Re: [STDS-802-16] Election for 802.16 Vice Chair: July 17
At the request of several WG members, I am honored to place my name in
nomination as a candidate for the position of 802.16 Vice-Chair.
Many of you know me and some of you do not. For those of you who don't,
I previously served as the 802.16 Vice Chair from November 2000 to March
20002. During that same period, I was Chair of the 802.16a Task Group.
More recently, I chaired the now retired 802.16e Task Group. I also
hold leadership roles in other standards groups outside of IEEE 802.
Having served in these positions, I am extremely intimate with the
requirements of this position and assure you that I will serve with
integrity and impartiality as we collectively bring 802.16 into the
future.
Brian G. Kiernan
Chief Strategic Standards Officer
InterDigital Communications Corporation
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 2:19 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
>