RE: [802SEC] Fwd: Re: IEEE Standards Complimentary Copies (CORRECTED)
I
think an Executive Committee response is appropriate.
A complementary electronic copy is a rather absurd
offer for reparing a fast degenerating contributor recognition
program. A .pdf is obviously of no value for a document that is now
available through Get IEEE 802. While it would have minimal value for
those documents not yet available through Get IEEE 802, it is not equlivent to a
hard copy. It is ironic that the value of an electronic copy is increased
if IEEE staff succeeds in eliminating recently published standards from our CD
distribution. While a hard copy does have the vanity value Geoff
mentions, I also find it very useful in my continued work on standards.
While we all appreciate
the .pdf when traveling or when doing an electronic search of a
term, there are some tasks where a hard copy is the better tool. Unless
IEEE stops publishing hard copies, I believe the hard copy should be presented
to the developers of the standard.
--Bob
Grow
-----Original Message-----
From:
Geoff Thompson [mailto:gthompso@nortelnetworks.com]
Sent: Friday,
October 05, 2001 9:47 AM
To: j.carlo@ieee.org
Cc:
IEEE802
Subject: [802SEC] Fwd: Re: IEEE Standards Complimentary
Copies
Colleagues-
I fail to see that this is of any
significant value to 802
given:
1)
The 802 CD
Program
2)
The "Get IEEE 802(tm)"
program
3)
All of the discussion that we have had that the complimentary copies were
vanity copies to show colleagues and grandchildren and that a pdf didn't
really cut it.
Do we wish to generate a collective response on
this?
Geoff
To: l.hunt@ieee.org
From: Geoff Thompson
<gthompso@nortelnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: IEEE Standards
Complimentary Copies
Cc: (deleted for brevity)
At 11:02 AM 10/5/01
-0400, l.hunt@ieee.org wrote:
This message is being sent out on behalf of
Ms. Yvette Ho Sang.
Dear Working Group Chairs:
It has
been brought to our attention that, because of errors made during
a
transition of inventory by the IEEE, complimentary copies to working
group
members for standards published within the last two years may not
have been
delivered. We have worked to correct the process and do not
anticipate any
further problems. Now, we want to rectify the
oversights of the past.
The IEEE Standards Activities Department
recognizes and appreciates the
time and effort dedicated to the
development of IEEE Standards by our
volunteers. Therefore, we would
like to offer an electronic copy to members
of working groups
who did not receive their complimentary copy. Each
working group chair
is asked to supply a list of members who have been
affected, along with
their email addresses, so that an electronic copy can
be delivered. The
lists should be sent to the Associate Editor, Michelle
Turner
(m.d.turner@ieee.org), via email.
We apologize for the delay in
delivery and appreciate your
understanding.
Regards,
Yvette Ho
Sang
Manager, Standards Publishing Programs
IEEE Standards
Activities
+1 732 562 3814
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