Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++ Allocation of Funds for the Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support

["Grow, Bob" <bob.grow@INTEL.COM>]

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Thanks to those that did technical due diligence on this topic.  How about the financial due diligence though? 

 

As best I know, this ranks with the largest equipment purchases made by LMSC.  While the cost of each unit is not a problem for expensing the equipment, that is sometimes an inappropriate way of dodging the issue of whether the equipment should be capitalized, and I am becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the total asset value of our equipment. 

 

I should have done more investigation when I was Treasurer and the dollar values were growing, but I didn't.  Is there an issue with IEEE because of the dollar value of this purchase or the total of our purchases?  Bill, has this come up in your discussions with IEEE finance people. 

 

Because of this uncertainty, by intention is to vote no unless I am sure we are comfortable with IEEE asset management requirements.

 

--Bob Grow

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-sec@listserv.ieee.org [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@listserv.ieee.org] On Behalf Of Paul Nikolich
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 4:37 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++ Allocation of Funds for the Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support

Dear EC Members,

This is a 10 day email ballot to make a determination on the below motion to allocate additional funds for equipment purchase. 

 

The ballot opens 8PM EDT 5May 2004 and closes 8PM EDT 15May 2004.

 Regards,

 --Paul Nikolich

 

 

Motion: 

Whereas the 802 EC had approved $7,500 for acquisition of 44 Wireless Access Points (WAPs) at the closing EC meeting in Orlando; and

Whereas Cisco Systems has now generously agreed to provide 24 of those WAPs to IEEE 802 for a substantially discounted net value of $3500; and

Whereas that leaves us with the need to acquire 20 additional WAPs on the retail market at an estimated $700 each (total = $14K); and

Whereas we therefore need to allocate an additional $10K to complete the acquisition of the needed equipment in time for our Portland plenary session;

Therefore be it resolved that:  the IEEE 802 Executive Committee approves expenditure of up to an additional $10K for Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support (total of $17,500 for the 44 WAPs). 


Moved:    Rigsbee       Seconded:  Heile        

 

 Yes ________     No ________     Abstain ________

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