Open Mobile Alliance

“The organization has two types of voting members, sponsor and full. Member companies fall into the following industry categories: operators and cdma operators, wireless vendors, it application and software vendors, and content media or service provider. Governing decisions reserved for approval by voting members include: 1) nominate and vote for board of directors 2) eligible to sit on board of directors 3) eligible to sit on top-level committees 4) chair technical working groups 5) approve technical specifications 6) participate in formal votes.”

“Only sponsor and full members may nominate and vote for individuals as directors. All sponsor members occupy seats on the board of directors. Sponsor members are allowed to appoint any person to be their representative director on the board. Sponsor directors are not subject to retirement or rotation from the board. Full members may also join the board, but only if they are elected. Each industry category must have at least one elected director to represent that category. Each sponsor and full member may nominate a director in their respective categories. Voting members cast a single vote for each category which has a vacant position. The nominee with the highest number of votes is then appointed as an elected director.”

“See schedule o description for form 990, part vi, section a, line 6”

“A complete copy of form 990 is reviewed by the general manager before the tax return is filed.”

“Related party transactions where a benefit could accrue to any party with a relationship to an employee or board member are discouraged. If such transactions do occur, they are disclosed to the board of officers before being entered into and disbursements are specially approved by the officers. Gifts or gratuities from vendors are discouraged and not accepted if they have a value greater than $50. An exception to this rule is when staff travel to assess potential meeting sites; hotels typically provide complimentary rooms in such cases.”

“The executive director is assigned a set of objectives to review on a semi-annual basis. Base compensation is reviewed annually and assessed by the board officers. All changes to compensation are made by the board officers in writing.”

“All requests for disclosure of governing documents, tax returns, and financial statements conform to irs public inspection requirements under code section 6104.”