chaynes@IUVAX.CS.INDIANA.EDU (Chris Haynes) (02/02/90)
This note is for those who are interested in balloting on the IEEE draft standard for Scheme. As noted in the recently posted minutes, there was consensus at the 4th Scheme standardization meeting that the draft (with minor revision) is ready for public comment and balloting. If things proceed on schedule, the IEEE Microprocessor Standards Committee (MSC) will approve the draft for balloting at their March 12th meeting and ballots will be mailed about April 1st. At least 75% of the ballots must be returned within 30 days for the ballot to be valid, and at least 75% of the non-abstention ballots must be affirmative for the draft to become a standard. (If all goes smoothly, the draft could then be approved as an IEEE standard on September 28th.) Membership in the balloting group may be requested by emailing the form at the end of this note to camp@csc.ti.com. That's Clyde Camp, the MSC chair. If necessary, his mail address is: Texas Instruments, Inc., 2313 Merrimac Dr., Plano, TX 75075. Comments on draft standards are welcome from anyone, whether they participate in balloting or not. On the request form for balloting group membership, if you are significantly involved in developing or maintaining a Scheme implementation, interest category P1178-p is appropriate. If you do a great deal of programming in Scheme, P1178-u is appropriate. Otherwise, P1178-gi is appropriate---this should include most academics (such as myself) who use Scheme for teaching and research. If more than one category is appropriate, you may pick any one that is. However, in choosing a category, you may wish to keep in mind the following IEEE (and ANSI) rule: for balloting to be valid, not more than 50% of the ballots may be from individuals in the same interest category, except for the general interest category, on which there is no limit. Thus, when in doubt, it may be best to choose P1178-gi. With few exceptions, balloting body members must be IEEE or IEEE Computer Society (CS) members. You do not have to be a member at the time you request membership on the balloting body, but you have to be a member before your ballot is returned, and it takes 3 to 6 weeks for membership applications to be processed. Thus if you want to be in the balloting body and you are not already an IEEE or CS member, YOU MUST APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP SOON. Membership information and applications may be obtained by calling 800-678-IEEE or 201-562-5528. IEEE membership is $77, but ACM members can join the CS for only $13. If you can locate an officer of a local chapter of the IEEE or CS, they should have applications. You may also email Clyde Camp (camp@csc.ti.com) a request and he will FAX you a CS application. CS membership applications may be FAXed (both sides, with credit card information) to David Barber at 714-821-4010. Alternatively, CS applications with check/cash/money order/plastic number can be mailed, for rapid processing, in to: IEEE Computer Society 10662 Los Vaqueros Circle Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2578 Attn: David Barber Applications must be signed by an existing IEEE or CS member (as a "recommender"). If you can't find such a person locally, you may send your application to me and I will provide the signature. Christopher Haynes, Scheme Working Group Chair Computer Science Department Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: 812-855-33767 Fax: 812-855-4829 Internet: chaynes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu ======================== CUT HERE =================================== ================================================================= = Sponsor Application Form = = for = = Microcomputer and Microprocessor Standards Subcommittee = ================================================================= Instructions/notes: 1) The fields marked * are optional, but they help us locate you if there is a problem. 2) If you have applied but not yet received a membership number from the IEEE or Computer Society, please enter the application date in that field. 3) There is no additional fee for Sponsor Membership 4) Under interest, put P1178-gi for general interest/academic P1178-u for user P1178-p for producer P1178-0 for other (and specify other) Name: Title: Company: Street Address: City,State: Zip-code: Country: USA Business Phone: *Home Phone: *FAX Phone: IEEE/CS Membership Number: *E-mail address: Interests: P1178 YES___ NO___ Please add me to the MSC mailing list YES___ NO___ I am interested in other language related standards. YES___ NO___ I am interested in other bus related standards. YES___ NO___ I am interested in other microprocessor related standards.