ifip-tc6 Mai 2003

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FW: re(TC-6 resolution): IFIP Secretariat

von Augusto Casaca

-----Original Message----- From: Klaus Brunnstein [mailto:brunnstein@informatik.uni-hamburg.de] Sent: quinta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2003 16:33 To: augusto.casaca(a)inesc.pt Cc: Klaus Brunnstein; Basie van Solms; Dipak Khakhar; Jean-Claude Laprie; Prins Ralston; Ricardo Reis; Roger Johnson Subject: re(TC-6 resolution): IFIP Secretariat Dear Augusto, thanx for forwarding the resolution of TC-6 to GA and to me. Concerning the issue in question - the suspension of Plamen Nedkov from the office as Executive Director - I have meanwhile (after some hesitation concerning the unpleasant content) informed GA about details which made the steps taken unavoidable. At this time, I wish to assure you that secretarial work is properly reallocated for an interim phase, and I hope that the procedure will soon permit to hire a new manager for the secretariat. Con- cerning publication (both with Kluwer and Springer), I am prepared to assist TCs (I am in contact with Yana Lambert and Mr. Hoffmann, and both are aware that I will help in cases of problems). I hope that this adresses the essential concerns of TC-6. Best wishes: Klaus (May 22,2003) -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Augusto Casaca [mailto:augusto.casaca@inesc.pt] Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Mai 2003 16:43 An: Klaus Brunnstein Cc: TC6; IFIP GA Betreff: IFIP Secretariat Dear Klaus, TC6 had a meeting in Budapest on May 18th and 19th. During this meeting the issue of the IFIP Secretariat was discussed and having analysed all the information available TC6 approved a motion, which is attached to this mail. TC6 asked me, as TC6 chairman, to send this message to you with cc to the IFIP GA. With my best regards Augusto Casaca

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

TC6 delegate table

von Augusto Casaca

Dear TC6 members, Please find in attach the updated table of delegates and meeting attendance. I ask Otto to change the e-mail address of Adam in the TC6 list according to the new one indicated in this table. Best regards Augusto

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

Extended deadline for HSLN 2003 workshop paper submission

von Ken Christensen

************************************************************** *** My apologies if you receive duplicate mailings of this *** ************************************************************** Please note the extended paper submission deadline (to June 6th) for the HSLN workshop, which will be part of the IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN) conference in Bonn/Konigswinter, Germany on October 21, 2003. The call for papers is appended below. Regards, Ken Christensen (Program Chair for HSLN 2003) ==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop on High-Speed Local Networks (HSLN) as part of the IEEE LCN conference http://www.hcs.ufl.edu/hsln http://www.ieeelcn.org October 21, 2003 Bonn/Konigswinter, Germany Important dates and contact: ---------------------------- Paper submission: May 23, 2003 (*** EXTENDED TO JUNE 6, 2003 ***) Notification of acceptance: June 27, 2003 Camera-ready copy due: July 25, 2003 Workshop Chairs: Bernd Heinrichs (bheinric(a)cisco.com) Alan D. George (george(a)hcs.ufl.edu) General Information: -------------------- The High-Speed Local Networks (HSLN) workshop, within the 28th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), focuses on the design, analysis, implementation, and exploitation of new concepts, technologies, and applications related to high-performance networks on a local scale. This workshop will bring together networking researchers, engineers, and practitioners from across the spectrum of high-speed local networks, with participants from industry, academia, and government. Original papers that present research results, case studies, technology development or deployment experience, work in progress, etc. are solicited, as are survey articles. Specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to): - High-speed LANs (e.g. Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet) - System-area networks (e.g. SCI, Myrinet, ServerNet) - Storage-area networks (e.g. Fibre Channel) and I/O interconnects - High-speed networks in embedded systems (e.g. avionics, space systems) - Protocols, services, and topologies for high-speed local networks - Routing and switch architectures for high-speed local networks - Quality of Service (QoS) in high-speed local networks - Performance analysis of high-speed local networks and systems - Modeling and simulation of high-speed local networks - Middleware for high-speed local network communication - Applications for high-speed local networks (e.g. video on demand) Paper Submission Instructions: ------------------------------ Authors are invited to submit papers of up to ten camera-ready pages, in PDF or Postscript format, for presentation at the workshop and publication in the conference proceedings. Papers should be submitted by email to the workshop at hsln(a)hcs.ufl.edu on or before May 23, 2003. Workshop Committee: ------------------- Workshop Chair: Bernd Heinrichs Cisco Systems bheinric(a)cisco.com Workshop Co-Chair: A.D. George ECE Department University of Florida george(a)hcs.ufl.edu Program Chair: K.J. Christensen CSE Department University of South Florida christen(a)csee.usf.edu Program Committee: ------------------ Jay Bragg (awbragg(a)yahoo.com) MCNC, USA Torsten Braun (braun(a)iam.unibe.ch) University of Bern, Switzerland Ron Brightwell (bright(a)cs.sandia.gov) Sandia National Labs, USA Helen Chen (hycsw(a)california.sandia.gov) Sandia National Labs, USA Giuseppe Ciaccio (ciaccio(a)disi.unige.it) Universit di Genova, Italy Cynthia S. Hood (hood(a)iit.edu) Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Anestis Karasaridis (karasaridis(a)att.com) AT&T Labs, USA Jack Meier (jlmeier(a)rockwellcollins.com) Rockwell Collins, USA Sarp Oral (oral(a)hcs.ufl.edu) University of Florida, USA D. K. Panda (panda(a)cis.ohio-state.edu) Ohio State University, USA Bettina Schnor (schnor(a)cs.uni-potsdam.de) Universitt Potsdam, Germany Norm Strole (ncstrole(a)us.ibm.com) IBM/RTP, USA Rollins Turner (rturner(a)paradyne.com) Paradyne Corporation, USA William White (wwhite(a)siue.edu) Southern Illinois University, USA Gil Utard (utard(a)laria.u-picardie.fr) INRIA, LIP cole Normale Suprieure de Lyon, France Larry Xue (xue(a)asu.edu) Arizona State University, USA ---

