Dear P1076.1 Working Group Members,
The P1076.1 WG has held some funds, left over from the 2007 revision of IEEE Std 1076.1, in an IEEE CB bank account. The funds were intended to seed the LRM work for the current revision, together with additional donations to be raised. With Alain Vachoux having stepped up to volunteer as LRM editor, these funds, which amount to approximately $1300, have outlived their purpose.
The resignation of our Treasurer, David Smith, has forced the issue how to proceed. I will honor David's many contributions to the WG in a separate email; here I want to focus on the WG funds. The Officers discussed two possibilities, electing a new Treasurer, and closing the account after transferring the remaining funds to our sponsor, the Design Automation Standards Committee (DASC). Both options were also discussed at the WG meeting on November 5. In both forums the preferred solution was closing the account, for the following reasons:
- There has been no activity in the account for several years, and we do not expect any need for these funds in the future.
- It simplifies the annual financial reporting to the IEEE, which was done jointly by the WG Treasurer and the DASC Treasurer. More than once this has caused confusion because P1076.1 is the only WG under DASC to have its own bank account. For this reason closing the account is also the solution preferred by DASC.
- It streamlines the operation of the WG because the position of the Treasurer, vacant due to David's resignation, can be eliminated.
I want to put the following proposal up for a vote by the WG:
The P1076.1 Working Group will transfer its remaining funds to the DASC and close its IEEE CB bank account.
Per Working Group Operating procedures, Voting Members are members of the IEEE P1076.1 Working Group who have attended at least 2 of the last 3 Working Group meetings or votes. Only votes of Voting Members will be counted in this election; votes of others will count towards future status as a Voting Member. You can vote to Approve this proposal, to Not Approve, in which case the WG will keep the funds and elect a new Treasurer, or Abstain. The election will close Wednesday, November 25, 2014. Please send your vote to christen.1858@comcast.net.
Ernst Christen
Chair, IEEE P1076.1 Working Group
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Received on Wed Nov 12 21:32:04 2014