[STDS-802-16] election of IEEE 802.16 officers at Session #42
At Session #42 (6-9 March 2006), the IEEE 802.16 Working Group will
hold elections for Chair and Vice Chair. Here are some details:
According to the 802 LMSC Policies and Procedures
<http://ieee802.org/policies-and-procedures.pdf>: "LMSC Working Group
Chairs and Vice Chairs shall be elected by the Working Group and
confirmed by the LMSC Executive Committee. Terms shall end at the end
of the first plenary session of the next even numbered year."
The procedures for election of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group Officers
(Chair and Vice Chair) are available here:
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/03/80216-03_28.pdf
As stated there, "Candidates are encouraged to declare their
candidacy, in a Working Group meeting or via the Working Group email
reflector, as soon as possible before the election. The names of
those eligible who declare their candidacy at least eight days before
the scheduled election shall be included on the paper ballot."
Both the current Chair (Roger Marks) and the current Vice Chair (Ken
Stanwood) announced at Session #41 that they will be candidates for
re-election to their positions. In addition, two other members (Jon
Labs and Panyuh Joo) have since declared their candidacy for Vice
Chair.
Per the procedures, these elections will be on the agenda for the
Session #42 Opening Plenary meeting, scheduled to begin at 1 pm on
Monday, 6 March. Note, however, that "Should no candidate receive a
majority in either election, a runoff election shall be held at the
Working Group Closing Plenary meeting." The Closing Plenary meeting
is scheduled for Thursday 9 March, beginning at 7 pm.
Regards,
Roger
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Dr. Roger B. Marks <mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org> +1 303 497 7837
Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access
<http://WirelessMAN.org>