RE: [10GBASE-CX4] 802.3 PAR approval and Working Group Ballot
I second the Motion. Now if only Bob would actually vote this time.....
Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dreyer, Steve [mailto:steve.dreyer@intel.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 3:42 PM
> To: DOVE,DANIEL J (HP-Roseville,ex1); 10GBASE-CX4 (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [10GBASE-CX4] 802.3 PAR approval and Working Group Ballot
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> And of course, the person who deserves the most credit is....
>
> !!DAN DOVE!!
>
> Many thanks to Dan for his tireless efforts.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DOVE,DANIEL J (HP-Roseville,ex1) [mailto:dan.dove@hp.com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:23 AM
> > To: 10GBASE-CX4 (E-mail)
> > Subject: [10GBASE-CX4] 802.3 PAR approval and Working Group Ballot
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > For those of you who were unable to stay for the closing IEEE
> > 802.3 plenary,
> > or were unable to make the meeting in Dallas, or are simply
> > tracking this
> > standard,
> > I wanted to inform you of the following...
> >
> > WAAAAAAAHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Now that the hard work is done, all we have left to do is the
> > REALLY hard
> > work.
> >
> > I will notify you of the outcome of the 802 EXEC meeting and
> > NESCOM to see
> > if they endorse the decision by 802.3. If they do, we will be
> > starting up a
> > ballot
> > process which will require us, the members of 802.3ak (to be)
> > to resolve all
> > ballot
> > comments in a timely and complete manner.
> >
> > I expect that we will also be generating ballot comments
> > based upon our
> > continued
> > review and analysis of the specification to make sure it is
> > bullet-proof.
> >
> > We will be holding an interim meeting in May with details TBD
> > and if NESCOM
> > approves our PAR, we will be holding an interim in Ottawa as
> > well to resolve
> > a
> > likely recirculation ballot.
> >
> > THANKS go to all of the members of this study group. We have
> > done something
> > so
> > significant it required the words "While not setting a
> > precedent" to be
> > added to our
> > motion because it was a groundbreaking achievement and 802.3
> > did not want to
> > create
> > a new expectation that just anybody could do this. It was
> > only possible due
> > to a few
> > things that I would like to bring up.
> >
> > 1) HOWARD BAUMER graciously volunteering to act as
> > editor-in-chief and then
> > executing
> > on schedule.
> > 2) STEVE DREYER volunteering to lead the Loss Budget Team and
> > managing the
> > great
> > work of all its contributors.
> > 3) CHRIS DI MINICO volunteering to lead the Cable Assembly
> > Team and pulling
> > some
> > tough numbers together in time.
> > 4) ALL OF THE MEMBERS of this study group who have attended
> meetings,
> > reviewed the
> > working paper, and voiced their expert opinions where needed.
> > 5) BOB GROW and DAVID LAW who have given me huge assistance on the
> > procedural
> > matters to ensure we didn't do all this work only to trip-up on a
> > technicality.
> >
> > And last but not least... HERB VAN DEUSEN and PETER BRADSHAW
> > for keeping our
> > meeting minutes. It is a necessary function and when nobody
> > else raised
> > their
> > hands, these guys did. I appreciate it.
> >
> > As I said, now the really hard work needs to be done, but
> > given our record,
> > I am
> > confident we will execute and deliver as expected.
> >
> > Thanks for all your hard work.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dan
> > Chair, 10BASE-CX4 Study Group
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