MPI Forum Voting

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MPI Forum Voting

• March 2008

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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.

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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 ?

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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

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Secretary Notes

• http//meetings.mpi-forum.org/secretary/