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2025-01-29 Official Meeting Notes
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    Date

    Jan 29, 2025

    Disclosures

    RVI_Disclosures_Female_Short.mp4

    Participants

    Name

    Organization

    Anup Patel (Ventana Micro Systems)

    Ventana Micro Systems

    Dr Jose Moreira@IBM Moreira

    IBM

    Jamie Iles (Qualcomm, Inc.)

    Qualcomm, Inc.

    Alex Richardson (Google)

    Individual

    Nick Brown (EPCC, The University of Edinburgh)

    EPCC, The University of Edinburgh

    Umer Shahid (10xEngineers)

    10xEngineers

    Nick Kossifidis (Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH))

    Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)

    Robert Chyla

    Individual

    Prashanth Mundkur (RISC-V International)

    The Linux Foundation

    Ronan Lashermes (Inria (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation))

    Inria (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation)

    Paul Elliott (Codasip s.r.o.)

    Codasip s.r.o.

    Andrew Jones (Ventana Micro Systems)

    Ventana Micro Systems

    Markku-Juhani Saarinen

    Individual

    Daniel Gracia Pérez (Thales SA)

    Thales SA

    Ana Pazos (Qualcomm, Inc.)

    Qualcomm, Inc.

    Jan Gray (Gray Research LLC)

    Gray Research LLC

    Krste Asanovic (SiFive)

    SiFive

    Vedvyas Shanbhogue (Rivos Inc)

    Rivos Inc

    Perrine Peresse

    Individual

    Paul Donahue (Ventana Micro Systems)

    Ventana Micro Systems

    Ken Dockser (Tenstorrent)

    Tenstorrent

    Iakovos Stamoulis (Think Silicon Single Member P.C.)

    Think Silicon Single Member P.C.

    Kevin Broch (Rivos Inc)

    Rivos Inc

    Martin Maas (Google LLC)

    Google LLC

    Philipp Tomsich (VRULL)

    VRULL

    Andrea Gallo (RISC-V International)

    RISC-V International

    Isaac Chute (RISC-V)

    Individual

    bill mcspadden (risc-v international)

    RISC-V International

    Ravi Sahita (Rivos Inc)

    Rivos Inc

    David Weaver (Akeana)

    Akeana

    Greg Sterling (RISC-V International)

    RISC-V International

    James Ball (Qualcomm, Inc.)

    Qualcomm, Inc.

    Kersten Richter (RISC-V International)

    RISC-V International

    Rich Fuhler (Andes Technology Corporation)

    Andes Technology Corporation

    Greg Favor (Ventana Micro Systems)

    Ventana Micro Systems

    Guerney Hunt (International Business Machines Corporation)

    International Business Machines Corporation

    Iain Robertson (Siemens EDA)

    Siemens EDA

    Andrew Dellow (Qualcomm, Inc.)

    Qualcomm, Inc.

    Guy Lemieux (University of British Columbia)

    University of British Columbia

    Rafael Sene (RISC-V International)

    RISC-V International

    Agenda

    January 15, 2025 Meeting Minutes (link) (Jeff - 5 minutes)
    Individual vs Company Members (Philipp T. - 10 minutes)
    Proposal for Working Meetings (Andrea - 10 minutes)

    • TSC, Tech Chairs, Tech Committee Chair Coordination

      • No comments received with email.

      • Will be presented at February TSC for approval

    Technical Committees Review (Rafael - 10 minutes)
    BoD Policy Adoption Status Update (Andrea, Jeff, Rafael - 15 minutes)

    • All specifications should be operating under the new policy. No change expected.

    • Update on transition for existing groups (details email)

      • Only the Server Platforms TG selection allowed under old policy

      • Nominees can apply for both chair and vice-chair roles. Elections use ranked-choice voting, and if a candidate is chosen as chair, they will be removed from consideration for the vice-chair role.

      • Group Participation and Voting Rights update? (Any problems/questions?)

      • Updates to Lifecycle Guide continue - target publish February 3. Will include FAQ for new policy.

      • Discussion

    Confluence migration for workgroup Updates (Rafael - 5 minutes)
    LFX Meeting Migration Update (Greg Sterling - 5 minutes)
    Open floor.

    Notes

    Meeting Recording: Tech Chairs Jan 29 2025

    Main Discussion Topics

    1. General Discussion & Open Topics

      • The meeting included an open discussion on various topics, such as voting policies, group participation, and updates on different projects.

    2. Profile Updates & Participation

      • Attendees were requested to ensure their profiles are up to date to avoid representation issues.

      • A follow-up email with a profile update link will be sent.

    3. IBM’s Approval Process for External Work

      • IBM employees require manager approval for external work. The process is more managerial than restrictive.

    4. Voting & Representation Issues

      • There were concerns about multiple representatives from the same company in voting committees.

      • A discussion on implementing policies to avoid duplicate voting occurred.

    5. Review & Approval of Technical Groups

      • The need for periodic reviews of technical groups’ charters was discussed.

      • The idea of an annual review process similar to university curriculum committees was proposed.

    6. Scheduling & Workflow Improvements

      • Use LFX for Standalone Meetings.

    7. Updating Governance & Policy Documents

      • Discussion on whether policy documents should be reviewed or updated every six months.

      • The FAQ document will be maintained to log ongoing questions and clarifications.

    8. Next Steps for LFX & Meeting Coordination

      • LFX platform updates and how they can be used to schedule and track technical meetings.

    Action Items

    Send the information about updating the Groups.io Profile (RVI Staff).
    From @Nick Brown: remind everyone of the definition of Member.
    Clarify the Voting rights and the process for handling voters per company, defining the “sequence of substitutes” (RVI Staff)
    From @Greg Favor Chairs can ask for Member affiliation clarification when needed.
    From @Greg Favor Move J as SIG (maybe include ID Consistency as part of its discussions until it is ready to move as a single new TC).
    From @Greg Favor every year, if a TC is already operating, it must update and review its Charter at TSC level.
    From @Nick Kossifidis what are the status of his questions related to the new Policy?
    From @Greg Favor schedule a 1-hour meeting with @John Hengeveld to review pending Policy questions.
    What are the process to invite external (non RISC-V Member) individuals/entities to present in some TC meeting? Maybe we need to write down a clarification sentence on this. There is an old Policy that was supporting this.
    From @Greg Favor how the new Policy will be updated? From @Philipp Tomsich only the BoD can change the Policy. There will be a FAQ to support the clarification of the new Policy issues. From @Greg Favor should the FAQ be approved by the BoD?
    Share the steps to get the recording from LFX (RVI Staff).

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