Teleconference Information
Telecon meeting logistics
The majority of 802.11 telecon meetings use Webex. Help using Webex is here.
The chair running the meeting will send out a notification to the appropriate email reflector in advance of the meeting. The notification should contain details for joining the meeting and an agenda. The email reflectors for the various 802.11 groups can be accessed here. Additionally, details for joining the meeting are available in the 802.11 calendar (see below).
Telecon ettiquette
Mute your audio if you are not speaking
Use the chat window to request to be on the queue to speak
Use a Webex identifier in the form
[<voting status>] <full name>, <affiliation>
where
<voting status> is your voting status: V = voter, PV = potential voter, NV = aspirant/non-voter/observer
<full name> is your full name
<affiliation> is your affiliation for that meeting
For example,
[V] Brer Rabbit, Trickster Corp.
Calendar of meetings
The 802 calendar, which contains the 802 meetings and also rolls up the working group calendars, is available here
Applicable rules
All meetings held as 802.11 or a subgroup of 802.11 are bound by the following policies and procedures:
- IEEE Patent Related Material
- IEEE Copyright Policy
- IEEE Affiliation FAQ
- IEEE Antitrust and Competition Policy
- IEEE Code of Ethics
- 802 LMSC Policies & Procedures
- 802 LMSC Operations Manual
- 802 WG Policies & Procedures (does not apply to SA Ballot CRC telecons)
- 802.11 WG Operations Manual (does not apply to SA Ballot CRC telecons)
Motions on telecons
Motions are permitted on teleconferences as follows.
During an electronic plenary or interim WG11 session.
On a teleconference held by a TG operating as an IEEE-SA Comment Resolution Committee (CRC).
On a teleconference held by a TG operating under the accelerated process, after receiving IEEE 802 Executive Committee Conditional approval for proceeding to IEEE SA ballot.
On a teleconference as announced with 10-day notice and WG Chair approval, see this anouncement from the WG Chair.