XRI TC IPR Transition Ballot

To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and individual members who are
voting "TC Qualified Members" for the Extensible Resource Identifier (XRI) TC
 
   As you probably know, OASIS adopted revisions to our IPR Policy effective on
15 April 2005.[1] TCs formed before that date continue to operate under the old
("legacy") policy. However, they may convert to the new policy by making a
"transition" under the terms of the OASIS IPR Transition Policy [2], by the
specific voting procedure described in the transition policy.
 
   The OASIS Extensible Resource Identifier (XRI) TC has notified OASIS staff
that it successfully conducted a Transition Request vote under the IPR
Transition Policy, to select the "RF on Limited Terms" IPR Mode. Accordingly, I
am opening a Transition Approval Ballot, in which the primary representatives of
all voting members of the committee may cast a ballot. A list of the current TC
voting members, as of the date of the Transition Request, is attached. In this
ballot, which will run for 14 days, the TC Qualified Members [3] each may cast
only a single vote. The ballot will allow for YES, NO, or ABSTAIN votes.
Approval of a Transition Approval Ballot requires:
   (i) a minimum of 50% of all TC Qualified Members to vote,
   (ii) no NO votes cast, and
   (iii) one or more YES votes.
 
   The ballot has opened and can be seen at [4]. Please note, for organizational
members, it is the primary OASIS representative who votes, so if you are not a
TC member, you may wish to consult your organization's active TC members
regarding this vote.
 
   We will notify the Extensible Resource Identifier (XRI) TC list and the
voting "TC Qualified Members" of the results.
 
Regards,
 
Mary McRae
Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
email: 
 
[1] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php 
[2] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_transition_policy.php 
[3] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/xri/members/roster.php
   In the transition policy, the "TC Qualified Members" who may vote in this
ballot are defined as:
"either a TC Individual Voting Member or an OASIS Organizational Member that has
at least one voting member in the TC at the time the TC Individual Voting
Members approve the Transition Request and has signed the new Membership
Agreement."
[4] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/ballot.php?id=1196
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative

Organizational Members:
Advanced Micro Devices:                        Geoffrey Strongin
Geoffrey Strongin           yes 
AmSoft Systems:                                Gabriel Wachob 
Mike Lindelsee              yes 
Ajay Madhok                 yes 
Gabriel Wachob              yes 
Booz Allen Hamilton:                           Rebekah Metz
William Barnhill            yes  
China Internet Network Information Center:     XiaoDong Lee
XiaoDong Lee                yes 
Cordance:                                      Drummond Reed
Drummond Reed               yes 
Neustar, Inc:                                  Peter Davis
Les Chasen                  yes 
Peter Davis                 yes 
William Tan                 yes 
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI):         Nat Sakimura  
Nat Sakimura                yes 
Planetwork, Inc.:                              Owen Davis  
Owen Davis                  yes 
Victor Grey                 yes 
Fen Labalme                 yes 
The Boeing Company:                            Kathryn Breininger
Marty Schleiff              yes 
VISA International:                            Ann Terwilliger
Dave Wentker                yes 
XDI.ORG:                                       Bill Washburn 
Steven Churchill            yes 
Bill Washburn               yes 

Individual/Associate Members:
Paul Trevithick             yes                Paul Trevithick