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

FW: The IFIP ED Saga

von Radford, Peter

Dear All This is Roger Johnson's view of the saga (he sent this to me but I have checked that he is happy for me to forward it on). Regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: Roger Johnson [mailto:rgj@dcs.bbk.ac.uk] Sent: 21 May 2003 09:37 To: Radford, Peter Subject: RE: The IFIP ED Saga Dear Peter The situation is really very simple so far I see it. There was an argument between one of the members of EB and Plamen in the EB meeting following the Bilbao Council meeting. Klaus asked me to investigate it and instructed everyone that nothing more was to be said until I had reported. My view was that the argument was six of one, half a dozen of the other and that by the time I reported it would probably just be forgotten. However, Plamen went back to the office and emailed Council about it. Klaus assumed he was still angry and reminded him of the EB decision to say nothing. Plamen responded with a further email to Council including a remark that he knew he was going against the President's instruction. Klaus and I then drafted a short memorandum which we asked Plamen to sign saying that he apologised for disobeying EB's instruction, agreeing that (as it says in his job description) that he would comply with instructions from the President in the future and finally it bound both Plamen and EB to keep the whole matter private. We gave Plamen about 5 days to sign but he did not do so. We then went to Vienna to see him and asked him if he would now sign but he declined. Instead he proposed that an "amicable settlement" be negotiated. We made him an offer of 6 months salary and he asked for a week to respond. We went back a week later and after checking that he still wanted to leave IFIP we started to try to negotiate with him. We repeated our earlier offer and his response was to ask for what Klaus estimated to be 250,000 euro. We said that was out of the question (that would be about 4 years salary). When he refused to negotiate or to give us the undertaking to work in accordance with his job description, Klaus had no alternative but to terminate his work for IFIP in accordance with his contract. Klaus then put the matter into the hands of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (who formally employ Plamen for IFIP) who are progressing the matter under Austrian law. That is just about the whole story. There is a bit of mud flying round about the rights and wrongs of the original disagreement with Plamen but that was NOT the reason Plamen's work was ended nor was it because of an argument with Klaus who was just a bystander to the argument. I hope this helps. It is really a very simple story albeit a sad one. Good wishes Roger -----Original Message----- From: Radford, Peter [mailto:Peter.Radford@logicacmg.com] Sent: 20 May 2003 12:05 To: 'r.johnson(a)bcs.org.uk' Subject: The IFIP ED Saga Roger I've just come back from the latest IFIP TC6 meeting. Some time was spent discussing the saga of the IFIP Executive Board and the IFIP Executive Director. (A "motion of concern" was agreed, which Augusto Casaca should be passing on once he gets back to base.) We saw Klaus Brunnstein's most recent e-mail and had some input from Dipak Khakhar. I think there was a feeling, still, among some of the TC6 delegates that we did not have all the facts. Is there anything you can add to the story? (Or would you rather adhere to "least said soonest mended"?) Regards Peter Peter Radford UK Representative to IFIP Technical Committee 6 T: +44(0)20 7446 1281 E: Peter.Radford(a)LogicaCMG.com This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

