Meeting called to order 8:30 March 22nd, 2004

Administrivia:

>>>  Next meeting is April 19th, at 8:30 Pacific Time, same number. <<<

 Meetings occur every fouth monday thereafter.  Web site is
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Attendance:
 Today                 DASC member (D yes, - no)
 |                     |
 v                     v
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa D Michael McNamara 
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aa D Steven Sharp 
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aa D Karen Pieper 
 Aaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaa- D Shalom Bresticker 
 Aaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaa-a- D Charles Dawson 
 Aaaaaaaaaa            D Francoise Martinolle 
 Aaaaaaa-a---aaaaa-aa- D Stuart Sutherland 
 Aaaaa-aaa-aaaa------- D Kurt Baty 
 Aaa--aaaa------a--aa- D Tom Fitzpatrick 
 Aa-aaaaaaaaaaaa----aa D Brad Pierce 
 Aa-a                  D Ronald Goodstein
 Aa--aaaaa             D Alec Stanclulesco 
 A-aaaaa-aa-aaaaaaaaaa D James A. Markevitch 
 A-aaaa                D Richard Ho (rep Curt Widdoes)
 A--aaa-----aa-a---aaa - Clifford E. Cummings 
 -aaaaa--aa-a-aaaaaaa- D Stefen Boyd 
 -aa-aaaa              D Ennis Hawk 
 -aa-aa-aaa            D Dennis Brophy 
 -aa-a-aa              D Keith Gover
 -a-aa----a            D Steven Dovich 
 -a------------------  - Yogesh Goel 
 --aaaaa-aa----------- D Drew Lynch 
 --a---a--a            D Karen Bartleson 
 ---aaaa-----a-------  D Mehdi Mohtashemi 
 ---a---a--a---------  - Krishna Garlapati 
 -----a--aa-aaaaaaaaaa D Anders Nordstrom 
 -----a                D Atsushi 
 ------aa              D Don Mills 
 -------aaa            D Jay Lawrence 
 -------a-aaaaaaaaa-aa D Gordon Vreugdenhil
 -------a              D David Smith 
 -------a              D Dave Rich
 -------a              D Chong Guan Tan 
 -----------aaaaaaaaaa - Dennis Marsa 
 -------------------aa - Erich Marchner 
 --------------------a D Peter Flake 

1) The Chair had a member read the IEEE patent policy presentation,
   and refers all to http://www.verilog.com/IEEEVerilog.html where a
   link to the IEEE policy is prominent.

2) Shalom moved, and KAren seconded approval of the minutes of the
   last meeting. None opposed, James abstained. Minutes approved.

3) The Chair called attention of the group to recent activity on the
   email reflectors, and reminded the group that the IEEE guidelines
   on permitted speech must be followed on the email lists; and
   refered the group to
   http://standards.ieee.org/resources/StdsLaw_Brochure.pdf for more
   detail.

4) Working Group Editor: No significant changes to report.  Latest
   draft is on web site.

5) Report of activities other than Task Forces: Our sponser (DASC) has asked
   us to adopt the suggested Model Operation Procedures, perhaps as
   amended:
   

   The Chair also solicited that individuals interested in serving as
   Return Officer send him email, so that he may appoint someone to
   this position.

6) The group begain working through the Model Operating Procedure
   document, and made the following motions:

   It was moved by Shalom that 1364 would choose to remove the
   position of Treasurer. James seconds. Opposed: None. Abstain:
   None. Motion passes.

   Kurt moved that we require attendance at 3 out of the previous 4
   meetings to be enfranchised. Seconded by Tom Fitxpatrick.

   After some discussion, Tom moves to table the motion until we can
   define attendance.

   Kurt then moved to strike the sentence "A member shall be counted
   as participating in a meeting on the basis of email communication
   with the Working Group addressing an item on the published agenda
   or minutes of the meeting."  from section 4.1.

   Approve: Shalom Bresticker, Kurt Baty, James Markevitch, Ron
                 Goodstein, Steve Sharp, Richard Ho, Tom Fitzpatrick,
                 Keith Gover,  Francoise Martinolle  
		 Abstain: Karen Pieper, Brad Pierce, Alec Stanclulesco, Charles
                 Dawson
		 Opposed: Stuart Sutherland

   Motion Passes

   Stuart then moved, as amended by Kurt, to insert at the end of
   section 4.1 that "A member shall be counted as participating in a
   meeting at the discretion of the Chair, as approved by the
   membership, on the basis of substantive technical email
   communication with the Working Group addressing an item on the
   published agenda or minutes of the at meeting."

   Abstain: Ron Goodstein, Brad Pierce
   Opposed: Charles Dawson, Karen Pieper
   Favor: Tom Fitzpatrick, Shalom Bresticker, Stuart Sutherland,
          Kurt Baty, James Markevitch, Steve Sharp, Richard  Ho,
	         Keith Gover, Francoise Martinolle, Alec Stanclulesco. 

   Motion Passes

Karen moved to adjourn.

10:32 meeting adjourned.