Process for Review of DASC Governance

		     DASC Governance Subcommittee
		      Convened by Peter Ashenden

			   31 October 2003


1. DASC to review revised revised DASC, SC and model WG procedures
   - comment period 1-Nov to 1-Dec
   - presentation at 2-Dec meeting

2. DASC to adopt revised procedures

   - approval by two-thirds of DASC members
   - confirmation by IEEE-CS SAB and IEEE-SA AudCom
   - email ballot 3-Dec to 17-Dec

3. DASC to elect Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer

   - confirmation of Chair and Vice-Chair by IEEE-CS SAB
   - nominations 1-Nov to 1-Dec
   - email ballot 3-Dec to 17-Dec

4. Ratify formation of DASC-SC with proposed procedures

   - approval by 50% of DASC members
   - email conditional ballot 3-Dec to 17-Dec

5. DASC-SC to adopt procedures

   - approval by two-thirds of SC members (including all W/G chairs)
   - email ballot 19-Dec to 9-Jan

6. DASC-SC to review WG governance with WG Chairs
   - aim for documented conformance by 

   6.1 Collect WG roster

       - 1-Nov to 1-Dec

   6.2 Ensure WG voting members are DASC members

       - 3-Dec to 31-Dec

   6.3 Adopt WG procedures based on model WG procedures

       - approval by two-thirds of WG members
       - develop & post for comment by 9-Jan
       - comment period 9-Jan to 30-Jan
       - email ballot 30-Jan to 13-Feb

   6.4 If required, elect Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and other
       officers

       - required if incumbent appointed instead of elected by WG, or
         if incumbent in office for more than two years
       - at most four terms allowed
       - nominations 9-Jan to 30-Feb
       - email ballot 30-Jan to 13-Feb

   6.5 Ensure record of at least two years previous meetings are
       available on WG web site.

       - by 9-Jan

   6.6 Review resolutions of previous two years or since last standard
       approval (whichever is the lesser), and ballot to ratify them
       if required

       - required if they were approved with less than 75% of voters
         being eligible according to newly adopted procedures (e.g.,
         DASC members at time of vote, active in 2/3 preceding
         activities)
       - discussion period 9-Jan to 13-Feb
       - email ballot 14-Feb to 27-Feb

   6.7 Review ongoing operation of WG to ensure that it is an
       accordance with WG and DASC procedures.

       - document procedures for
         - maintaining & publishing records of meetings & activities
	 - counting participation and checking voting rights
       - report to DASC Chair by 27-Feb