Folks, maybe what I could add to this, while what Paul has written is completely correct: 1) You can participate as "expert" in a Rapporteur Meeting, if the Rapporteur (e.g. Paul) feels that it contributes to the progress of work. The implementation of an "open door" policy - if he feels that is the right way to go - is up to him as a Rapporteur. 2) However, while you may provide there key contributions to the progress of H.323 Standardization, in the end you have no power to participate in the official commenting and approval process. Those can be done only by ITU-T members and ITU-T Associates (the later can officially comment, but not "vote"). However, since changes from the "top" - I mean on SG level are not frequent, your contribution at the "bottom" can be still very powerful for the shaping of the standard. Kind regards, Istvan -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Paul E. Jones [mailto:paulej@packetizer.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. November 2002 05:38 An: ITU-SG16@echo.jf.INTEL.COM; imtch323implementors@mail.imtc.org; h323forum@mail.imtc.org Betreff: [h323forum] Participating in H.323/H.248 standardization meetings Folks, I have received questions from a number of people asking if or how people can participate in the standardization activities related to H.323, H.248, etc. Most people have been under the impression that, since they are not members of the ITU, they do not have a voice and do not have a means to contribute to the work related to H.323 and H.248. While it is true that the ITU meetings are generally closed to members, we do have a much more "open door" policy at Rapporteur's meetings and definitely encourage participation from members and non-members alike. Rapporteur's meetings are where much of the real work gets done, so your participation would definitely be beneficial. In February 2003, we will hold the next Rapporteur's meeting for Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, D, F, and G of Study Group 16. The meeting announcement will be posted to the ITU-T SG16 mailing list (see http://www.packetizer.com/iptel/h323/lists.html <http://www.packetizer.com/iptel/h323/lists.html> for information on joining the list), which is the official mailing list for work related to those Questions. I would encourage any interested person to contribute to the work going on related to those Questions, regardless of his/her association with the ITU. While being present at the meeting is really beneficial to the work going on, it certainly is not mandatory. Even if you are not present, if you have a feature you want to propose or propose a new work item, you could simply submit the proposal in writing and it will be considered. With that said, though, as folks who do participate in these meetings know, it is generally better to be present to make your point and help drive the work. If you have a contribution you want to make in the area of H.323, H.248, etc., you are definitely welcome! In addition, I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have related to procedural matters. Best Regards, Paul --- You are currently subscribed to h323forum as: istvan.sebestyen@icn.siemens.de To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-h323forum-27338W@mail.imtc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For help on this mail list, send "HELP ITU-SG16" in a message to listserv@lists.intel.com