FW: [IFIP GA] reaction to PNs report as forwarded by Ashely

von Augusto Casaca

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Klaus Brunnstein Sent: terça-feira, 20 de Maio de 2003 17:03 To: IFIP GA Cc: Klaus Brunnstein Subject: [IFIP GA] reaction to PNs report as forwarded by Ashely Importance: High Dear Ashley and dear members of GA, first may I kindly ask you to read what I have written: I have OPENLY written the facts! Consequently, I can concentrate on PNs "arguments" as forwarded by Ashley: there is sufficient WRITTEN EVIDENCE to PROVE that PNs arguments are wrong. First: Concerning PNs request to upgrade his salary, I strictly insist that PN did NOT inform me in any form that this was excluded by previous agreement when his salary was raised by almost 25% to a level which is very high by Austrian standards. Indeed, the loss of 8% in 2 years which PN reports has to be compared with the increase then given to him for the whole period! Second: It is NOT true that EB said that we had not heard of the retirement scheme. Indeed, PN informed us in general terms about DH using her legal rights for early retirement (which I knew as it is like Germany). But PN didNOT inform us about the essential detail that DH will stop working for IFIP so soon (see my email reply to Dr. Tanaka) which now forces us to soon hire new staff for the secretariat for introduction while Dorothy will still be on our payroll. There is INDEED a significant financial overhead which we only detected AFTER discussions with PN. Third: In the meeting (including PN, Dipak, Roger and me) where we prepared discussion of PNs request for more money for himself and for DH, we asked for the related documents. Even then, we didNOT receive all relevant documents. Esp. the document concerning the worktime arrangement of DH (not signed by IFIP president but Academy which believed that we are awrae of the implications!) was NOT given to us. Fourth: PN had NO duties regarding WITFOR. It was his task as UNESCO relations officer to acquire related funds but there was NO justification that he intervened (yes, he intervened!) into operations which Peter Bollerslev and Dipak Khakhar were responsible for. His role as co-chair also gave him no right for intervening with duties of those responsible (Peter Bollerslev, Renaldas Gudauskas, Dipak Khakhar, Dewald Roode, Leon Strous). Fifth: Concerning timing, PN informed me in October 2002 in a brief (10 minutes) discussion that he wishes more money for himself and DH. I asked for a written statement which he only sent directly to me in the week before Council. In this email, he wrote that I could decide without asking anyone else but I requested him to send this to treasurer and secretary. This "official" document arrived one day before I left for Bilbao. In Bilbao, he requested that this be discussed before end of Council: clearly, this time pressure was set by PN. Sixth: All these issues (and more) were internal EB discussions including investigations of facts. The investigation about the diverse issues was agreed in the EB meeting and in PNs presence, NOT - as PN now writes - on March 17! There was no reason to distribute this (even a part of it) to a broader public outside EB. More: There are indeed more facts which we found out only when PN was no longer in secretariat. Just one issue of several: concerning the valid bank signature, PN never updated this to apply to presidents since 2001: still, Peter Bollerslev is signatar, which we are only now updating to current offices. Finally: it is a plain untruth that I have ever qualified any president in any sense, and I have sep. NOT qualified any president as "weak". And I dont wish consuming your time by reacting to other attacks which are all unjustified. For more details, you may read what I informed you. Best wishes: Klaus (May 20, 2003) -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]Im Auftrag von Ashley Goldsworthy Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Mai 2003 07:38 An: Klaus Brunnstein; IFIP GA Cc: Klaus Brunnstein Betreff: Re: [IFIP GA] replying to Past President Dr. Tanaka Colleagues I believe that situations such as we are experiencing at the moment can only be resolved by there being a full and frank disclosure of the relevant FACTS. Not by innuendo or indirect references which nobody understands. So a few days ago I asked Plamen to record the facts as he understood them so we could all better understand what had happened and hear his side of the story (as Zemanek would have said there are always at least two sides). In response I received the following from Plamen. I emphasise that this preceded the message we have now received from Klaus. I forward this to you without comment so you can reach your own conclusions in this unhappy incident and decide what action should be taken in the circumstances. "On 27 February 2003 I sent a proposal to the President requesting for an >eventual consideration of salary adjustments as follows: > >-- Dorothy had joined an official Austrian early retirement scheme >administered by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Her employment with IFIP >was due to expire in October 2004 and I suggested a small salary increase >given her excellent service to IFIP. > >-- My last salary raise occurred in October 2000 by way of a new 5-year >contract negotiated in September 2000. Since then, due to inflation and >tax levels, my net monthly income had actually decreased both in real and >absolute value and I requested whether a salary adjustment could be considered. > >Before my proposal was sent I had a telephone call with the Secretary to >seek his advice [In September 2000, R. Johnson and P. Bollerslev were >involved in the negotiations concerning my new employment contract and the >staff salary levels]. I also phoned the President to explain the situation >and emailed a draft. After the President confirmed that he wished to have >the proposal officially circulated I sent it to him with copies to the >Secretary and the Treasurer. > >The IFIP Council and related meetings were held in Bilbao, Spain, 2 - 6 >March. During discussions that started on 2 March and specifically during >the last EB meeting on 6 March I was blamed by the Treasurer, supported by >the President, of the following [my brief explanations follow in brackets]: > >1. The Treasurer and the President had never heard of Dorothy's early >retirement scheme >[P.N. - The Treasurer was thoroughly informed during the TC 6 meeting in >Lisbon in October 2002. The President was also briefed about the various >elements of the scheme in Lisbon, moreover, when he visited the >Secretariat on 3 October, Dorothy explained the details. As Executive >Director whose Job charter includes responsibility for the management of >the Secretariat and the oversight of the work of full-time and part-time >staff, I had no reason to deny Dorothy the right to enter this scheme. By >agreeing, I have assumed no financial obligations on behalf of IFIP! >Finally, when the Treasurer visited the IFIP Secretariat in early February >for a meeting with the Auditor, we discussed with the Auditor the scheme >accounting details.] > >2. Dorothy's early retirement scheme leads to significant financial >obligations for IFIP >[P.N. - There is no financial burden for IFIP. Actually, it is to IFIP's >financial benefit.] > >3. I have tried to force the President into making a decision without >sufficient time >[P.N. - My proposals contained no urgency and arguments for immediate >decision.] > >4. I have behaved very unprofessionally by not bringing Dorothy's previous >salary contracts to Bilbao >[P.N. - I had all the necessary documents related to the scheme >description and agreement, salary levels before and after the scheme >entered into force. Her previous contracts were irrelevant for the >requested consideration, nevertheless, copies were provided in Bilbao.] > >5. I have hidden the fact that my last contract was concluded for a fixed >period of 5 years. >[P.N. - This information was included in my proposal.] > >6. I have embarrassed Prof. K. Bauknecht [President 1995-1998] on a >similar issue and have 'ordered' Peter Bollerslev [President 1998-20001] >to exclude the Treasurer from the contractual discussions in September 2000 > >7. I have referred to a personal tragedy of the Treasurer by saying "You >dropped the ball 3 years ago" [P.N.- Actually, I said that he isolated >himself some years ago by refusing to sign Dorothy's contract in November 2000] > >8. I do not support D. Khakhar as Treasurer and I do not support him as >WITFOR Program Committee Chair and work behind his back with the NOC >Chair, Prof. R. Gudauskas[P.N. Confirmations of this support to the >Treasurer are contained in many Council and GA Minutes. As to WITFOR, I >was involved in the organization from the beginning. I was a Commission >co-chair and have assisted in raising significant UNESCO funds and support >for the event. The Steering Committee Chair and the NOC Chair could >confirm my contributions.] > >Our disagreement spread to other issues: The TA agenda on 4 March included >a progress report from the Executive Director on the Task Force on IT and >Sports. Following my report the President started shouting that I had not >informed him and the GI, the German member society, of the activities >related to the project and of the organization of a conference in Cologne. >The conference in Cologne was only a possibility to be pursued in case TA >agreed. Moreover, Professor Otto Spaniol, GI representative to TC 6 and >past TC 6 Chair was directly involved in this project. Despite my >explanations the President continued with his attacks after returning to >Germany and had raised the matter as a complaint at a meeting of his Society. > >The Treasurer was asked to formally present his accusations during the >last EB meeting on 6 March. I was not told that this was on the agenda. I >was not given a proper chance to respond before being asked to leave so >that EB could consider the matter privately. When called back, I was >informed that EB had agreed to a raise for Dorothy. [After the meeting I >found out that the President had informed Dorothy of her raise before I >was actually told about EB's decision]. I was then criticized by the >President how badly I have behaved, that I have not provided substantial >facts to support my proposals, that I should follow instructions from >elected officers, that I am paid for my work while they are volunteers, etc. > >With this humiliating experience and without having had the possibility to >defend myself I felt that it was appropriate to send an explanation >regarding the issues I was blamed for. I wrote on 17 March to the >President and copied EB and P. Bollerslev [who was referred to several >times during the EB discussion]. A threatening telephone call from the >President followed on 18 March and he also sent an email to EB in which I >was blamed for opening the subject and for copying P. Bollerslev. The >email further said that the President and the Secretary would carry an >investigation and that I should maintain contact only with the two of >them. The telephone call was particularly offensive and led me to think >that my days in IFIP are numbered. I found it important to send an email >on 19 March to the President and EB (as a reply to his mail) and also to >copy several Trustees and TC Chairs with whom I maintained contacts on >ongoing projects. In Bilbao the TC Chairs and some of the Trustees that >had attended TA had already felt that the relations were not in order. >Therefore, it seemed to me important to let them know of the problems and >also to give them advance notice that I am in difficulty to follow on >engagements related to IT STAR, WITFOR, UNESCO and other. > >The President responded to the same group that this was an internal >problem, the mail was sent against his directive, there was a serious case >where I have not properly informed the president and the secretary, that >there were complaints about unjustified attacks. The same day he sent a >separate mail to EB, P. Bollerslev and W. Grafendorfer instructing me to >refrain from any further email contact on the subject. > >At around noon on 21 March (Friday) I received from the President a letter >and a statement, which I was asked to sign. This was copied to EB and >Messrs. Bollerslev and Grafendorfer. The letter said that if I don't sign >and return the statement by 16.00 on Monday he would recommend to EB >further serious action. On Monday 24 March I responded to Prof. Brunnstein >with a copy to EB, P.B., W.G. and the group of Trustees and TC Chairs. I >wrote that as Executive Director I operate under the President's authority >but there are matters on which I report to Council and GA. The President >had maintained contact with persons beyond EB but he denies me the right >to contact Trustees and TC Chairs in a period during which it was >increasingly difficult for me to carry my duties. I wrote that I was not >in a position to sign the statement but the fact that such a statement had >been prepared showed how far the situation has deteriorated. I also wrote >that my work was disrupted and since we obviously have problems working >together it would be best to reach a mutually acceptable arrangement for a >settlement related to my employment. > >The President's reaction was immediate: he called to say that I was right >and that we should find a mutually acceptable separation. He and the >Secretary visited Laxenburg on 27 March (to discuss the procedure) and on >4 April to look into the substance of a settlement.On 4 April I was >requested to specify my requirements. Years ago, EB had agreed on behalf >of IFIP to install a supplementary pension fund and I said I hoped EB >would live up to the provisions of this agreement. I further said that I >had 2.5 years of contractual value remaining (my current employment >contract was valid until October 2005). Given the serious situation I was >facing (IFIP career shattered, major problems and obstacles ahead), I >thought that half the remaining value of my contract by an arrangement >with the Academy was a reasonable base for a settlement. > >This was rejected and my IFIP performance was termed "UNSATISFACTORY". I >was told that only a scaled down version of the original IFIP agreement >for the supplementary pension fund could be considered. I was also offered >6 monthly salaries in compensation. > >I said I was not prepared to terminate my employment under these >conditions. The President insisted that I should sign the Statement he had >previously provided and when I declined [I had previously consulted with >the Academy and was advised not to sign] he gave me another letter dated 3 >April by which I was dismissed. I was requested to hand over keys, debit >and credit cards and to leave. I was told that the procedure was discussed >with the Academy. Prof. Brunnstein then called the Personnel Department to >request the Director to order me to do as he says. > >This is what happened as I see it. There are many embarrassing details, >which I have spared so as not to exacerbate the situation any further. > >GA members might wonder why this happened and how such a trivial matter >could lead to grave consequences. Recently, Prof. Brunnstein has opined >that there were "weak" IFIP Presidents in recent years and that he was >determined to bringing order in IFIP. Everyone has a right of opinion. My >opinion is that the weakening of the IFIP Secretariat would not strengthen >current or future Presidents and would certainly be damaging to IFIP's >activities and reputation. > > >Plamen Nedkov" Prof. Ashley W Goldsworthy AO OBE FTSE FCIE 10/76 Thorn St., Kangaroo Point Brisbane Q 4169 Telephone: 61 7 3391 0864 Fax: 61 7 3391 0868 Mobile: 0414 95 22 73 ashleyg(a)ozemail.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Klaus Brunnstein" <brunnstein(a)informatik.uni-hamburg.de> To: "IFIP GA" <ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at> Cc: "Klaus Brunnstein" <brunnstein(a)informatik.uni-hamburg.de> Sent: 16 May, 2003 3:26 AM Subject: [IFIP GA] replying to Past President Dr. Tanaka > Dear Dr. Tanaka, ........ email sent to GA deleted for reduction of text ............... >

