[802.3_100GNGOPTX] Invitation to participate in Sponsor Ballot of IEEE P802.3bm
Dear colleagues,
Draft standards within the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group pass two
balloting cycles, first through IEEE 802.3 Working Group Ballot, then
through Sponsor Ballot. If you wish to take part in the Sponsor Ballot
of the IEEE P802.3bm draft please following the instructions found
below. Please note that you have to join the ballot group by
26-March-2014, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
If you have any questions, please contact me or the IEEE 802.3 Working
Group chair, David Law <David_Law@xxxxxxxx>.
Best regards,
Dan Dove
Chair, IEEE P802.3bm 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Operation Over Fiber Optic
Cables Task Force
ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS
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To participate, you must have access to myProject through an IEEE Web
Account <http://www.ieee.org/about/help/my_account/web_account.html>.
This is the same IEEE Web Account you would use to access the IEEE
attendance tool.
If you are an IEEE-SA member:
Follow this process:
1. Log onto myProject; click the link for myBallot
<https://development.standards.ieee.org/my-site/home>.
2. 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 IEEE P802.3bm; then scroll over to the
right margin and click "join" under the "Actions" column. If you cannot
see IEEE P802.3bm please check the 'Show All Open Ballot Invitations' box.
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.
If you are not an IEEE SA Member:
You can either enroll in a single ballot by paying a per ballot fee or
you can join the IEEE SA by choosing an option link below. Joining the
IEEE SA entitles you to participate in as many sponsor ballots as you
like for the year.
OPTION 1 - I am already an IEEE Member and I want to add Standards
Association Membership. Go to:
<http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/index.html>
OPTION 2 - I am not an IEEE Member but would like to enroll in both IEEE
and IEEE Standards Association. Go to:
<http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/join/index.html>.
OPTION 3 - I am not interested in becoming an IEEE Member, however I
would like to enroll as a Standards Association Member only. Go to:
<http://standards.ieee.org/sa-mem/join.html>
If you are interested in paying a per ballot fee please contact
<David_Law@xxxxxxxx>.
OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BALLOTERS
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Once the document is ready to be balloted, you will receive notification
via email. You will typically have 30 days to review the document and
return the ballot with your vote. By agreeing to participate in this
ballot you have an *obligation* to respond. Failure to return a
completed ballot may disqualify you from participating in future ballots.