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Started by Jason Zions
Sun, 17 Feb 1991 20:26
Ballot groups and mailing lists
Author: Jason Zions
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 1991 20:26
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 1991 20:26
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Submitted-by: jason@cnd.hp.com (Jason Zions) I've received several queries in the last few days as to how one might join a ballot group or get on a mailing list for an IEEE TCOS working group (POSIX et al). I think it's probably of sufficiently general interest that posting it to the mailing list as a whole is worthwhile. To join balloting groups for proposed IEEE TCOS standards (1003.*, 1201.*, 1224.*, 1238.*) you must become a member of the IEEE TCOS Standards Subcommittee. Joining the TCOS-SS will not itself place you in any ballot groups, but will cause Invitations to join forming ballot groups to be sent to you. You cannot join a ballot group which has already "closed". Ballot groups are generally "open" between 3 and 6 months. When writing, you should probably inquire as to which ballot groups are still forming (i.e. open). The sole prerequisite for membership is membership in either the IEEE itself or the IEEE Computer Society. To join TCOS-SS, please write to: Computer Society Secretariat IEEE Standards Office 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, NJ 08855 Give your name/address/phone&fax/e-mail addr and IEEE or IEEE-CS membership number. Also, retain a copy of your application for your own records. You should receive confirmation from the IEEE within 2-3 weeks; if you do not, start looking into it. - - - Belonging to the ballot group will only cause you to receive formally- balloted drafts. To obtain information on joining working group mailing lists, which contain interim drafts and other working documents, please direct your inquiry to: [[ Editor - please check the following address. I think Lisa's office is the correct one; if so, the address is correct. I know writing to NAPS directly is not the approved way of doing this. Help! ]] Lisa Granoien IEEE Computer Society 1730 Massachusettes Avenue NW Washington DC 20036 Fax: +1 (202) 728-9614 Be aware that mailing list membership entails a charge based on the cost of reproduction and distribution of the materials subscribed to; monies are required up-front and costs are dedcuted from your balance as time goes on. Additional details are included in the mailing list application form. - - - Regards, Jason Zions Chair, IEEE P1003.8 POSIX Transparent File Access Volume-Number: Volume 22, Number 128
Ballot groups and mailing lists
Author: John S. Quarterman
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 1991 18:30
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 1991 18:30
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Submitted-by: jsq@tic.com (John S. Quarterman) Moderator!: >[[ Editor - please check the following address. I think Lisa's office is the >correct one; if so, the address is correct. I know writing to NAPS directly >is not the approved way of doing this. Help! ]] I don't know what editor you're referring to. The address you give resembles the one recommended at the end of the Introduction to IEEE Std 1003.1-1990 for the IEEE/CS Standards Status Report, which lists all current IEEE/CS standards projects: IEEE Computer Society 1730 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20036-1903 Fax: +1 (202) 728-9614 That Introduction indicates that those interested in participating in TCOS working groups should send their name, address, and telephone number to Secretary IEEE Standards Board Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. P.O. Box 1331 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 and should ask that their message be forwarded to the chair of the specific group they're interested in. You don't have to join a balloting group to get mailings, nor to attend Working Group meetings. Descriptions of every TCOS group, with chairs, may be found in: Smith, Susanne W., and Quarterman, John S., ``Open Systems Standards Resource Guide,'' UNIX Technology Advisor, vol. 2, no. 8, pp. 12-15, MYOB, Hollis, NH, August 1990. Similar information appears in the postings that the same two authors sometimes make to USENET, and in a printed calendar. Those postings will probably reappear when we get sufficient time from working on other (paying) projects. The simple answer that I usually give is to contact the TCOS-SS chair, Jim Isaak <isaak@decvax.dec.com>, and let him distribute to the appropriate committee chair. He hasn't complained yet. :-) -- John S. Quarterman Texas Internet Consulting jsq@tic.com tel: +1-512-320-9031 701 Brazos, Suite 500 uunet!longway!jsq fax: +1-512-320-5821 Austin, TX 78701 Volume-Number: Volume 22, Number 129
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