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<p>VOTING CONCLUDED ON JULY 23, 2008. The Membership at large has overwhelmingly approved the new membership | |
agreement and bylaws and they have become effective on July 24, 2008. The Eclipse Foundation would | |
like to thank the Membership for casting their ballots in a timely manner. Here are links to the new documents: | |
<ul> | |
<li><a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20BYLAWS%202008_07_24%20Final.pdf">New Bylaws.</a></li> | |
<li><a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20MEMBERSHIP%20AGMT%202008_07_24%20Final.pdf ">New Membership Agreement.</a></li> | |
<ul> | |
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<p> | |
<b>Final Results:</b><br><br/> | |
(95.8%) - 157 YES Votes - YES, I agree with the unanimous recommendation of the Eclipse Management Organization and Board of Directors to | |
update the Membership Agreement and Bylaws.<br> | |
(4.2%) - 7 NO Votes - NO, I do not support the proposed changes to the Membership Agreement and Bylaws<br> | |
<br>Quorum rules required 152 votes for the motion to pass - this was achieved. | |
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<h1>The rest of this page remains for informational/historical purposes.</h1> | |
<p> | |
The current <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20BYLAWS%202003_11_10%20Final.pdf">Bylaws of the Eclipse Foundation </a> | |
and | |
<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20MEMBERSHIP%20AGMT%202008_04_16%20Final.pdf">Eclipse Foundation Membership Agreement</a> | |
have served our community well for almost five years. To prepare the Eclipse Ecosystem for the next five years, a number of changes have been proposed | |
to the Bylaws and Membership Agreement. These changes require super-majority (two-thirds plus one) approval of the Membership-at-Large to become effective. | |
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<p> | |
On June 23, 2008 we initiated an electronic vote of the Eclipse Foundation Membership-at-Large to approve the proposed changes. All Member Company | |
Representatives and Committers should vote on the proposed changes. If you are a Member Company Represenative or Committer Member and did not | |
receive your official voting | |
instructions on June 23, 2008 please contact <a href="mailto:membership@eclipse.org">membership at eclipse.org</a>. | |
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<h2>Benefits of approving the proposed changes</h2> | |
<p> | |
<ul> | |
<li>Allows Eclipse Foundation to continue growing services and support for members and committers | |
<ul> | |
<li>More members = more and better services</li> | |
</ul> | |
</li> | |
<li>More opportunities for members and projects | |
<ul> | |
<li>Connections into new markets grows overall ecosystem</li> | |
<li>More enterprise use of projects makes them stronger, creates more opportunities for committers</li> | |
</ul></li> | |
<li>Protects health of ecosystem | |
<ul> | |
<li>More connections to more markets insulates ecosystem from some market conditions</li> | |
</ul></li> | |
</ul> | |
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<h2>Executive Summary of proposed changes</h2> | |
<p> | |
<ul> | |
<li>Create a new membership class - "Enterprise Member"</li> | |
<li>Update "Add-In Provider" membership with a more appropriate name - "Solutions Member"</li> | |
<li>Fix errors and inconsistencies in the current Bylaws</li> | |
</ul> | |
</p> | |
<p> | |
Here is a summary of the proposed Membership Model: | |
</p> | |
<img align="center" width="400px" src="sss.gif"> | |
<h2>Details of proposed changes</h2> | |
<p> | |
You have THREE ways to learn more about the membership changes. | |
<ol> | |
<li>A PDF slide-format overview with background and details of the | |
changes can be found on the <a href="/membership/vote2008/v080624%20-%20PROPOSED%20MEMBERSHIP.pdf" target="Membership_Changes">Membership Changes page</a>. </li> | |
<li>A simple factual summary of the changes: | |
<ul> | |
<li>A new membership class called "Enterprise Members" will be created with annual dues of $125,000 USD.</li> | |
<li>The "Add-In Provider" membership class will be renamed to "Solutions Member."</li> | |
<li>Enterprise and Solutions Members will be referred collectively as "Sustaining Members."</li> | |
<li>Sustaining Members will vote for board representation following the same formulae used since the Foundation's inception for | |
Add-In Provider board representation.</li> | |
<li>A chronological error in the current Bylaws referring to a deadline of "Action Without Meeting" is corrected.</li> | |
<li>"Quorum" requirements for future changes to the Membership Agreement and Bylaws have been made consistent | |
