where are we in the process?
Supplementary to what Jim sent already. One of the things I'd like to take away from tomorrow's meeting is a sense of where in the process we are and what the next steps are to move forward in the process.
From another part of the IEEE website (http://www.ieee.org/portal/index.jsp?pageID=corp_level1&path=about/whatis/policies&file=p8-3.xml&xsl=generic.xsl):
8.3 -CONSENSUS
IEEE shall ensure that its standards represent a consensus, to the extent possible, of all interests substantially concerned or potentially affected by the standards and that proper procedures have been carried out in their development. This implies that all interests shall have had an opportunity to submit input to, or comments on, standards proposals, that all dissenting views shall have been considered and addressed, and that an adequate appeal mechanism is available to parties objecting to a standard. Consensus embodies more than merely a majority but not necessarily unanimity.
http://standards.ieee.org/resources/index.html#guides
too long to transcribe - lots of procedures manuals, etc.
http://standards.ieee.org/resources/glance_at_writing_new.html
This seems to be where we are now? It then points to details of the process, such as draft format, forming ballotting pools, etc.