Task Group work, and there is no 
> special dispensation
> for Full Member companies with respect to the acceptance  or 
> rejection of a
> proposed recommendation.
> 
> Upon conclusion of the last call, we will have a follow-up 
> conference call
> on 17 July 2009 to discuss any issues raised during last call 
> and discuss
> appropriate actions.  Should there be no substantiate issues 
> surrounding v
> 14 the Technical Work Group Chairs will then make a  
> determination to recommend the document to the SIPforum Board 
> of Directors
> for approval as a SIPforum Recommendation.
> 
> We have decided to employ the following procedure for Working 
> Group Last
> Call on SIPconnect 1.1 v14.  The document under consideration 
> and its delta
> were uploaded to the list on 6/27 
> 
> Rather than employ the usual IETF 'silence is consent" we are 
> choosing a
> more formal ballot procedure typical of IEEE 802 like documents. 
> 
> 
> The procedure for balloting is a follows.
> 
> 
> 1.	Members reply by email in order to submit their ballots 
> and comments
> using the attached spreadsheet file to the list by the deadline.
>  
> 2.	The ballot is submitted with the Subject line 
> indicating the overall
> verdict (Approve, Disapprove, Abstain).  Example:  SIPConnect 
> 1.1 Ballot -
> Approve
> 
> 3.	An Approve or Abstain vote need not contain any comments, but if
> they are included they are non-binding, in other words a change to the
> document is not necessarily required for approval. (see 
> sample spreadsheet
> enclosed)
> 
> 4.	A Disapprove vote MUST including comments citing 
> specific sections,
> text and proposed text changes (sample spreadsheet enclosed). 
> 
> 5.	The enclosed ballot spreadsheet should includes the balloter's
> initials or name (so as to avoid overwriting someone else's 
> ballot when it
> is saved).  
> 
> Example: SIPConnect11_ballot_shockey.
> 
> 6.	Comments MUST provide specific changes to the text which would
> satisfy the objection.
>  
> 7.	Along with the enclosure, a summary should be included 
> in the body
> of the ballot response email (see below). 
> 
> 
> _____ I Approve  (may attach comments in spreadsheet) 
> 
> _____ I Disapprove (must attach comments in spreadsheet) 
> 
> _____ I Abstain for the following reasons (may attach comments in
> spreadsheet):
> ________  Lack of Time
> ________  Lack of Expertise
> 
> 
> ________  Other: _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________
> (Name)
> ____________________________________________
> (E-Mail Address)
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Shockey
> PSTN Mobile: +1 703.593.2683
> <mailto:richard(at)shockey.us>
> skype/AIM: rshockey101 
> LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/rshockey101
> 
> 
> 
> 
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