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

CfP - ICN'2004

von conf＠uha.fr

(* Our apologies if you receive this multiple times* ) CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Conference on Networking (ICN'04) March 1-4, 2004 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean http://conf.uha.fr/ICN04.html GENERAL INFORMATION The 2004 International Conference on Networking (ICN'04) is sponsored by IEEE/Comsoc CSIM committee, IEEE/Computer and by IEE. ICN'04 is organized by academic, research and industrial societies will be held from Monday March 1, 2004 to Thursday March 4, 2004. In order to encourage closer interaction between academic and industrial networking research communities, we solicit both academic research papers and industrial contributions. The 3rd edition of ICN will be held in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. ICN 2004 will offer tutorials, plenary sessions, poster sessions, panels and exhibition opportunities. TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: Communications switching and routing Communications modelling Communications security Computer communications Multimedia and multicast communications Next Generation Network Network Management and control Quality of Service Wireless Communications (Satellite, WLL, 4G) Voice over IP Network, control and service architectures Network signalling Optical networking Distributed communications Traffic engineering Telecommunication networks architectures Performance evaluation, simulation Mobile networking and systems Applications and case studies Protocol design and evaluation MPLS, GMPLS These topics can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, standards, implementations, running experiments and applications. INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS Mail four papers OR E-mail preferably in PDF format your original paper (6 or 8 pages). All the manuscripts must be written in English. The top of the first page of each paper should include the title of the paper, authors' name, position, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail of the author responsible for correspondence and a list of four keywords. The deadline for submission of all extended papers is September 10, 2003 with notification of acceptance by October 10, 2003. Submission of camera-ready paper is by November 10, 2003. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit full-length manuscripts for inclusion in the proceedings with ISBN. All hard copies papers should be sent to the following address: Pascal LORENZ University of Haute Alsace 34 rue du Grillenbreit 68008 Colmar, France Phone: 33 (0)389202366 Fax: 33 (0)389202359 Mobile: 33 (0)632630204 E-mail: lorenz(a)ieee.org Check our Web page at http://conf.uha.fr/ICN04.html for the latest information concerning the conference. Best papers will be forwarded for consideration in a special issue of a journal. TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS Tutorials and workshops provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals for half of full day tutorials are due by September 10, 2003. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE H. Abouaissa (France) - University of Haute Alsace R. Addie (Australia) - University of Southern Queensland K. Begain (UK) - University of Bradford B. Bing (USA) - Georgia Institute of Technology A. Brandwajn (USA) - University of California Santa Cruz P. Chemouil (France) France Telecom R&D J.P. Coudreuse (France) - Mitsubishi M. Devetsikiotis (USA) - North Carolina State University S. Fdida (France) - LIP6 N. Fonseca (Brazil) - University of Campinas E. Fulp (USA) - Wake Forest University B. Gavish (USA) - Vanderbilt University H. Guyennet (France) - University of Franche-Comte Z. Hulicki (Poland) - University of Cracow R. Israel (France) - IEEE A. Jajszczyk (Poland) - University of Mining & Metallurgy A. Jamalipour (Australia) - University of Sydney S. Jiang (Singapore) - National University of Singapore S. Karnouskos (Germany) - GMD FOKUS G. Kesidis (USA) Pennsylvania State University D. Khotimsky (USA) - Lucent Bell Labs D. Kofman (France) - ENST Paris S. Kota (USA) - Lockeed Martin D. Kouvatsos (UK) - University of Bradford S. Kumar (USA) - Ericsson G.S. Kuo (Taiwan) - National Central University F. Le Faucheur (France) - Cisco M. Lee (Korea) - Dongshin University P. Lorenz (France) - University of Haute Alsace Z. Mammeri (France) - University of Toulouse N. Mastorakis (Greece) - Military Institutions of University Education H. Mouftah (Canada) - Queen's University G. Omidyar (USA) - Computer Sciences Corp. M. Potts (Switzerland) - Martel G. Pujolle (France) - University of Paris 6 S. Rao (Switzerland) - Ascom A. Reid (UK) - British Telecom S. Ritzenthaler (France) - Alcatel P. Rolin (France) France Telecom R&D D. Sadok (Brazil) - Federal University of Pernambuco R. Saracco (Italy) - CSELT H. Tobiet (France) - NMG V.A. Villagra (Spain) - University of Madrid E. Vazquez Gallo (Spain) - University of Madrid O. Yang (Canada) - University of Ottawa IMPORTANT DATES Extended papers deadline September 10, 2003 Authors Notification: October 10, 2003 Camera ready, full papers due: November 10, 2003

