ranted to all those who 
&gt; participated in
&gt; this WG prior to Jan 9, 2001 and who submit an application 
&gt; form within 30
&gt; days of announcement of approval of this clause.  New 
&gt; participants must
&gt; submit the application and then wait 6-months.
&gt;  
&gt; End of Clause.
&gt; 
&gt; 	The 6-month waiting period is consistent with the 
&gt; typical ruled used
&gt; by groups that have physical meetings, which is to require 
&gt; attendance at a
&gt; certain number of prior meetings. This is