Re: [STDS-802-16] Election for 802.16 Vice Chair: July 17
Greetings,
I declare hereby my candidacy for the IEEE 802.16 vice chair position
and I seek your support.
I pledge to support the chair and all members of the group in writing
the standards for the
broadband wireless technology in 802.16.
Thank you and best regards
Herbert Ruck
Navini Networks
hruck@navini.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@IEEE.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 1:19 AM
To: STDS-802-16@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: [STDS-802-16] Election for 802.16 Vice Chair: July 17
IEEE 802.16 Vice Chair Ken Stanwood has resigned his position, effective
at the end of Session #44. Therefore, at Session #44, the IEEE 802.16
Working Group will hold a special election to fill the Vice Chair
position through the remainder of the unexpired term (through the end of
the March 2008 Plenary).
This election will be on the agenda for Session #44 Opening Plenary on
the afternoon of Monday 17 July 2006, starting at 1 pm. The process will
be as described in the "IEEE 802.16 Working Group Officer Election
Process":
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/03/80216-03_28.pdf
Note 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 20 July,
beginning at 7 pm.
As stated in the procedures, "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."
Given the short notice, I will extend that deadline until July 12 AOE
<http://tinyurl.com/n6cr5>. If you would like to be a candidate, please
let the reflector know by then. I'll be happy to discuss the position
with you if you like.
Regards,
Roger
Roger B. Marks <mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org> Chair, IEEE 802.16 WG on
Broadband Wireless Access <http://ieee802.org/16>
>Dear IEEE 802.16 Working Group:
>
>I am resigning as Vice Chair of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group,
>effective at the end of the 802 Plenary on Friday 21 July 2006.
>
>I am resigning due to the fact that the Working Group Chair and I are
>currently both employed by NextWave Broadband. In principle, we all
>participate in IEEE as individuals, and I hope that nothing in my three
>years as Vice Chair would give members any cause for concern. On the
>other hand, we all work for companies or organizations, and having both
>the Chair and Vice Chair employed by the same company might be
>perceived as inappropriate. In order to avoid creating the perception
>that NextWave is playing too strong of a role in the Working Group, I
>believe it would be best for me to step down.
>
>I have been honored to serve as Vice Chair. I will continue to support
>the activities of 802.16 and will support the Working Group's choice of
>a new Vice Chair.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Ken Stanwood
>