[P1800] P1800 WG - 2nd Call for Nominations

Hi, All -

2nd call for nominations. No nominations yet.

Regards - Cliff


>Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:20:29 -0700
>To: IEEE 1800 <ieee1800@eda.org>
>From: "Clifford E. Cummings" <cliffc@sunburst-design.com>
>Subject: [P1800] P1800 WG - Call for Nominations
>
>Hi,  All -
>
>I have been appointed to act as elections processor for election of the P1800
>Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.
>
>We are beginning the nomination and election 
>process for P1800 officers. The first step is to 
>make nominations for the offices of Chair, Vice 
>Chair and Secretary. I will confirm with those 
>nominated that they are willing to serve but you 
>are invited to do the same before making nominations.
>
>This is the official call for nominations for 
>those positions. Please forward nominations to 
>me by return email by 5pm US-PDT - Friday, September 12th.
>
>For your review, I have included pertinent 
>excerpts from the P1800 P&Ps below (and as an 
>attachment). I have also included the 
>eligibility list as submitted to me from Karen.
>
>As a last bit of information, confirmed nominees 
>may submit a position statement, if they wish, 
>to be included with the announcement of the 
>nominees at the start of the election voting 
>period. However, we do not require position statements for this election.
>
>Regards - Cliff Cummings - Sunburst Design, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>Hi, Cliff,
>
>People eligible to serve as an officer of the P1800:
>
> From the P&Ps:
>
>There shall be a Chair, a Vice-Chair, and a 
>Secretary. The Chair and Vice-Chair shall be 
>IEEE members of any grade, individual IEEE-SA 
>members, and must also be a Designated 
>Representative (DR) of an entity that is a 
>corporate IEEE-SA member. The Secretary must be 
>a DR of an entity that is a corporate IEEE-SA member.
>
>The DRs are:
>
>Accellera Karen Pieper
>Intel Yossef Levy
>Cadence Charlie Dawson
>Synopsys Mehdi Mohtashemi
>Mentor Dennis Brophy
>Sun Neil Korpusik
>
>
>The election needs to be underway in September.
>
>Karen
>
>
>
>See attached Excerpts from the -
>SystemVerilog Working Group Procedures and Policies
>http://www.eda-stds.org/sv-ieee1800/P&Ps
>
>—       Important Highlights
>
>6. Officers
>There shall be a Chair, a Vice-Chair, and a Secretary.
>
>The Chair and Vice-Chair shall be:
>(a)     IEEE members of any grade,
>(b)     individual IEEE-SA members,
>(c)     and must also be a Designated 
>Representative (DR) of an entity that is a corporate IEEE-SA member.
>
>The Secretary must be:
>(a)     a DR of an entity that is a corporate IEEE-SA member. ...
>
>
>—       2-year term for a maximum of three terms
>—       Cliff Cummings appointed to be the 
>returning office to conduct the 2008 election
>—       Members are only nominated to one office 
>- nominations open for 14 days
>—       After nominations - voting open for 14 days - approval voting
>
>6.3 Chair
>The Chair shall
>
>a)      Institute a “Call for Participation” to 
>the IEEE-SA corporate and organizational 
>membership upon initiation of the project
>b)      “Call for Patents” at each meeting
>c)      Solicit “letters of assurance” from patent holders
>d)      Ensure coordination with Societies as appropriate
>e)      Regularly attend WG meetings (including 
>face-to-face, teleconference, or other electronic means)
>f)      Notify Sponsor when document is ready for balloting
>g)      Achieve ballot resolution
>
>The Chair also shall:
>
>a)      Be objective
>b)      Entertain motions, but not make motions
>c)      Not bias discussions
>d)      Delegate necessary functions
>e)      Ensure that all parties have the opportunity to express their views
>f)      Set goals and deadlines
>g)      Be knowledgeable in IEEE standards 
>processes and parliamentary procedures and 
>ensure that the processes and procedures are followed
>h)      Seek consensus of the WG as a means of resolving all issues
>
>6.4 Vice-Chair
>The Vice-Chair shall carry out the Chair's 
>duties if the Chair is temporarily unable to do 
>so or chooses to recuse him- or herself (e.g., to give a technical opinion).
>
>6.5 Secretary
>The Secretary shall:
>
>a)      Distribute the agendas
>b)      Record and have published minutes of each meeting
>c)      Maintain the membership roster
>d)      Schedule meetings in coordination with Chair
>e)      Be responsible for the management and distribution of WG documentation
>f)      Maintain list of unresolved issues, action items, and assignments
>g)      Maintain a budget and control all funds 
>into and out of the WG’s bank account
>
>—       Voting is by entity
>—       Only the DR is allowed to vote
>—       Each person is only allowed to vote as a 
>representative of one organization
>—       Voting privileges cannot be lost unless 
>Chair has sent notification in writing
>—       14 days for the voting to close
>—       Cliff will email the results to Karen to be published
>
>
>
>
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>Cliff Cummings - Sunburst Design, Inc.
>14314 SW Allen Blvd., PMB 501, Beaverton, OR 97005
>Phone: 503-641-8446 / FAX: 503-641-8486
>cliffc@sunburst-design.com / www.sunburst-design.com
>Expert Verilog, SystemVerilog, Synthesis and Verification Training
>
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Cliff Cummings - Sunburst Design, Inc.
14314 SW Allen Blvd., PMB 501, Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone: 503-641-8446 / FAX: 503-641-8486
cliffc@sunburst-design.com / www.sunburst-design.com
Expert Verilog, SystemVerilog, Synthesis and Verification Training

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