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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dear Projector & Display Management Working Group members, </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> --- <STRONG>VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE</STRONG> ---</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This message contains the request for a formal vote by all PWG member companies to charter our (Projector & Display Mgt) working group as a formal group in PWG.  If your company is a member of the PWG, <STRONG> P L E A S E  vote yes on this question now</STRONG>.  You should already have received this message formally from PWG last week.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>PDM participants, you may remember that Lee and I have mentioned several times that we need to become an official working group within PWG so that PWG can publish our specifications.  Well, this is it, this is the vote that will determine the status of our group.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- Among the active PDM participants, at least the following companies are members of PWG: <STRONG>Canon, Dell, Epson. </STRONG> Please vote yes now.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- Among the active PDM participants, at least these companies are in the process of joining PWG: <STRONG>NEC, Coretronic</STRONG>.  If you can possibly complete your membership before the voting closes on May 4th, please vote yes as soon as you can.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- The other active PDM participants who have not yet joined PWG (Delta, Spinoza, Symon), please start the process moving.  If you can possibly join in the next three weeks, then you, too, can vote officially on this topic.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- Other interested companies, we would appreciate your votes in this matter: especially <STRONG>Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Sharp, Samsung, Xerox</STRONG>.  Thank you for your support.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The method of voting is to send an email with a specific subject line to the chair and secretary of the PWG, Harry Lewis (IBM) and Jerry Thrasher (Lexmark), and to me.  Please see the instructions contained in the message below.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007>Please attend to this important question now.  Thank you all for your support.  </SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007>rick</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007></SPAN><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>----------------------</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard_Landau(at)dell(dot)com, Stds & System Mgt Architecture, CTO Office</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>+1-512-728-9023, One Dell Way, RR5-3, MS RR5-09, Round Rock, TX 78682</FONT></SPAN> </DIV></SPAN> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697400816-16042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org [mailto:owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>thrasher@lexmark.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 11, 2007 14:09<BR><B>To:</B> pwg-announce@pwg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> PWG-ANNOUNCE> Formal Vote announcement for Projector and Display Management Working Group Charter<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Greetings:</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>This email initiates the Formal Approval vote by the PWG membership on<BR>a new working group within the PWG to deal with the management of a group<BR>of imaging devices that includes projectors and displays.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The Draft Charter being submitted can be downloaded at:</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/BOFs/pdm/Charter/wd-pdm-charter-20070411.pdf</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The voting period will open on Thursday April 12, 2007 and close at 10PM<BR>(Pacific Time) on Friday May 4, 2007.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Valid votes are: Yes, No, No(with strong objection), Abstain.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Any No vote requires that the voter state the reason for the No vote <BR>and a description of the changes required to turn the No vote to a Yes.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Representatives from PWG member companies are strongly encouraged to submit a vote.</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>To cast a vote, please send an email with the following subject line format:</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>"PDM Charter Formal Vote-<company name>-<last name of voter>-<yes/no/abstain>"</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Example:  PDM Charter Formal Vote-Lexmark-thrasher-yes</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>No votes MUST contain a reason in the body of the email.</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Please send your vote to the following email addresses: <BR>(Replacing "dot" with . and "at" with @):</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>thrasher"at"lexmark"dot"com<BR>Richard_Landau"at"dell"dot"com<BR>harryl"at"us"dot"ibm"dot"com</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Note:<BR>The PWG Definition of the Standards Development Process Version 2.0 located at:</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/general/process/pwg-process20.pdf</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Contact Info. for the Primary and Alternate representatives from PWG <BR>member companies will be provided to the working group chair in case<BR>"reminder" notices are necessary to meet the voting requirements listed<BR>in the process document.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Jerry Thrasher</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>PWG Secretary</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>