Dear all, This is just to confirm what Otto said in his message. I am ready to act either as co-chair or as vice-chair. As there is also some possibilities that I become Spanish representative at the IFIP GA, in this case, probably I will find somebody else with the appropriate contacts and sensibility to replace me as chairman of WG6.9 but this will be decided once the other position will be clarified. I also profit the opportunity to thank Augusto for the enourmeous task done during his chairmanship. Best regards Ramon Otto Spaniol wrote:

Dear all,

please let me first thank you so much for the enormous degree of confidence which you have expressed for me AND FOR RAMON. Indeed, the total number of votes which have been received (much higher than in other elections) is a clear sign that TC6 is very alive and that delegates and WG chairpersons care about the committees.

Some words concerning my candidature should be in order: as I was TC6 chairman from 1992 until 1997 I didn't consider a new period as chairman at all. However, in July and in August 2003 the list of potential candidates was empty therefore I was then contacted by quite a substantial number of delegates who asked me, and sometimes urged, me to do the job again. And even when another candidate emerged (in September 2003) I was again contacted by several delegates asking me to uphold my candidature. At the end of the day I couldn't resist them ... and now we have to live the outcome.

During the last weeks (and not knowing anything about the result of the voting) Ramon and myself tried to arrive at a suitable strategy how to best serve TC6. We agreed that we will form a team (which will work very well since we are very good friends). We agreed that the best solution would be to have two co-chairs (such as e.g. in WG 6.8) but I'm not sure - and rather sceptical - whether this would be in line with the rules of IFIP. If such a solution is not possible then Ramon will act as vice-chairman. We are absolutely sure that this will be a win-win situation for TC6.

Finally, my sincerest thanks go to Augusto who paved the way for a very strong position of TC6 both within IFIP and outside. Both Ramon and myself will rely on his experience in order to further substantiate the position of TC6 in the IFIP Council and the General Assembly.

Thus, let's look optimistically into the future. And let's follow the motto of Sepp Herberger, the coach of the German soccer team which won the world championship in 1954). He said: "After the match is before the match".

Best wishes to all of you and many thanks once again Otto

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