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

photos from Budapest meeting

von Sarolta Dibuz

Dear All, It was very pleasant to meet you in Budapest and I hope you had a good trip home. Here you can find our new TC6 photos. Best regards Sarolta -- Sarolta Dibuz Ph.D. Sarolta.Dibuz(a)eth.ericsson.se Test House (ETH/RUSC) Mobile: +36-30-202-6180 Ericsson Hungary Ltd. Tel: +36-1-437 7784 P.O.B. 107, 1300 Budapest, Hungary Fax: +36-1-437 7219

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

HET-NET'03

von Augusto Casaca

Dear Demetres, During the IFIP TC6 meeting, which had place in Budapest on May 18th and 19th, your request for IFIP TC6 sponsorship of the HET-NET'03 Conference in Ilkley was discussed. TC6 was concerned that despite my mail of last February 21st, requesting you not to make reference to IFIP in the conference announcements, you have circulated a call for papers indicating that the conference was supported by one of the IFIP TC6 Working Groups. The Committee decided that it is not in the IFIP TC6 interest to sponsor HET-NET'03. This is a final decision, which, of course, applies to all the TC6 Working Groups. Therefore, I request you to immediately delete all references to IFIP sponsorship in the HET-NET'03 announcements, both in electronic and paper form. Best regards Augusto Casaca (IFIP TC6 chairman)

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

IFIP Secretariat

von Augusto Casaca

Dear Klaus, TC6 had a meeting in Budapest on May 18th and 19th. During this meeting the issue of the IFIP Secretariat was discussed and having analysed all the information available TC6 approved a motion, which is attached to this mail. TC6 asked me, as TC6 chairman, to send this message to you with cc to the IFIP GA. With my best regards Augusto Casaca

20 Jahre, 11 Monate

FW: [IFIP GA] replying to Past President Dr. Tanaka

von Augusto Casaca

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Ashley Goldsworthy Sent: quarta-feira, 21 de Maio de 2003 06:38 To: Klaus Brunnstein; IFIP GA Cc: Klaus Brunnstein Subject: Re: [IFIP GA] replying to Past President Dr. Tanaka Colleagues I believe that situations such as we are experiencing at the moment can only be resolved by there being a full and frank disclosure of the relevant FACTS. Not by innuendo or indirect references which nobody understands. So a few days ago I asked Plamen to record the facts as he understood them so we could all better understand what had happened and hear his side of the story (as Zemanek would have said there are always at least two sides). In response I received the following from Plamen. I emphasise that this preceded the message we have now received from Klaus. I forward this to you without comment so you can reach your own conclusions in this unhappy incident and decide what action should be taken in the circumstances. "On 27 February 2003 I sent a proposal to the President requesting for an >eventual consideration of salary adjustments as follows: > >-- Dorothy had joined an official Austrian early retirement scheme >administered by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Her employment with IFIP >was due to expire in October 2004 and I suggested a small salary increase >given her excellent service to IFIP. > >-- My last salary raise occurred in October 2000 by way of a new 5-year >contract negotiated in September 2000. Since then, due to inflation and >tax levels, my net monthly income had actually decreased both in real and >absolute value and I requested whether a salary adjustment could be considered. > >Before my proposal was sent I had a telephone call with the Secretary to >seek his advice [In September 2000, R. Johnson and P. Bollerslev were >involved in the negotiations concerning my new employment contract and the >staff salary levels]. I also phoned the President to explain the situation >and emailed a draft. After the President confirmed that he wished to have >the proposal officially circulated I sent it to him with copies to the >Secretary and the Treasurer. > >The IFIP Council and related meetings were held in Bilbao, Spain, 2 - 6 >March. During discussions that started on 2 March and specifically during >the last EB meeting on 6 March I was blamed by the Treasurer, supported by >the President, of the following [my brief explanations follow in brackets]: > >1. The Treasurer and the President had never heard of Dorothy's early >retirement scheme >[P.N. - The Treasurer was thoroughly informed during the TC 6 meeting in >Lisbon in October 2002. The President was also briefed about the various >elements of the scheme in Lisbon, moreover, when he visited the >Secretariat on 3 October, Dorothy explained the details. As Executive >Director whose Job charter includes responsibility for the management of >the Secretariat and the oversight of the work of full-time and part-time >staff, I had no reason to deny Dorothy the right to enter this scheme. By >agreeing, I have assumed no financial obligations on behalf of IFIP! >Finally, when the Treasurer visited the IFIP Secretariat in early February >for a meeting with the Auditor, we discussed with the Auditor the scheme >accounting details.] > >2. Dorothy's early retirement scheme leads to significant financial >obligations for IFIP >[P.N. - There is no financial burden for IFIP. Actually, it is to IFIP's >financial benefit.] > >3. I have tried to force the President into making a decision without >sufficient time >[P.N. - My proposals contained no urgency and arguments for immediate >decision.] > >4. I have behaved very unprofessionally by not bringing Dorothy's previous >salary contracts to Bilbao >[P.N. - I had all the necessary documents related to the scheme >description and agreement, salary levels before and after the scheme >entered into force. Her previous contracts were irrelevant for the >requested consideration, nevertheless, copies were provided in Bilbao.] > >5. I have hidden the fact that my last contract was concluded for a fixed >period of 5 years. >[P.N. - This information was included in my proposal.] > >6. I have embarrassed Prof. K. Bauknecht [President 1995-1998] on a >similar issue and have 'ordered' Peter Bollerslev [President 1998-20001] >to exclude the Treasurer from the contractual discussions in September 2000 > >7. I have referred to a personal tragedy of the Treasurer by saying "You >dropped the ball 3 years ago" [P.N.- Actually, I said that he isolated >himself some years ago by refusing to sign Dorothy's contract in November 2000] > >8. I do not support D. Khakhar as Treasurer and I do not support him as >WITFOR Program Committee Chair and work behind his back with the NOC >Chair, Prof. R. Gudauskas[P.N. Confirmations of this support to the >Treasurer are contained in many Council and GA Minutes. As to WITFOR, I >was involved in the organization from the beginning. I was a Commission >co-chair and have assisted in raising significant UNESCO funds and support >for the event. The Steering Committee Chair and the NOC Chair could >confirm my contributions.] > >Our disagreement spread to other issues: The TA agenda on 4 March included >a progress report from the Executive Director on the Task Force on IT and >Sports. Following my report the President started shouting that I had not >informed him and the GI, the German member society, of the activities >related to the project and of the organization of a conference in Cologne. >The conference in Cologne was only a possibility to be pursued in case TA >agreed. Moreover, Professor Otto Spaniol, GI representative to TC 6 and >past TC 6 Chair was directly involved in this project. Despite my >explanations the President continued with his attacks after returning to >Germany and had raised the matter as a complaint at a meeting of his Society. > >The Treasurer was asked to formally present his accusations during the >last EB meeting on 6 March. I was not told that this was on the agenda. I >was not given a proper chance to respond before being asked to leave so >that EB could consider the matter privately. When called back, I was >informed that EB had agreed to a raise for Dorothy. [After the meeting I >found out that the President had informed Dorothy of her raise before I >was actually told about EB's decision]. I was then criticized by the >President how badly I have behaved, that I have not provided substantial >facts to support my proposals, that I should follow instructions from >elected officers, that I am paid for my work while they are volunteers, etc. > >With this humiliating experience and without having had the possibility to >defend myself I felt that it was appropriate to send an explanation >regarding the issues I was blamed for. I wrote on 17 March to the >President and copied EB and P. Bollerslev [who was referred to several >times during the EB discussion]. A threatening telephone call from the >President followed on 18 March and he also sent an email to EB in which I >was blamed for opening the subject and for copying P. Bollerslev. The >email further said that the President and the Secretary would carry an >investigation and that I should maintain contact only with the two of >them. The telephone call was particularly offensive and led me to think >that my days in IFIP are numbered. I found it important to send an email >on 19 March to the President and EB (as a reply to his mail) and also to >copy several Trustees and TC Chairs with whom I maintained contacts on >ongoing projects. In Bilbao the TC Chairs and some of the Trustees that >had attended TA had already felt that the relations were not in order. >Therefore, it seemed to me important to let them know of the problems and >also to give them advance notice that I am in difficulty to follow on >engagements related to IT STAR, WITFOR, UNESCO and other. > >The President responded to the same group that this was an internal >problem, the mail was sent against his directive, there was a serious case >where I have not properly informed the president and the secretary, that >there were complaints about unjustified attacks. The same day he sent a >separate mail to EB, P. Bollerslev and W. Grafendorfer instructing me to >refrain from any further email contact on the subject. > >At around noon on 21 March (Friday) I received from the President a letter >and a statement, which I was asked to sign. This was copied to EB and >Messrs. Bollerslev and Grafendorfer. The letter said that if I don't sign >and return the statement by 16.00 on Monday he would recommend to EB >further serious action. On Monday 24 March I responded to Prof. Brunnstein >with a copy to EB, P.B., W.G. and the group of Trustees and TC Chairs. I >wrote that as Executive Director I operate under the President's authority >but there are matters on which I report to Council and GA. The President >had maintained contact with persons beyond EB but he denies me the right >to contact Trustees and TC Chairs in a period during which it was >increasingly difficult for me to carry my duties. I wrote that I was not >in a position to sign the statement but the fact that such a statement had >been prepared showed how far the situation has deteriorated. I also wrote >that my work was disrupted and since we obviously have problems working >together it would be best to reach a mutually acceptable arrangement for a >settlement related to my employment. > >The President's reaction was immediate: he called to say that I was right >and that we should find a mutually acceptable separation. He and the >Secretary visited Laxenburg on 27 March (to discuss the procedure) and on >4 April to look into the substance of a settlement.On 4 April I was >requested to specify my requirements. Years ago, EB had agreed on behalf >of IFIP to install a supplementary pension fund and I said I hoped EB >would live up to the provisions of this agreement. I further said that I >had 2.5 years of contractual value remaining (my current employment >contract was valid until October 2005). Given the serious situation I was >facing (IFIP career shattered, major problems and obstacles ahead), I >thought that half the remaining value of my contract by an arrangement >with the Academy was a reasonable base for a settlement. > >This was rejected and my IFIP performance was termed "UNSATISFACTORY". I >was told that only a scaled down version of the original IFIP agreement >for the supplementary pension fund could be considered. I was also offered >6 monthly salaries in compensation. > >I said I was not prepared to terminate my employment under these >conditions. The President insisted that I should sign the Statement he had >previously provided and when I declined [I had previously consulted with >the Academy and was advised not to sign] he gave me another letter dated 3 >April by which I was dismissed. I was requested to hand over keys, debit >and credit cards and to leave. I was told that the procedure was discussed >with the Academy. Prof. Brunnstein then called the Personnel Department to >request the Director to order me to do as he says. > >This is what happened as I see it. There are many embarrassing details, >which I have spared so as not to exacerbate the situation any further. > >GA members might wonder why this happened and how such a trivial matter >could lead to grave consequences. Recently, Prof. Brunnstein has opined >that there were "weak" IFIP Presidents in recent years and that he was >determined to bringing order in IFIP. Everyone has a right of opinion. My >opinion is that the weakening of the IFIP Secretariat would not strengthen >current or future Presidents and would certainly be damaging to IFIP's >activities and reputation. > > >Plamen Nedkov" Prof. Ashley W Goldsworthy AO OBE FTSE FCIE 10/76 Thorn St., Kangaroo Point Brisbane Q 4169 Telephone: 61 7 3391 0864 Fax: 61 7 3391 0868 Mobile: 0414 95 22 73 ashleyg(a)ozemail.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Klaus Brunnstein" <brunnstein(a)informatik.uni-hamburg.de> To: "IFIP GA" <ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at> Cc: "Klaus Brunnstein" <brunnstein(a)informatik.uni-hamburg.de> Sent: 16 May, 2003 3:26 AM Subject: [IFIP GA] replying to Past President Dr. Tanaka > Dear Dr. Tanaka, > > thank you very much for your email which makes very clear that > you and the community are deeply concerned about what is going > on in IFIP secretariat. With your analysis of the situation > and your suggestions, you try to help solving a problem which > you obviously think that elected officials esp. including president > may not be able to solve, for whatsoever reason. In such a case, > your suggestions for help are surely worthwhile to consider. > > As others, you interpret the information which I had forwarded > (partly as appendices, which some may have overlooked) to GA members > as an indication of some problem which may mainly be of personal > nature. I assure you that there is NO personal background: > > All steps have been discussed in EB, and all decisions > have been taken unanimously by EB. > > EB has also discussed the content of this message and > unanimously agreed that I shall inform you now about details > which we hesitated to make public so far. > > Both Roger and I have invested much time and two personal > meetings with Plamen in Laxenburg to solve the issue in a > mutually acceptable way but Plamen´s conditions were not > acceptable (for details, see below). > > Moreover, all meetings with ED have been conducted in a fair and even > amicable sense. Until last meeting, EBs goal - as reported to this > list in my emails dated April 24 and 28, 2003 - was to find a jointly > agreeable solution. In order not to destroy a constructive athmosphere, > I have omitted reporting any detail which could have adversely influcence > the achievement of a joint agreement. > > Now, after so many interventions, evidently based on the assumption that > Plamen Nedkov could not have done anything as bad as to consider any dis- > ciplinary measure, I will give you some specific examples of problems > which EB was faced: > > Issue 1: In a letter to president (received shortly before C-2003), > Plamen Nedkov requested an upgrade in his salary. He argued > that he had lost (despite annual automatic inflation upgrade > which is legal in Austria) about 8% of income value since > his contract was signed in 2001 (2 years). In this letter, > PN suggested that the president may decide this upgrade > himself but that he would be prepared to send this request > to EB upon presidents request. > > What PN didnot inform president about was that there was an > explicit agreement in 2001 when the contract was signed (after > PN had gained an upgrade of more than 20% of his salary to a > level which is very high by measures of Austrian Academy) > that > no upgrade would be given until contract´s end (2005)! Only > accidentally during a telephone conversation with past > president Peter Bollerlev, I learned about this agreement > immediately before I left for C-2003. > > Even when I admit that the change between 4 presidents within > the last 3 years (from PB to BA to WG to KB) may imply a > loss of information and control, it was this fact that PN > didnot inform the president about this essential argument > against PNs own request which damaged the trust relation > between ED and EB for the first time. > > Issue 2: In the same letter, PN requested an upgrade of the salary > for DH. EB and president learned in this letter that DH > didnot only take her right for early retirement (which is > a legal right in Austria) but that DH works for IFIP at > reduced capacity (80%) until her retirement in January > 2006. In general, this is a legal opportunity with which > Austria tries to support companies and agencies to hire > young people by allowing older ones to retire before > their "normal" retirement age. > > But in this case, PN agreed to a very special regulation > which allows DH to work (at 80% salary) for full time until > October 2004 and then for 0% worktime (also at 80% salary > paid) until January 2006. This means: DH will not be > available in the secretariat (though being paid) starting > October 2004. > > This change in DH´s contract was signed, different from all > other contracts which are signed both by IFIP president and > Austrian Academy of Sciences (which is formally the employer > of our staff), only by the Academy. The representative of > the Academy assumed that IFIP was aware of the regulation > which only ED knew about. The changed contract was even not > available for EB in Bilbao despite explicit request! > > Indeed, PN didnot inform president about this change before > the signature, despite the fact that this regulation has a > strong impact on IFIP secretariat (which depends upon a > really small workforce of 1*ED and 1.5*secretary, with > 1.0 secretary to retire next year!). We must rather soon > find a successor which DH can introduce into her duties and > practice! Consequently, we have to plan for a temporary > upgrade in the secretariat force. > > Issue 3: In the recent past, previous minor tensions between ED and > some elected persons have reached a level which EB had to > discuss in its recent Bilbao meeting. Esp. personal attacks > (better: personal offenses) of PN against treasurer DK were > discussed. > > PNs argument (which he subsequently distributed outside EB) > were not convincing (indeed, some of them are provably wrong) > to finish the issue, so president asked secretary RJ to > investigate all 3 issues and to report to EB about his > findings. Until the end of this investigation, EB agreed to > handle this matter confidentially. This seemed adequate > because EB wanted