Dear Otto (all), In order to handle the publication problem with springer (and the special case of IWQoS'05), I need a copy of the IFIP - Springer agreement. More specifically, I wish to check if the agreement covers the price at which the "IFIP-LNCS" series should be sold (publicly or to conference organisers). If the agreement does not stipulate any constraint then it may be the case that, "legally", Springer is free to sell the "IFIP-LNCS" publications at a higher price. In MHO, the agreement should have covered the pricing issue. It should have stipulated that "IFIP-LNCS" should be sold at the same price as regular LNCS series. Anyhow, I think that we should discourage Springer from presenting two price lists to IFIP/TC6 event organisers. What means do we have to enforce this rule ? Best regards, Elie PS: I enjoyed the Toronto meeting and look forward to the next one -- *---------------------------------------------------------------------* | Prof Elie Najm Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications | | ENST - 46, rue Barrault -- 75013 Paris - FRANCE | | Elie.Najm@ENST.fr Tel: +33 (0)1 4581 7709 | | http://www.infres.enst.fr/~najm Fax: +33 (0)1 4581 3119 | | Networks & Computer Science -- Department -- Informatique & Reseaux | *---------------------------------------------------------------------*