The 60th ETSI General Assembly (GA) took place last 13-14 November in the French town of Mandelieu.
The GA approved new memberships, including 40 full members, 7 associate members and 1 observer. The number of members and contribution units (CUs) increased overall and respectively total 759 and 3708.
The candidates for chair and vice-chairs of the GA were elected, along with the chair of the IPR SC special committee.
The GA took note of the current status of 2012 budget application, marked by a positive result amounting to approximately 612,000 euros. It also approved the two budget scenarios for 2013, bearing in mind the proposal from the Ad Hoc Group for Revision of the Structure and Governance (GAGS) to introduce a cap on votes held by a same group of companies and the respective impact on budget revenues.
The GA approved the amounts of the various CUs that remain unchanged vis-à-vis the previous year. It also approved the secretariat’s business plan for 2013.
The GA took note of the current status of work carried out in the scope of ETSI GAGS and approved the set of 15 recommendations specifically concerning the processes of hiring and resignation of the director general (DG), chair and vice-chairs of the GA, members of the board and the time periods of the respective terms.
Regarding the proposal to limit the number of votes by a single business group, after intense and lengthy discussions the GA agreed that GAGS should continue to analyse the voting rights and respective changes to the voting system, namely taking into account all alternatives debated in the GA and working with the secretariat, financial committee, ETSI financing group and the board.
In the area of co-operation, the signing/renewal of a set of memorandums of understanding and co-operation agreements was approved.
The next GA has been scheduled for this coming 19-20 March 2013 in Mandelieu.
