802.11 Officer Election Process May 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/0051r2 March 2012 802.11 Officer Election Process Date: 2012-03-xx Authors: Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

March 2012 May Elections Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

802.11 Operations Manual March 2012 3.4 Working Group Officer Election Process The election of the IEEE 802.11 WG Officers (Chair and Vice-Chairs) is held in March of each even-numbered year. The nominations for the election shall be made at the WG Opening Plenary meeting. The WG Chair shall designate one of the WG Vice-Chairs as an Acting Chair Pro Tem if the WG Chair is running for re-election. If not running for re-election, the WG Chair shall conduct the election process. This election process shall be used for each WG officer election.   The Acting Chair shall open the floor for nominations. The Acting Chair shall close nominations after the nominations have been made. Each candidate shall be given a short time (nominally, two minutes) for an introductory statement of acceptance that should nominally contain the candidate’s: Summary of qualifications Commitment to participate and accept duties and responsibilities Vision for the WG. The floor shall be opened for discussion (nominally for five-ten minutes total). The Acting Chair should limit the duration of comments and promote open participation, both pros and cons. If only one candidate is nominated, the Acting Chair may choose to sharply limit the debate. The discussion shall be repeated, with the WG Chair leading the process for the nomination(s) of the WG Vice-Chair(s). At the Mid-Plenary meeting, the WG Officers shall conduct the election, count the votes, and notify the WG of the results. Voting tokens shall be used to cast valid votes during the session. In order to be elected, any candidate must receive a simple majority (over 50%) of the votes cast in the election for the respective position. Should no candidate receive a majority in the election, a runoff election shall be held at the WG Closing Plenary meeting. The process shall be similar to the initial election, except that: New nominations shall not be permitted. In the runoff election, the nominated candidate having received the fewest votes in the previous election round shall not be an eligible candidate (in case a tie prevents this possibility, all the nominated candidates shall remain eligible). If the process is inconclusive, another runoff shall be held, as in the point above. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Standing Committee, Study Group, Task Group elections March 2012 Standing Committee, Study Group, Task Group elections Election is held for Chair, Vice Chair(s), Secretary and Editor positions (as needed) during the group’s first meeting slot during normal session hours of the May session. The Chair does not conduct the Chair election unless not a candidate for this position. One of the WG officers will assist if the group does not have a vice chair. Nominations are opened, solicited, confirmed and closed. If there are competing candidates for a position, each candidate may speak for ~2 minutes, then a general Q&A for < 10 minutes. Election is by vote in the group. Standing Committee & Study Groups – all present may vote. Task Groups – 802.11 voting members only may vote. Each voter may vote for at most one candidate. A candidate must achieve a simple majority (>50%) to be elected. Elimination and runoff elections are performed if necessary to achieve >50%. Election of the group’s chair is subject to confirmation by the WG. This confirmation occurs during one of the May session WG plenary slots. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

WG Election process Wednesday HEW meeting: March 2012 WG Election process Wednesday HEW meeting: Nominations are solicited/confirmed and closed Each candidate gives a ~2 minute statement of acceptance, including: Qualifications, Commitment to participate and accept duties and responsibilities, Vision Open discussion / Q&A (<10 minutes total) Wednesday HEW meeting election by vote: Each voter may vote for at most one candidate. The first candidate to reach a simple majority (>50%) is elected. If there are more than 2 candidates, elimination of candidate with fewest votes and perform a runoff election repeated until a candidate has >50%. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

HEW Positions Chair Secretary March 2012 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Chair Election Candidates Laurent Cariou Osama Aboul-Magd March 2012 Chair Election Candidates Laurent Cariou Osama Aboul-Magd Any other candidates? Nominations are closed for the position of Chair Candidate presentation Q&A Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Laurent Cariou Osama Aboul-Magd Chair Election Candidates March 2012 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

HEW Secretary Election March 2012 HEW Secretary Election Candidates Yasuhiko Inoue Any other candidates? Nominations are closed for the position of Secretary Candidate presentation Q&A Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Yasuhiko Inoue Secretary Election Candidates March 2012 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation