MPEG Industry Forum

Meeting:	12th MPEGIF Meeting, Montréal, Canada, June, 2003
Document:	mp-out-20040
Source:	Plenary Meeting
Title:	Resolutions of the 12^th (Montréal) MPEG Industry Forum Meeting

Resolutions of the 12^th (Montréal) MPEG Industry Forum meeting

Quorum: There are 89 Full Members and 5 Associate Members in good standing as of 27 June 2023 9:00 am ET. Quorum requires 30% of members in good standing to be at the meeting, which is a minimum of 27 members. 28 member companies attended the 12^th Meeting, of which 7 by phone, and quorum was achieved.
New Members: The Membership and Nominating Committee accepted all applicants that have paid their dues and signed the Statutes as new members.

The following companies and organizations joined MPEGIF since the 10^th meeting:
- Midgard Media Lab – NTNU (Associate Member)
- ChipWrights, Inc
- Bitmanagement Software GmbH
- Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc.
- VBrick Systems, Inc.
- Atmel Corporation
- ContentGuard
No Companies left the Forum since the last meeting.
Audit of the Books: The General Assembly takes note of the report of the Finance and Audit committee, whose members have been appointed by the Board to serve as Auditors, for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 and is pleased to learn that the committee is of the opinion that the finance and accounting operations of MPEGIF are handled properly. The General Assembly approves the audit report (mp-out-30047) and the books for the Fiscal Year 2001-2002.

MPEGIF thanks the Audit and Finance Committee for its efforts.
MPEG Industry Forum: The General Assembly approves it amended Statutes (mp-out-30041), and mandates the Board of Directors and the Marketing Workgroup with the task to educate the world about its expanded objectives. The General Assembly mandates the Board to work with MPEGIF’s Swiss Attorney on final wording.
Individual Membership: Per Article 6, Section 5 of mp-out-30041 (Statutes), The General Assembly decides that individuals are eligible for Associate Membership if they meet the following criteria:

The individual:
1. Must, within MPEGIF’s context and work, actively support the goals of MPEGIF;
2. Shall not be an employee of a corporation, individual firm, governmental body or international organization with more than 10 employees at the time of application for membership, and not work for a partnership with a total number of partners and employees exceeding 10;
3. Shall sign the Individual Membership Agreement and the Statutes
  (NB: signing the Statutes is required for all new members)
- The Board of Directors is mandated with establishing the Individual Membership Agreement. It shall at least contain a confidentiality clause and a commitment to active participation in the Forum’s activities.
- The Membership and Nomination Committee shall recommend acceptance or rejection of applicants for Individual Membership on the basis of these criteria.
- Individual Membership shall not renew automatically. Individuals that wish to renew their membership can do so by paying the membership fee for the new Fiscal Year and certifying that they still meet the criteria for Individual Membership. In this case, their membership shall not require re-evaluation by the Membership and Nomination Committee.
Budget for 2003-2004: The General Assembly approves by acclaim the budget as presented by the Finance and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors (mp-out-30044).
Membership fee for 2003-2004: The General Assembly decides by acclaim that the membership fee for the coming Fiscal Year will remain at the 3,000 USD level for Principal (Full) Members, and the 300 USD level for Associate Members.
Membership fee for 2004-2005: The General Assembly recommends considering a modest fee increase in the order of 10% for the 2004-2005 Fiscal Year, as it will significantly increase MPEGIF’s ‘disposable income’ without putting undue burden on the membership.
Board of Directors: MPEGIF’s General Assembly thanks Marcelo Halpern for his dedication to MPEGIF’s cause during his 3 year tenure as Director, and very much regrets to see him and his company leave the Forum. The General Assembly gratefully acknowledges Mr. Halpern’s offer to stay involved with the Forum in an advisory capacity.
The General Assembly thanks Takuyo Kogure for his 3-year tenure as Board Member, and for the role he played in establishing the Forum.

As per Article 9, Section 4 of the Statutes, the General Assembly appoints the following individuals as Directors of the Forum, by acclaim, and effective July 1^st 2003.

