Document Number: L2/00-077 Accredited Standards Committee* NCITS, Information Processing Systems L2 LETTER BALLOT Return to: Arnold F. Winkler; Unisys B-203-14; 2476 Swedesford Road; Malvern, PA 19355 Tel: 610 648-2055; Fax: 610 695-5473; Arnold.Winkler@unisys.com Date: March 8, 2000 Subject: Delegates from O Members in working group meetings Project: SC2 and SC22 TAG Ballot Period: March 8 - March 18, 2000 Statement: L2 recommends to allow delegates from O Members in all working group meetings of the subcommittee in which the National Body is an O Member. Question: Do you agree with above statement ? YES ___ NO ___ Name: _____________________ Organization Represented: _____________________ Principal ___ Alternate ___ Signature: ___________________ Date: _________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 American National Standards are developed by the voluntary participation of all parties and with the intention and expectation that the standard will be suitable for wide application. Since their use is likewise voluntary, an affirmative vote does not commit an organization or group represented on the committee to the use of the American National Standard under consideration If you find that you cannot vote YES and wish to vote NO, please state this and explain the reasons for your position on a separate sheet. ABSTENTIONS are not permitted on technical issues NCITS Secretariat, Information Technology Industry Council; 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20005-3922 Telephone: 202-737-8888 (press 1 twice) Fax: 202-638-4922 Background information: Subject: O Member Participation in Working Groups At the Santander meeting of WG9, the convener was assigned the following action item: Action Item 36-A [Convener]: Suggest ways in which additional national bodies might be added to WG9. For example, determine if membership in SC22 is required. Determine if "C" liaisons count for the purposes of determining support. Determine how NBs like Russia could be included. Determine how to seek support from other nations. Discuss these problems with other WGs in SC22. The convener executed this action item, in part, by initiating a discussion at the SC22 plenary in Berlin. The result of this discussion was a resolution by SC22. The SC22 resolution was forwarded to JTC1's Special Working Group on Strategic Planning. This SWG recently concluded their first meeting in Oslo, Norway. Among other results, they produced the following resolution: 20000224-02: O Members in Working Groups The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Strategic Planning instructs the JTC 1 secretariat to issue a 60-day letter ballot on the following proposal: "O members of JTC 1 subcommittees may nominate experts to participate in any working group of the subcommittee in which they have O membership." If the ballot on this proposal is successful, the JTC 1 secretariat is requested to prepare the necessary changes to the JTC 1 Directives. Please call this proposal to the attention of your national body.