Re: Invitation to Co-Sign Letter to IEEE Election Candidatesregarding ISTO
Bob,
I appreciate your support.
I believe that additional co-signers will boost the visibility of
this issue. I would appreciate any actions that would expose the
invitation to a broader group of people.
Given the votes taken within the Working Groups in July, perhaps
people on the Working Group reflectors would like to see the
invitation. I don't plan to post it to those reflectors, but maybe
others would consider doing so.
Roger
At 7:31 AM -0400 00/10/09, RDLove wrote:
>Roger, I firmly support your effort and would support having Buzz send a
>copy of your invitation to the entire 802 mailing list.
>
>Jim, can that be done without a separate motion and email ballot? I believe
>we have already stated the 802 SEC position which reflects Roger's posted
>letter to the candidates. This is certainly one case where time is of the
>essence.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Robert D. Love
>President, LAN Connect Consultants
>7105 Leveret Circle Raleigh, NC 27615
>Phone: 919 848-6773 Mobile: 919 810-7816
>email: rdlove@ieee.org Fax: 720 222-0900
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Roger B. Marks <r.b.marks@ieee.org>
>To: <stds-802-sec@ieee.org>; <stds-802-16@ieee.org>
>Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 4:51 PM
>Subject: Invitation to Co-Sign Letter to IEEE Election Candidatesregarding
>ISTO
>
>
>>
>> 8 October 2000
>>
>> IEEE is now carrying out its annual election. Many candidates have
>> prepared position statements, but none addresses the issue of how
>> IEEE will deal with its Industry Standards and Technology
>> Organization (ISTO). As a voter, it is essential for me to understand
>> their positions on this critical issue.
>>
>> In order to gather input on this topic, and to educate the candidates
>> on it, I have prepared a letter inquiring as to their positions. I
>> have posted the letter to my personal web site
>> <http://wireless-standards.com>.
>>
>> In order to let the candidates know that others share my interest in
>> their positions, I am requesting that those who do please let me know
>> that they they wish to be listed as co-signers of the letter. To
>> join, first read the letter and then follow the link at the end to a
>> simple form. I will ask for your name and IEEE status to pass along
>> to the candidates, and I will collect your email address so that I
>> may pass any responses back to you. I will also post candidate
>> responses to the web.
>>
>> Time is short. I will distribute my letter to the candidates in one
>> week: on 15 October 2000. I will post their responses as I receive
>> them. On 26 October, I will email the co-signers (and other
>> interested individuals and groups) with a URL to the candidate
>> positions. This is six days before the 1 November 2000 deadline for
>> the receipt of ballots.
>>
>> If you care about this issue, please read the letter
>> <http://wireless-standards.com> and then co-sign it immediately if
>> you wish.
>>
>> If IEEE is to continue to function as a vibrantly democratic
>> institution, the members need to know the stance of the candidates on
>> the most important issues we face. If you are interested in IEEE's
>> relationship with ISTO, please participate by joining me.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Roger Marks, IEEE Member
>> mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org
>>
>> Please feel free to distribute this Invitation to colleagues who may
>> be interested.
>>
>> cc: candidates in IEEE Election