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 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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