Victor,
Some comments: a) In section 1.0, in the hierarchy of documents, none of the documents should be dated. The current superior document will always take precedence.
Also, 'IEEE Policy' should be 'IEEE Policies'. b) In many sections, there are cross references (in parentheses) to the
SASB Bylaws or OpMan. I did not check these cross references, but if they were taken from an older version of the model Sponsor P&P, then they are not all accurate. In general, such cross linking gets outdated quickly. I suggest deleting all cross references of this type. [See the bottom of section 2.0 for an example.] c) In section 5.0, there is reference to SA OpMan 5. I'm not sure where you are really trying to reference. ??? d) In section 5.2 paragraph 1, you meant NesCom not RevCom. Either way, approval is actually granted by the IEEE-SA Standards Board. {Similar issues in paragraphs 2 and 3.} e) In section 6.1, there is cross reference to 8.3. ??? Also, consider changing a quorum to be a majority instead of 50%. {I suggest checking all references and cross references for accuracy.} f) Section 7.3 is not accurate. Email voting rules are very specific.
From the IEEE Bylaws I-300.4 (4):
"For standards-developing committees within the IEEE Standards
Association, unless a more restrictive voting requirement is specified in the governing documents of the committee, an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, provided a majority of all the voting members of the committee responded, shall be required to approve an action taken without a meeting." g) Section 10.0 contains text that should either belong in 11.0 or should be deleted. h) Statements like that of Section 12.0 are not very useful, as the
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws are already a superior document in the governance hierarchy. I suggest 'scrubbing' the DASC P&P to remove similar statements.
Please note that the IEEE-SA Standards Board Audit Committee (AudCom) is in the process of revising the model Sponsor Operating Procedures. I have attached the latest draft, which is still under discussion, to give you an idea of some possible changes.
Regards,
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Dear DASC Members,
The updated DASC P&Ps which have been under review for the past several months were unanimously approved by the DASC-SC at out meeting earlier today. This is a very important milestone for the DASC and I would like to thank all of the people who helped move the process forward.
The enclosed draft is now going to the full membership for an approval vote by electronic ballot with a fourteen day response period. All responses are due to me by May 30, 2007.
Regards,
Victor Berman
DASC Chair
Victor Berman
President & CEO
Improv Systems, Inc.
Email: victorb@improvsys.com
Office: 978 927 0555 x 27
Mobile: 978 390 7704

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