The following Directors are appointed for a 2 year term in office, from FY 2003-2004 through FY 2004-2005:
- David Price, Harmonic, Inc. (newly elected)
- Jan van der Meer, Philips Electronics (re-elected)
- Rob Koenen, InterTrust Technologies Corp. (re-elected)
- Sang-il Park, Samsung Electronics Co. (re-elected)
- Stefan Geyersberger, Fraunhofer IIS (newly elected)
- Tim Schaaff, Apple Computer, Inc. (re-elected)
Considering the geographical composition of its constituency, and Article 9 Section 3 of the Statutes, the General Assembly agrees to leave one position open for a representative of a Japanese company, to be filled as soon as possible, bringing the total Board Membership to 11.

The General Assembly resolves to appoint two new Board Members at its next General Assembly Meeting, representing interests and expertise from the MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 communities, bringing its total to 13.

NB: The following Directors continue their 2-year term through FY 2003-2004:
- Peter Haighton, VideoSpheres Inc.
- Ramzi Haidamus, Dolby Labs
- Sebastian Möritz, dicas digital image coding
- Shawn Ambwani, Nextreaming Corp.
Board Size and Representation: The General Assembly considers 11 a reasonable maximum size for the Board of Directors, but acknowledges the desire to make room for MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 interests and to allow for a temporary expansion as permitted by the amended Statutes. The General Assembly resolves to include in its Board, until it resolves otherwise, members having interests and experience related to each of the MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 standards.
Membership and Nomination Committee: As per Article 9, Section 3 of the Statutes, the General Assembly appoints, by acclaim, the following persons to the Membership and Nomination Committee, effective July 1^st 2003:
- Omid Moghadam, Intel
- Richard Mavrogeanes, VBrick Systems
- Miroslav Dokic, Cirrus Logic
- Rob Koenen, InterTrust Technologies (Non-voting member on behalf of the Board)
Finance and Audit Committee: As per Article 9, Section 4 of the Statutes, the General Assembly appoints, by acclaim, the following individuals to the Audit and Finance Committee, effective July 1^st 2003:
- Oliver Kunz, Coding technologies GmbH
- Peter Schirling, IBM Research
- Richard Mavrogeanes, VBrick Systems
- Sebastian Möritz, dicas (non-voting chairman / Board Member)
Logo Certification Committee: The General Assembly acknowledges the Board’s intention to appoint the following individuals to the Logo Certification Committee, at its next Board Meeting:
- Boris Felts - Envivio
- Ivan Dimkovic – Ahead Software
- Jae-Seob Shin – Pixtree Technologies
- Ralph Neff – PacketVideo
- Yuval Noimark – IBM Research
- Jan van der Meer – Philips Electronics (non-voting member on behalf of the Board)
Antitrust Guidelines: The General Assembly approves the Antitrust Guidelines (mp-out-30042) and requests the Board to publish them to members and participants on MPEGIF’s mailing lists. New subscribers to the public mailing lists will be required to click to agree with these guidelines, and existing subscribers will be made aware of their existence, and be given an opportunity to unsubscribe from the lists if they do not agree.
Privacy Policy: The General Assembly acknowledges the Draft Privacy Policy (mp-out-30043) and gives the Board the mandate to tailor these to MPEGIF’s specific situation, finalize them, and publish them on MPEGIF’s home page.
Goals for Fiscal Year 2003-2004: The General Assembly establishes the following goals for the Forum the next Fiscal Year:
- Increasing market share of MPEG technologies vis-à-vis proprietary competitors
- Applying pressure and facilitating discussions, with like-minded organizations, toward resolution of licensing issues
- Retaining Membership
- Growing Membership toward 100 full members
- Expanding focus by providing a platform for MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 activities
  - Educating the market about ‘the whole of MPEG’ and how the various standards interrelate
  - Becoming the place to go for information on MPEG-7 and MPEG-21
- Rolling out a strong MPEG-4 logo program
- Organizing a successful WEMP2004, the Workshop and Exhibition on Emerging MPEG Technologies
Licensing: The General Assembly has heard the reports on the situation in licensing of various parts of MPEG standards.
- The General Assembly is pleased to hear the reports that MPEG-4 Audio licensing has started and that the program is well-received by the market.
- The General Assembly is extremely concerned over the timely availability of an AVC license. The General Assembly notes that the market needs to be given confidence about the availability and competitiveness of such a license within 2 months.
- The General Assembly asks the Board to coordinate an Open Letter from MPEGIF and industry leaders asking for such a speedy resolution.
- The General Assembly understands that the process for MPEG-7 licensing is underway, and asks the Board to consider initiatives similar to the LAX meeting of 9, 10 June in order to collect views from potential licensees and transmit these to potential licensors.
Marketing: The General Assembly approves the Marketing Plan 2003-2004 (mp-out-30045) and the Event Guidelines (mp-out-30046).
WEMP 2004: The General Assembly acknowledges the presentation by Global Inventures on the organization of WEMP2004, agrees with the principles expressed therein, and mandates the Board to negotiate a satisfactory contract with Global Inventures, in order to ensure a successful event.
Interop: The General Assembly has heard the report from the Interop Workgroup
- The General Assembly approves the report of the Interop WG (mp-out-30048)
- The General Assembly asks the Interop Workgroup to finalize plans and carry out round 5 of the interop tests;
- The General Assembly allows 2 weeks for contribution of bitstreams for round 4 of the Interop tests, for the Logo Certification Program;
- The General Assembly asks the Interop WG To investigate the objectives for a physical test to be part of the fifth round, and to advise the Board on a suitable time and place, taking into account the desirability to hold such tests with ISMA and/or IMTC
Logo Certification: The General Assembly establishes the following minimum requirements on a product before it can carry a logo, understanding that the exact wording is subject to legal review:
- IF the product includes audio encoding/decoding THEN an MPEG-4 audio encoder/decoder shall be present and functional;
- IF the product includes visual encoding/decoding THEN an MPEG-4 visual encoder/decoder shall be present and functional;
- IF the product includes support for a file format THEN an the MPEG-4 (ISO) file format shall be present and functional
- ALL the MPEG-4 components present in the product shall have successfully passed interoperability testing
Additional requirements will be:
- Drafted by the Logo Certification Committee in close coordination with the Interop and Marketing Workgroups;
- Circulated to the entire membership of MPEGIF;
- Finally approved by the Board of Directors.
The Logo Certification Committee, in coordination with Global Inventures, is asked to draft a budget for the Logo Program, which should be completely self-supporting, and submit this as a recommendation to the Board of Directors, who shall determine an appropriate fee structure.

