Please note that IEEE-SA is forming the sponsor ballot group for P802.16m.
Participating IEEE-SA members should have received the announcement in mid-March. If you missed it, you can review the instructions below. Note that IEEE-SA members are the primary audience for the announcement.
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If you would like to participate in IEEE Standards Sponsor Ballot
P802.16m
Title: IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Amendment: Advanced Air Interface
you must enroll as a member of the ballot group by 15-Apr-2010, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
***** IEEE STANDARD DOCUMENT INFORMATION *****
The IEEE Computer Society Society/IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Amendment: Advanced Air Interface invites you to participate in the New Sponsor Ballot for:
P802.16m
Title: IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Amendment: Advanced Air Interface
Scope: This standard amends the IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN-OFDMA specification to provide an advanced air interface for operation in licensed bands. It meets the cellular layer requirements of IMT-Advanced next generation mobile networks. This amendment provides continuing support for legacy WirelessMAN-OFDMA equipment.
Purpose: The purpose of this standard is to provide performance improvements necessary to support future advanced services and applications, such as those described by the ITU in Report ITU-R M.2072.
***** ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS *****
Go directly to:
https://development.standards.ieee.org/my-site/open-ballot-invitations
Or, follow this process:
1. Log onto myProject; click the link for myBallot.
2. Click the link for myBallot (if applicable); click the link for "Show/Join Open Ballot Invitations": https://development.standards.ieee.org/my-site/open-ballot-invitations
3. Scroll down until you find the open ballot group of interest to you; then scroll over to the right margin and click “join” under the “Actions” column.
4. Enter or select an affiliation from the drop down menu (appearing as you key in your affiliation in the Organization window), select your classification category, and click “OK” at the bottom of the screen. You will receive an on-screen confirmation that you successfully joined the group.
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OPTION 1 - I am already an IEEE Member and I want to add Standards Association Membership. Go to: https://myieeemembership.ieee.org/renewal/RenewalLogin
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OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BALLOTERS
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Balloting group members are selected to vote on the acceptability of a new or revised standard, or on the reaffirmation of a published standard submitted by the Sponsor; based on interest in and commitment to reviewing and voting on a specific existing or proposed standard.
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