1. March 2008MPI Forum Voting 1 MPI Forum Voting March 2008

2. MPI Forum Voting 2 Voting Rules There is one vote per organization, which must be present at the meeting when the vote is taken. To vote, an organization must have been present at two of the last three meetings. Votes are taken twice, at separate meetings. Votes are preceded by a reading at an earlier meeting, at which straw votes may be taken. Measures pass on simple majority. Only items consistent with the charter can be considered.

3. March 2008MPI Forum Voting 3 Voting Rules Formal votes will be taken by roll call If you are not present, your organization does not vote (note same as abstain) Straw votes will be taken by show of hands Quorum: ? Minimum non abstain: ?

4. March 2008MPI Forum Voting 4 Eligibility: March 2008 Argonne Bull Cisco Cray HDF Group HLRS HP IBM Indiana U. Intel Livermore Los Alamos Mathworks Microsoft NEC Oak Ridge Ohio State U. QLogic Sandia Sun Microsystems U. Alabama Birmingham U. Houston U. Illinois UC U. Tennessee Knoxville U. Wisconsin

5. March 2008MPI Forum Voting 5 Secretary Notes http://meetings.mpi-forum.org/secretary/