1. IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: 21-06-0075-02-0000
Title: IEEE WG Membership Rules
Date Submitted: February, 15, 2006
Presented at IEEE session #13 in Denver
Authors or Source(s):
  Ajay Rajkumar
Abstract: These are IEEE WG Membership rules in short in accordance with IEEE LMSC P&P.

2. IEEE 802.21 presentation release statements
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3. 802.21 Voting Membership Process
If one starts attending the .21 group for the first time at a Plenary
Plenary
Interim B-
New Part.
Aspirant
Voter E-
Nearly Voter B
=Beginning E
=End
If one starts attending the .21 group for the first time at an Interim
Interim
Plenary B-
New Part.
Aspirant
Nearly Voter
Voter E- B
=Beginning E
=End

4. Voting Rights
Earned by attending and participating in meetings for each session in progress.
Two (2) types of meeting sessions
Plenary:….3 sessions per calendar year (March, July, November)
Organized by IEEE 802
Interim: .. Currently 3 sessions per calendar year (January, May, September)
Organized by working group IEEE /15/16/18/19/20/21/22 either individually or together and may be sponsored by a host
Voting rights can be earned by participation in 2 plenary sessions within 4 consecutive plenary sessions
One (1) Interim session may be substituted for a plenary
Definition of participation…..
Must be present in at least 75% of ALL meetings in a session

5. Voting Rights Must be present at a session to VOTE
IEEE
Working Group (WG)
Plenary Meetings
Task Groups (TG)
Meetings
Must be present at a session to VOTE
Participation in debates, Motion(s) moved, seconded is only permitted by VOTING members in ALL meetings
However WG & TG Chairs may permit observers/attendees to participate in debates and discussions….
Study Groups (SG)
Meetings
In Study Groups ALL attendees have VOTING rights

6. WG Letter Ballot IEEE 802 Rules specify:
Working Group Membership shall be lost if two consecutive, or two of any three consecutive, Working Group letter ballots are not returned or are returned with an abstention other than for 'lack of technical expertise