MPEGIF Working Groups Status: (For mail lists and subscriptions, see MPEGIF website):

The General Assembly approves establishing the following Workgroups:

Marketing

Chair
Shawn Ambwani

Mandate: Update and carry out marketing Work Plan as in Resolution 18
End date 13th General MPEGIF meeting

Meetings Bi-weekly phone conferences with meeting minutes & Action Item list

Mail list [email protected]

Interop

Chairs Jae-Seob Shin
Co-Chairs: Jeong-Hoon Park, Ralph Neff

Mandate To complete the Interop Work Plan (mp-out-30048) and carry out the work

End date 13^th General MPEGIF meeting

Meetings Regular phone meetings will be held

Mail List [email protected]

The General Assembly thanks the members that have already paid the membership fee for Fiscal Year 2003-2004. The General Assembly encourages all members to pay their dues early, to ensure a continued sound financial status of the Forum.
The tentative date and place for the next Annual Membership MPEGIF meeting are as follows:

Date: 2 days, Adjacent to WEMP, march 2004

Time: 09:00 – 18:00 hours on both days

Place: Co-located with WEMP (likely Munich)

Meeting fee: TBD, around 100 USD

The Board of Directors may decide to hold an additional General Meeting before March 2004, and is encouraged to seek synergies with other events or meetings in order to maximize attendance.

These resolutions, with sensitive personal data removed, will be published on the public part of MPEGIF’s website.
All meeting output, including this version of the resolutions, will be made available on the private part of MPEGIF’s web site.
A new password for the website will be distributed among members in good standing, per July 1^st, 2003.
MPEGIF thanks the following individuals for their help in organizing the meeting:
- Paul Ritchie
- Jennifer Kling
- Peter Haighton for bringing a projector and a wireless access point
- The personnel of the Marriott Chateau Champlain
MPEGIF thanks Jennifer Kling for all her help in the marketing work, the organization of the MPEGIF meetings, and last – but certainly not least – MPEGIF’s well-run and successful trade shows. MPEGIF regrets to see Jennifer move on, but wishes her much success in her future endeavors.
Meeting adjourned Friday 27 June 2003, 17:31 ET