[P1800] P1800 WG - Call for Nominations

Hi, All -

I have again 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, October 15th.

For your review, I have included pertinent
excerpts from the P1800 P&Ps below (and as an
attachment). This document is from 2008, but I
believe it is still the current P&Ps document.

Dennis or Karen - could you have the current
eligibility list sent out to this group?

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.

 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.

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.
14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite #100, Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone: 503-641-8446 / FAX: 503-641-8486
cliffc@sunburst-design.com / www.sunburst-design.com
World Class Verilog & SystemVerilog Training

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