[wfc] Straw Vote on voting

[Arnold Rots]

Thank you!

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Arnold H. Rots                                          Chandra X-ray
Science Center
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory                   tel:  +1 617 496
7701
60 Garden Street, MS 67                                      fax:  +1 617
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Cambridge, MA 02138
arots at cfa.harvard.edu
USA
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~arots/
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On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Arnold Rots <arots at cfa.harvard.edu> wrote:

> Dear WFC,
>
> A few weeks ago I alerted you to the proposal by the chair of the
> IAU FWG to make a drastic change to the voting procedures and
> to dispense with the regional committees - yes, the WGAS FITS
> Committee would cease to exit.
>
> The comment period for this proposal has ended and a vote by the FWG
> is imminent.
> But I thought it would only be reasonable to give all of you a role in
> this process, too - it likely will be a final act for this committee.
>
> The proposal in its final form is at:
>     http://sax.iasf-milano.inaf.it/~lucio/FITS/Proposal/newrules.html
>
> I call for a straw vote on this proposal (procedures do not allow for a
> real vote).
>
> Please send you vote on this proposal:
> Do you support the changes in the voting rules of the IAU FWG, as
> proposed by Lucio Chiappetti and do you recommend disbanding the WFC?
>
> YES, NO, or ABSTAIN.
>
> I intend to call the result one week from now, around 2013-11-26T19:00:00
> (UTC).
>
> Cheers,
>
>   - Arnold
>
>
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> Arnold H. Rots                                          Chandra X-ray
> Science Center
> Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory                   tel:  +1 617 496
> 7701
> 60 Garden Street, MS 67                                      fax:  +1 617
> 495 7356
> Cambridge, MA 02138
> arots at cfa.harvard.edu
> USA
> http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~arots/
>
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