MPEG Industry Forum

Meeting:	13th MPEGIF Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 23 April 2024
Document:	mp-out-40051
Source:	Plenary Meeting
Title:	Resolutions of the 13^th (Las Vegas) MPEG Industry Forum Meeting

Resolutions of the 13^th (Las Vegas) MPEG Industry Forum meeting

Quorum: There are 86 Full Members and 6 Associate Members in good standing as of 31 March 2024 9:00 am PT. Quorum requires 30% of members in good standing to be at the meeting, which is a minimum of 26 members. 26 member companies attended the 13^th Meeting, of which 11 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 12^th meeting:
- AIPTEK
- Atmel Corporation
- Centrality Communications
- Contentguard
- Dantel
- DirecTV
- ESS Technology
- Mainconcept
- MAYAH Communications GmbH
- Miondego
- Media Tek, Inc.
- nVidia
- PELCO
- Oualcomm, Inc;
- Sand Video
- Skystream Networks
- Vqual Limited
- Vsofts
- WIS Technologies
Individual Membership: Individual Membership was approved at the last meeting, but never took effect. The General Assembly approves simpler requirements for Individual Membership as follows:
The individual:
- Must, within MPEGIF's context and work, actively support the goals of MPEGIF;
- Shall sign the Individual Membership Agreement and the Statutes
  (NB: signing the Statutes is required for all new members)
- Cannot participate in Interop Testing on behalf of a company, and no company shall be able to obtain logo privileges from and the participation of an Individual Member in the Interoperability Testing
- 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.
- These criteria shall apply for the next Fiscal Year only, after which the Individual Membership is evaluated and changes may be proposed by the Board
Budget for 2004-2005: The General Assembly approves by acclaim the budget as presented by the Finance and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors (mp-out-40052).
Membership fee for 2004-2005: 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.
Board of Directors: MPEGIF's General Assembly thanks Peter Haighton and Ramzi Haidamus for their dedication to MPEGIF's cause during their tenure as Director. The General Assembly gratefully acknowledges Mr. Haighton's availability to further develop the Forum's website, one of its most valuable assets.

Shawn Ambwani, Nextreaming (re-elected)
Brad Gandee, Contenguard
Rich Mavrogeanes, VBrick Systems, Inc
Sebastian Moeritz, dicas digital image coding GmbH (re-elected)

Stefan Geyersberger, Fraunhofer IIS
Jan van der Meer, Philips Electronics
Sang-il Park, Samsung Electronics Co.
David Price, Harmonic, Inc.
Tim Schaaff, Apple Computer, Inc.

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 1st 2004:
- Jan Nordmann
- Farzin Aghdasi
- Angelo Kim
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 1st 2004:
- Peter Schirling
- Oliver Kunz (TBC)
- Farzin Aghdasi
Goals for Fiscal Year 2004-2005: The General Assembly establishes the following goals for the Forum during the next Fiscal Year:
- Implement, launch and promote Logo Program
- Focused, pro-active marketing to ...
  - ... promote the adoption of MPEG-4 technologies
  - ... create awareness for emerging MPEG Standards
- Grow membership base
Licensing: The General Assembly has heard the reports on the situation in licensing of various parts of MPEG standards.
Marketing: The General Assembly approves the Marketing Plan 2004-2005 (mp-out-40053).
Interop: The General Assembly has heard the report from the Interop Workgroup
- The General Assembly approves the report of the Interop WG (mp-out-40054)
Logo Certification: The General Assembly has heard the report from the Interop Workgroup in respect of the Logo Certification Program. Jan van der Meer and David Price will work with the Interop WG to facilitate completion of this work item prior to IBC 2004 in Amsterdam.

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 12
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Meetings Bi-monthly 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-40054) and carry out the work

Carry out the work plan for the interop WG and LogoCC as described in the work plan

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Meetings

Regular phone meetings will be held

WG will meet in Seattle in July for 2 days for on-site interop test and discussion

Mail List [email protected]

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: April 21-22, 2005

Time: 2pm

Place: Las Vegas, Nevada

Meeting fee: TBD

The Board of Directors may decide to hold an additional General Meeting before April 2005, 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, 2004.
MPEGIF thanks the following individuals for their help in organizing the meeting:
- Roberta Boucher
- christian Jorgensen
- The personnel of the Circus Circus Hotel
MPEGIF thanks Rob Koenen for his leadership and dedication on behalf of the Forum and its members and wishes him well in his future endeavors.
In recognition of his personal work and dedication, the members hereby grant Rob Koenen, by acclaim, a paid-up lifetime personal membership in the MPEG Industry Forum.
Meeting adjourned Friday 23 April 2004, 16:06 PT