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Subject: +++SEC MOTION+++FINAL RESULT: 802 Plenary network
expenditures--PASS
Dear SEC members, This ballot closed Saturday June 21 4PM EDT. The final ballot tally as of Sunday June 22 4PM EDT is (11APP, 1DIS, 0ABS, 1DNV), therefore the motion PASSES. Regards, --Paul Nikolich Vote categories: DIS DNV APP ABS ----------------------------------------------- 01 Geoff Thompson DIS 02 Mat Sherman APP 03 Buzz Rigsbee APP 04 Bob O'Hara APP 05 Bill Quackenbush APP 06 Tony Jeffree DNV 07 Bob Grow APP 08 Stuart Kerry APP 09 Bob Heile APP 10 Roger Marks APP 11 Mike Takefman APP 12 Carl Stevenson APP 13 Jim Lansford APP total: -01- -01- -11- -00- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Nikolich" <paul.nikolich@att.net> To: "Stevenson, Carl R (Carl)" <carlstevenson@agere.com>; "'Bill Quackenbush'" <billq@attglobal.net>; "IEEE 802 SEC" <stds-802-sec@ieee.org>; "Paul Nikolich" <paul.nikolich@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 3:13 PM Subject: +++SEC MOTION+++802 Plenary network expenditures > Dear SEC members, > > This is a 15 day SEC email ballot to make a determination by SEC motion to > authorize an increase in the amount budgeted for network services. See the > specific motion wording below. > > Moved by Bill Quackenbush > Seconded by Carl Stevenson > > The email ballot opens on Friday June 6th 4PM ET and closes Saturday June > 21st, 2003 4PM ET. > > Please direct your responses to the SEC reflector with a CC directly to me > (p.nikolich@ieee.org). > > Regards, > > - Paul Nikolich > > > MOTION > That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased > from $25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that the > LMSC is authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract for the > configuration, operation and management of said network subject to the > above budget and expenditure limits. > MOVED: Bill Qauckenbush > SECOND: Carl Stevenson > > RATIONALE (per BillQ's original email): > > All, > > Given the 30% increase in Plenary session attendance from 11/02 to 3/03 and > even greater projected attendance at the 7/03 and 11/03 Plenary sessions, > the $25k/Pleanry session budget networking does not appear to be enough. > Given the load and dependence a number of the WGs are placing on the Plenary > session network, I believe that we need more bandwidth to the outside world > and we need full-time professional network management. > > We had a single T1 to the outside world at DFW which was clearly not enough > and for which we likely set a world record for sustained load. We are > working on 4xT1 for SF with a cost of something like $8k. > > We are also talking with I.D.E.A.L. Technologies about a contract to > configure, operate and manage the network on a full-time basis. > > To that end I make the following motion. > > That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased from > $25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that the LMSC is > authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract for the > configuration, operation and management of said network subject to the > above budget and expenditure limits. > > Thanks, > > wlq > |