with both methods of doing so (with meeting and without meeting) to be fifty percent plus one. Note that | |
the high bar of super-majority affirmative votes is maintained. </li> | |
<li>A logical error referring to a "simple majority" method of collapsing of the ballots | |
cast by Committers who work for the same Member Company is corrected.</li> | |
<li>The calculation of election properties (number and term of board representatives) will be based on | |
a calendar date rather than the moving date of the general meeting at EclipseCon.</li> | |
</ul> | |
<li>Legal-ese red-lined versions of the proposed new documents are here: | |
<ul> | |
<li><a href="./agreementFINALDRAFT08.pdf">Proposed New Membership Agreement</a> (PDF)</li> | |
<li><a href="./bylawsFINALDRAFT08.pdf">Proposed New Bylaws</a> (PDF)</li> | |
</ul> | |
</li> | |
</ol> | |
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<h2>Other recent changes</h2> | |
<p>The Board of Directors has recently made the following changes to "Exhibit C" of the Membership Agreement. | |
These changes are made by the Board of Directors and are <b>not</b> part of the voting process: | |
<ul> | |
<li>Any organization may become an Associate member with dues of $5,000 per year. Associate membership is still | |
free for Media, Academia, Government, Not-for-profits and other organization types as defined by the board.</li> | |
<li>Strategic Developer Minimum Dues have been raised by $25,000.</li> | |
<li>Add-In Provider Annual Dues for memberships (both new and renewals) on or after July 1, 2008 is tiered based on Corporate Revenue (all values USD): | |
<ul> | |
<li>(NEW IN 2010) Annual Corporate Revenue Less Than $1 million, and less than 10 employees and contractors - Fee: 1,500</li> | |
<li>Annual Corporate Revenue Less Than $10 million - Fee: 5,000</li> | |
<li>Annual Corporate Revenue Less Than $50 million - Fee: 7,500</li> | |
<li>Annual Corporate Revenue Less Than $100 million - Fee: 10,000</li> | |
<li>Annual Corporate Revenue Less Than $250 million - Fee: 15,000</li> | |
<li>Annual Corporate Revenue Greater Than $250 million - Fee: 20,000</li> | |
</ul> | |
</li> | |
</ul> | |
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<h2>FAQ</h2> | |
<p><b>Who do I contact for more information?</b> For email questions, please | |
contact <a href="mailto:membership@eclipse.org">membership@eclipse.org</a>. | |
If you would like to speak to someone in North America or APAC, please call Donald Smith at +1 (613) 224-9461 x231. | |
In Europe and India, please contact Ralph Müller | |
at +49 (177) 4490460. | |
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<p><b>How does the voting process work?</b> All Committer Members and Company Representatives are required to vote. Ballots | |
have been sent electronically by email. Committer | |
Members are Committers who work for a Member Company or have completed the Committer Membership paperwork. Each Company Representative | |
vote counts as one vote. Each group of committers for a Member Company also count as a single vote based on a collapsable single vote. | |
Each vote by a Committer who has completed the Committer Membership paperwork and is not working for a Member Company will also count as one vote. | |
The voting process will be open for 30 days until close of business July 23, 2008. A super-majority of affirmative votes is required for the changes | |
to become effective. | |
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<p><b>Where do I find more details about the new "Enterprise Member" class?</b> You can find details in the slide-show overview on the | |
<a href="/go/VOTE2008.PDF" target="Membership_Changes">membership changes</a> page. If you would like | |
more information, please contact <a href="mailto:membership@eclipse.org">membership at eclipse.org</a>. | |
</p> | |
<p><b>I do not see any of the benefits of membership noted in the Membership Agreement or Bylaws; how do I find out about those?</b> Members | |
all have certain rights and obligations as noted in the Bylaws and Membership Agreement. However, many of the benefits members receive are | |
from programs run by the Eclipse Foundation - thanks to the support of its membership. You can find out about these benefits on the | |
<a href="/membership/become_a_member/benefits.php?member=yes">membership benefits</a> page and some of the | |
special programs being run on the <a href="/membership/special_programs">special programs</a> page. New benefits and programs are always being added | |
and you can find out about those from your Member Newsletters, Members Meetings, and other information feeds. | |
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