also to assure that issues 1 and 2 would > be fairly assessed before being reported to GA. > > During these discussions, PN disclosed his understanding of > his particular role by saying, among others (verbatim): > "You people come and go but I make my money out of IFIP". > "I am ED of IFIP. How dare you question me?" > > Finally: EB asked Plamen to consider his behaviour and attitude and > to enable a continuation of his work by agreeing to sign a > document which should guarantee a practice conforming with > his contract and IFIP regulations. As Plamen refused several > times to follow EBs instructions, EB unanimously suspended > him from his job as Executive Director. > > Let me remind you about IFIP Statutes and Bylaws according to which EB is > responsible for "day-to-day operations" which includes the secretariat. > This is also the basis of the contract and the "Job Charter" which is a > legally binding part of this contract. The simple question is: "Has ED > to do what EB instructs him?". Both IFIP regulations and EDs Job Charter > clearly say: YES! Whereas PNs answer is: NO! PN rejected several times > to do what EB had instructed him to do, in clear conflict with IFIP > rules. > > Finally, with regards to suggestions how to handle the case: as you can > read from my emails (incl. attachments), I assure you that Roger and I > had, as adopted by EB, strongly attempted to find a mutually agreeable > solution. PN himself had suggested to finish the contract (as he had done > several times before in reaction to disagreements with previous presidents). > Roger and I were convinced that this was possible until the last meeting, > and we were prepared to agree on payment and pension (calculated at the > time when the contract would end in mutual agreement). But finally, > PN requested the pension to be calculated as if he had worked for IFIP > until his final retirement (totalling about 25 years, with about 9.5 years > up to now), accompanied with his words (verbatim): "IFIP can afford it!" > This request (which would have implied a payment of more than 250,000 Euro) > seemed both Roger and me UNACCEPTABLE. This request which PN was not > willing to dispute determined the end of the last meeting. > > After our last meeting, PN had not undertaken any attempt to contact > president or secretary to seek a possibility for "reconciliation". > > In this situation, I am sure that no other elected IFIP officials could > have reacted differently. I wish to esp. assure you that there was > NO PERSONAL PROBLEM between PN and president: for me, "trust" is a rational > category which has nothing to do with "good feelings" (I even didnot react > to those personal attacks against me which PN embedded in several emails!). > > Following related suggestions from GA members, I assure you that president > will duely report to GA@Vilnius (including details on issue 3 and more > issues which were found through posterior evidence)! > > My personal regret extends to the fact that I feel now forced to inform > you about these unpleasant details: I had sincerely hoped to avoid > mentioning such issues! > > Best wishes: Klaus Brunnstein (May 16, 2003) > > ------- email from Dr. Tanaka forwarded by IFIP secretariat --------- > From: "Richard I. Tanaka" <ritanaka(a)cox.net> > > Subject: Can the Situation be Resolved? > > Dear Colleagues: > > It has been sad and frustrating to read, from afar, the various messages > regarding Plamen Nedkov's employment situation. It's not clear to me what > the problem is, but it's clear that everyone loses. There are no winners. > However, Mr. Gottlieb's message provided some hope - specifically, his > comment addressed to the President and Mr. Nedkov that "I ... called both of > you and ... I understand that both of you are willing to find (an) amicable > solution ...". > > I take that statement at face value and hope that there is still room for > accommodation. > > The two key participants are both experienced professionals, men of talent, > worthy of respect. Regardless of the original reason for the situation, > surely we can hope for an outcome that is as constructive and positive as > circumstances permit. > > There are, of course, markedly opposite endings possible. Either Mr. Nedkov > stays with IFIP, or he leaves. Consider the two possibilities: > > 1.) Mr. Nedkov remains in the job. > To get to this goal requires both President Brunnstein and Mr. Nedkov to > rely on their individual and considerable levels of professionalism and > objectivity. Perhaps engaging a third party to participate would be > helpful, someone whom they both trust and respect. > > I feel strongly that the matter of blame, of who is at fault, be set aside. > Bypass that issue. It fulfills no useful purpose. The governing phrase > should be: "It's not important WHO is right; what's important is WHAT is > right." > > I don't know what was in the document called a Letter of Apology. But it > seems to me, if a document is needed, that it should be a Memorandum of > Understanding, whose contents should focus on reinforcing the definition of > whatever procedures seem to have been the source of the original difficulty. > > I have seen several such agreements which, if analyzed, seem illogical. In > essence, these agreements say, "This is not to say that I have done this bad > thing, but whatever it is that I didn't do, I promise not to do it in the > future." (Well, maybe not that silly, but close.) > > 2. The other possibility: Mr. Nedkov leaves IFIP. > If, and I say if, a positive outcome is not possible, I strongly suggest > that a financial settlement be negotiated without involving the judicial > courts. And that Mr. Nedkov be allowed to resign. He has served IFIP long > and well. A record that says he was fired makes it unnecessarily difficult > for him to advance his career. > > Equally important, the GA should receive sufficient information so that it > understands the reasons behind the separation. The questions raised by > Ashley Goldsworthy in his earlier missive are valid and likely similar to > those that others in IFIP are asking. Lack of clarity will only perpetuate > the negative aftermath of this event and will not be helpful to the > credibility of IFIP. > > Incomplete or sketchy information on the reasons for the separation gives > rise to speculation that is damaging to IFIP and to Mr. Nedkov. Some will > assume that a major breach of ethics or integrity might have been the cause. > Open communication will help clear the air and, actually, provide some > protection for both sides. > > Some "philosophical" observations: > 1.) The outcome, to retain or not, must be for the right reasons. Equally > applicable to both sides, motivations engendered by negative emotions, fear > of change, inconvenience, being held hostage ... are not good reasons. > > 2.) If IFIP needs to find a new ED, the search should start, since it will > take much time and effort, and the effort is likely to dilute IFIP > management's time and energy. > > We all should be reminded of the difficulty of recruiting an Executive > Director. Pierre Bobillier, in his role then as IFIP Secretary before he > became President, will surely recall the time and effort we expended in > staffing the Geneva Secretariat, not just in finding and interviewing > prospective employees, but also in replacing some who proved unsuitable. > Note that we were concerned with jobs that were of much less responsibility > than that of ED. > > 3.) Be sensitive to the potential difficulty of teaming a full-time, > salaried ED and an elected President, unpaid and part-time. There is an > indefinite boundary viewed differently by each incoming officer. If the ED > is too aggressive, then, eventually, some one of the Presidents passing > through that office thinks the ED is overstepping his bounds. If the ED is > too passive, the salary is not earned and the President has to step in and > do the job. Difficult balance. > > 4.) IFIP must rely on the President in his role as the chief executive of > IFIP. Even though the General Assembly is the supreme authority, large and > unwieldy as it wonderfully is, it should not try to take on the day-to-day > details of governing IFIP. The organization relies on the President, the > other officers and, in normal times, the ED. > > 5.) With due respect to the individuals involved this is, after all, a > staffing matter. Organizations face these situations, solve them, and move > on. Experience tells us that a situation should never be allowed to get out > of control because of the added damage it can cause. > > Finally, I am optimistically assuming that quiet negotiations are ongoing, > even as we speak. I hope so. I further hope that my e-mail message is > redundant and unnecessary, because good things are in process. I hope so. > > > Richard I. Tanaka > Honorary Member > Past President > >

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