[IEEE P-1788:] List of current business
P-1788 members:
Here is a list of current business.
1. Motion P1788/M0016.01:InfSupAndMidRad -- voting is continuing
until after June 27.
2. Motion P1788/M0017.01:IO -- voting is continuing
until after June 27.
3. Motion P1788/M0018.01:TritsToTetrits -- discussing until June 16.
Additionally, John is preparing a second version of Motion 14
(voting on Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the standard wording) that
will be put up for discussion soon. After the new discussion
period, this will be put up for a vote according to the 2/3
majority rule. At that point, people registered for voting
who did not vote the last time will be on notice that they will
be dropped from the roster of active members if they do not
vote. The purpose of this is to cull the list of members who
do not actively participate, so we may continue to
achieve a quorum.
Note: Enrollment in this mailing list and registration to vote
are two separate processes. If you have not enrolled
to vote through the IEEE web site and you do not intend
to vote, but you are on this mailing list, you do not
need to worry. If you vote but are not registered,
George will discover this when you vote; at that point
we will help you to register (if you need such help).
Sincerely,
Ralph Baker Kearfott
(acting chair, P-1788)
P.S. I'm finding it interesting that interval jargon is being
used on a popular level in reporting on the possible
flow rate of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. The government
estimate is currently given as [12000,19000] barrels /day.
It would be interesting to know how these bounds were
computed. (I'm imagining counting particle trajectories
and giving intervals for uncertain parameters such as
concentrations.) However, pundits are arguing whether
or not this interval represents rigorous bounds or
a "lower estimate" Such a lower estimate interval
reminds me of systems of intervals whose bounds are
themselves intervals, proposed by Vladik Kreinovich
et al some years ago. In any case, the use of intervals
does give an idea of the uncertainty involved. It's
just unfortunate that the intervals are so wide :-(
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Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
(Room 217 Maxim D. Doucet Hall, 1403 Johnston Street)
Box 4-1010, Lafayette, LA 70504-1010, USA
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