[802.3_100GNGOPTX] Fwd: [STDS-802-3] IEEE P802.3bm 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Fibre Optic initial Sponsor ballot results

[Dan Dove <dan.dove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Task Force Participants;

Please see the message below from David Law.

Regards,

Dan Dove
Chair, IEEE P802.3bm 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Fibre Optic Task Force

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Subject:	[STDS-802-3] IEEE P802.3bm 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Fibre Optic initial Sponsor ballot results
Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:22:26 +0000
From:	Law, David <dlaw@xxxxxx>
Reply-To:	Law, David <dlaw@xxxxxx>
To:	STDS-802-3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dear Colleagues,
 
The initial Sponsor ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3bm 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Fibre Optic closed successfully on 22nd June 2014. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The July 2014 IEEE P802.3bm Task Force plenary week meeting, preceded by the co-located interim session taking place on Sunday 13th July and the morning of Monday 14th July 2014, <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 105 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database has been announced on the IEEE P802.3bm Task Force reflector.
 
The ballot statistics are:
 
 96 Voters
 70 Approve
  6 Disapprove 
  2 Abstain
 78 Ballots returned
 
 81.25% Response Rate (>= 75% required)
  2.56% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
 92.11% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)
 
Thank you to all that participated in this ballot. 
 
David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
 
Dan Dove
Chair, IEEE P802.3bm 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Fibre Optic Task Force