1. March 2018 802.11 Session WG Chair’s Supplementary Material
Sept 2016
doc.: IEEE /1067
March 2018
March Session WG Chair’s Supplementary Material
Date:
Authors:
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

2. March 2018
Introduction
This report provides the WG chair’s supplementary material related to attending the March WG plenary meetings.
Refer to the agenda: 11-18/272r<latest>
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3. March 2018
Wednesday
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4. W 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
November 2016
doc.: ec EC
March 2018
W Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
All participation in in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis.
•     Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. ( section 5.2.1)
•    IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. ( section 4.2.1)
You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders.
You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see section and section 3.4.1, list item x
By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

5. W2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents
Sept 2016
doc.: IEEE /1067
March 2018
W2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents
If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

6. W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder
March 2018
W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder
Leaders of Task Groups, Study Groups, Topic Interest Groups and Standing Committees (or their nominee) should attend the Thursday CAC at 7:30pm.
The purpose of the CAC is:
To prepare the agenda and material for the closing WG plenary
To create room requests for the next session
To advise and support the chair in his responsibilities as an EC member
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

7. Nominees W5.2 - Chair’s Election Dorothy Stanley Osama Aboul-Magd
March 2018
W5.2 - Chair’s Election
Nominees
Dorothy Stanley
Osama Aboul-Magd
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8. Chairs Election Process
March 2018
Chairs Election Process
Only voting members of are eligible to vote
There will be a secret selection ballot – vote only for one individual
Kat Bennett and Michelle Turner (IEEE-SA staff) will count the votes
The result will be announced by the WG chair as soon as they have completed their count
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

9. Chair ballot distribution process
March 2018
Chair ballot distribution process
Form two queues based on first letter of surname: A-M and N-Z
Come forward when your initial letter is called
Use a bubble sort** to sort the queue approximately alphabetically
You will be given a ballot paper, and your name will be marked off a list
Mark your ballot and place it in the bowl
Queue 2 (right)
Current letter:
Lv-Z
Queue 1 (left)
Current letter:
A-Lu
**other sorting algorithms are available
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10. Chair confirmation ballot
March 2018
Chair confirmation ballot
Confirm Dorothy Stanley as the IEEE Working Group chair
Moved Marc Emmelmann
Seconded Andrew Myles
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11. W5.4 - Vice Chairs’ Election
March 2018
W5.4 - Vice Chairs’ Election
Nominees
Osama Aboul-Magd
Jon Rosdahl
Robert Stacey
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12. Vice Chairs Election Process
March 2018
Vice Chairs Election Process
Only voting members of are eligible to vote
There are two positions open
There will be a secret down-selection ballot – vote for (up to) two individuals, who must be valid candidates at the time of the ballot
Note: because we have to print the ballot papers in advance, and the valid candidates depend on the chair’s ballot, the ballot form contains one extra name. The extra name will be struck off when the ballot paper is given out.
Kat Bennett and Michelle Turner (IEEE-SA staff) will count the votes
The result will be announced as soon as they have completed their count
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

13. Vice Chair ballot distribution process
March 2018
Vice Chair ballot distribution process
Candidates:
Osama Aboul-Magd, Jon Rosdahl, Robert Stacey
Form two queues based on first letter of surname: A-M and N-Z
Come forward when your initial letter is called
Use a bubble sort to sort the queue approximately alphabetically
Vote for up to 2 candidates.
Mark your ballot and place it in the bowl
Queue 1 (left)
Current letter:
A-Lu
Queue 2 (right)
Current letter:
Lv-Z
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

14. Vice Chair confirmation ballot
March 2018
Vice Chair confirmation ballot
Confirm Jon Rosdahl as an IEEE Working Group vice chair
Moved Sean Coffey
Seconded Rich Kennedy
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15. Vice Chair confirmation ballot
March 2018
Vice Chair confirmation ballot
Confirm Robert Stacey as an IEEE Working Group vice chair
Moved Vijay Auluck
Seconded Ian Sherlock
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16. March 2018
friday
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17. F 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
November 2016
doc.: ec EC
March 2018
F Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
All participation in in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis.
•     Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. ( section 5.2.1)
•    IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. ( section 4.2.1)
You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders.
You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see section and section 3.4.1, list item x
By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

18. F2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents
Sept 2016
doc.: IEEE /1067
March 2018
F2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents
If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

19. F2.4 Administrative Reminders
March 2018
F2.4 Administrative Reminders
Next Full WG Session starts:
1st CAC telecon – Tuesday at noon ET (~ -5 weeks)
(Monday is a public holiday in some countries)
Initial objectives/agendas should be uploaded as mentor documents (.ppt format) or send to chair (.xls tab format) before the telecon.
Meeting date set to meet 30-day agenda submission deadline.
2nd CAC telecon – Monday at noon ET (~ -1 week)
Send snapshots to Dorothy Stanley before this telecon.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

20. March 2018
F2.5 Letters of Assurance
Database is here Open LoA requests (i.e., those that the WG chair is pursuing)
None
Detailed status is here:
– Last updated March 2018
Recent change: New LoA request to “endiio Engineering GmbH” related to P802.11ba.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

21. F2.6 Availability of documents – as of 2018-03-05
November 2011
doc.: IEEE /1067
Sept 2016
March 2018
F2.6 Availability of documents – as of
Publication
Published in
TechStreet
Draft in Members Area
Get 802?
Published by ISO?
IEEE Std
$659 print
Yes
IEEE Std
$1070 print
In Process
IEEE Std ai-2016
$180 print
IEEE Std ah-2016
$322 pdf
IEEE P802.11aj
D9.0 $267
D9.0
IEEE P802.11ak
D6.0 $145
D6.0
IEEE P802.11aq
D14.0 $84
D14.0
IEEE Std af-2013
$201 print
IEEE Std ac-2013
$309 print
IEEE Std ad-2012
$371 print
IEEE Std ae-2012
$108 print
IEEE Std aa-2012
$185 print
** = request pending
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

22. F2.7 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 Ballots Drafts
November 2011
doc.: IEEE /1067
Sept 2016
March 2018
F2.7 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6
Ballots
Drafts
Drafts are sent to JTC1/SC6 during sponsor ballot to solicit comments. Approved drafts may also be sent during working group ballot. Any comments received from ISO are processed by the comment resolution committee
Drafts are liaised subject to EC approval
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Andrew Myles, Cisco

23. F7.1 802 Wireless Chairs meeting
March 2018
F Wireless Chairs meeting
The wireless chairs meeting makes decisions related to the operation of the wireless interim meetings, such as location and cost.
The meeting is open to all.
If you are interested in these topics, please attend.
The wireless chairs meeting takes place at 4:00pm local time on the Sunday of 802 Plenary and 802 Wireless Interim sessions.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

24. F7.2 Next Meeting – Interim
March 2018
F7.2 Next Meeting – Interim
to at Mariott Hotel, Warsaw, Poland
Hotel reservations are open
Meeting registration is TBD
For information and registration links, see
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