All,
         
        As discussed in our recent IoT Working
          Group meeting we are proposing to create an Eclipse top-level
          project for our IoT community. This is reflective of the
          success we have had to date creating a vibrant and growing IoT
          community.
         
        The process to create a top-level project
          is for the community to first agree to a draft charter and
          then the Eclipse board of director will approve the creation
          of the top-level project.  A draft of the top-level charter
          has been created and now available for review https://wiki.eclipse.org/IoT/M2MIWG/TLP_Charter_Draft 
          Please provide your feedback before June 12.
         
        We will also need to select leaders of the
          top-level Project Management Committee (PMC). Kai Kreuzer and
          Jens Reimann have both volunteered to act as co-leaders for
          the PMC. If anyone else would like to be nominated please let
          me know. 
         
        Finally, each of the existing Eclipse IoT
          projects will be asked to vote on their development list to
          move their project to the new Eclipse IoT top-level project. 
         
        This is a great step forward for our IoT
          community. 
         
        Regards,
        Ian
         
         
         
         
         
        
        Ian Skerrett
        VP Marketing
        Eclipse Foundation
        @ianskerrett