Here are the policies under which the 1076.6 Working Group operates:

1. The 1076.6 Working Group maintains a mailing list (siwg@vhdl.org) that is open to any interested individual or organization. Material posted to the mailing list is owned by the WG. Use of such material for other than WG purposes requires approval of the Chair of the WG.

2. Everyone who is on the 1076.6 mailing list (siwg@vhdl.org) is automatically a non-voting member of the Working Group. Non-voting members will remain on the 1076.6 mailing list as long as they are interested.

3. Anyone who attends a face-to-face Working Group meeting member automatically becomes a voting member of the Working Group. Such a member must be on the 1076.6 (siwg) mailing list. 4. The 1076.6 WG also has a Pilot team which contains members who perform in-depth study and develop the technical content of this standard.

5. The Pilot team also has its own reflector (siwg-pilot@vhdl.org) that is used for technical discussions.

6. Membership to the Pilot team is closed, that is, it is not open to everyone. If someone is interested in joining the Pilot team, the Pilot team shall vote and consensus reached (using the 75%-75% rule).

7. All members of the Pilot team are automatically voting WG member.

8. A voting member has the privilege of voting rights when voting is conducted within the working group on technical matters.

9. To remain a voting member you must fulfill your obligation to vote on matters presented for a vote (unless you are on vacation in which case you should let the Chair know).

10. A quorum is 50% of the voting membership. If in a face-to-face meeting, a quorum is met, decisions made at the meeting are final. If the quorum requirement is not met, the face-to-face meeting will make proposals that will be put to vote later on the reflector.

11. For a vote to pass, a simple majority (>50%) is the rule. For example, if 10 people send in a vote and 6 say yes, the vote passes.

12. Discussions and voting will take place on the reflectors and in the face-to-face meetings.

13. A new Chair is elected every two years. The DASC (Design Automation Steering Committer), who is the sponsor of this WG, shall conduct the election for a new chair under DASC rules.

14. The WG shall have at least four face-to-face meetings every year.

15. A policy can be changed only by the Pilot team using the 75%-75% consensus rule. However, the Chair will retain the right for making a final decision so that WG can continue to operate in a reasonable manner.

16. Every voting WG member must be a DASC member.

Note: 75%-75% rule means that 75% of the voting WG sent in their votes and of these 75% said yes.

Last updated: October 2, 1997 - J. Bhasker