[fitsbits] WCS Paper III regional voting results

[William Pence]

I am pleased to report that all 4 regional FITS committees have completed
the voting on the WCS Paper III.  In all cases, the number of votes in favor
of approving the paper greatly exceeded the minimum 2/3 majority required to
pass.  The actual vote tally is summarized in the following table:

Committee              Yes   No  Abstain  Not Voting
=========              ===   ==  =======  ==========
Japan                   10    0     1        0
North America           15    0     1        0
Australia/New Zealand    6    0     1        0
Europe                  11    0     0        1
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              TOTAL      42    0     3        1


In addition to casting a vote, the committee members were encouraged to
offer comments or suggestions about the paper.  All the comments that
were received will be posted on the FITSWCS mail list soon (see
http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/fitswcs).

The final step in the formal approval process of this paper will be
for the IAU FITS Working Group to vote on whether to accept it as
part of the FITS Standard.  This vote will likely take place within
the next couple months, once any issues raised by the regional FITS
committees have been resolved.

Bill Pence
Chairman, IAU FITS Working Group
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