Re: [SDWWG] FW: ACTION-104: Determine the rules for ogc quorum (Spatial Data on the Web Working Group)

Jeremy,

Correct - a Discussion Paper has a minimum electronic vote period of 8 days.

Scott

> On Dec 2, 2015, at 6:30 AM, Jeremy Tandy <jeremy.tandy@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris- thanks for clarifying this. Replaying: on a WG call there are no quorum requirements for our vote. For working drafts (including FPWD) we can vote to recommend to the Technical Committee to publicly release the FPWD as a 'not an official position of OGC' Discussion Paper. I think our voting period for this has been reduced by Scott Simmons to just 8-days to streamline the process.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 at 14:17 Little, Chris <chris.little@metoffice.gov.uk <mailto:chris.little@metoffice.gov.uk>> wrote:
> Dear SDW WG colleagues
> 
> Technically, the SDW WG is a sub group of the OGC Geosemantics Domain WG, but is allowed to functions as a DWG too.
> 
> A DWG's work is open to the public and all members can vote (one organisation, one vote) and can relatively easily release drafts to the public.
> 
> At a face to face meeting, like next week, it is:
> 
> "7.6.1 Voting in a DWG:
> Voting in DWGs is by simple majority of OGC Members present at the DWG meeting, not just Voting TC Members, with the caveat that no OGC Member organization may cast more than one vote in a WG vote."
> 
> So, there is no quorum or sufficiency limits on the DWG vote.
> 
> If the vote is electronic, SDWWG members who are not Members of the OGC could express their views.
> 
> However the DWG vote will be to recommend to the Technical Committee to publicly release the FPWD as a 'not an official position of OGC' Discussion Paper. This again only requires a simple majority, but of at least 1/3 of the voting members of the TC (currently about 100 organisations, so if quorum is 34, 18 votes would be needed if no abstentions). This could be done at a face to face TC meeting or by a 45 day electronic vote.
> 
> For a final BP document, which would be an 'official position of the OGC' Best Practice Paper, it would require a 2/3 majority of at least 1/3 of the voting members of the TC. Again this could be done at a face to face TC meeting or by a 45 day electronic vote.
> 
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> ACTION-104: Determine the rules for ogc quorum (Spatial Data on the Web Working Group)
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