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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 ............... >

21 Jahre, 2 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. 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21 Jahre, 2 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

21 Jahre, 2 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)

21 Jahre, 2 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

21 Jahre, 2 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 > >

21 Jahre, 2 Monate

FW: [IFIP] Message from The Irish GA rep. re.Problem in Secretariat

von Augusto Casaca

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Dorothy Hayden Sent: segunda-feira, 19 de Maio de 2003 15:53 To: ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at Cc: Declan.Brady(a)services.fujitsu.com Subject: Fwd: [IFIP] Message from The Irish GA rep. re.Problem in Secretariat Dear All, Please see below a message from the Irish Computer Society which I was asked to forward to you. Best regards, Dorothy ***** From: Brady Declan <Declan.Brady(a)services.fujitsu.com> To: "'dh(a)ifip.or.at'" <dh(a)ifip.or.at> Subject: [IFIP] Problem in Secretariat Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:52:38 +0100 Dear colleagues, I have observed, with both bemusement and alarm, the "over the air" debate concerning the position of Plamen Nedkov and the status of his contractual position with respect to the IFIP secretariat. I cannot pretend to understand the underlying cause of this issue, nor the pragmatic issues associated with its resolution. However, what I can see is that it is causing quite a lot of unnecessary harmful politicking and hurt, both to IFIP, and IFIP's reputation, as an organisation, and also to IFIP's membership. I have not known Plamen for very long, having first met him at Montreal GA last year. However, I know those who know him, and they universally express astonishment at what has come to pass, and also the view that Plamen has been, and can continue to be, an asset to IFIP. Remember that we, the members, are IFIP - not the secretariat, not the officers, and while it is these that present IFIP to the wider world, the consequences are reflected back against the membership. Therefore I would like to express the Irish Computer Society's full support for Moshe Gottlieb's "Call for Reconciliation," and would urge others to do the same, please. Best Regards, Declan Brady Vice Chair, Irish Computer Society +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Declan Brady Distinguished Engineer Chief Technology Officer Fujitsu Services, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 Mobile: +353 (0)87 248 4929 Email: declan.brady(a)services.fujitsu.com Website : http://services.fujitsu.com This e-mail is only for the use of its intended recipient. Its contents are confidential and may be privileged. Fujitsu Services does not guarantee that this e-mail has not been intercepted and amended or that it is virus-free. The views of the author may not necessarily reflect those of the Company. Fujitsu Services Limited, Registered in England no 96056, Registered Office 26, Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1SL +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

21 Jahre, 2 Monate

FW: [ifip-tc6] FORTE 2003: Work in Progress Papers Deadline Approaching

von Augusto Casaca

-----Original Message----- From: ifip-tc6-bounces(a)lists.RWTH-Aachen.DE [mailto:ifip-tc6-bounces@lists.RWTH-Aachen.DE]On Behalf Of Hartmut König Sent: sexta-feira, 16 de Maio de 2003 14:10 To: Forte 2003 Distributor Cc: FORTE 2003 TPC; Forte 2003 Organisationskomitee; too20(a)cam.ac.uk Subject: [ifip-tc6] FORTE 2003: Work in Progress Papers Deadline Approaching Please excuse if you received that Call for Papers several times. ===================================================================== The deadline for Work-in-Progress papers is approaching (May 19th). We reopened the submission window. Please do submit your papers via the Forte website. CALL FOR WORK-IN-PROGRESS PAPERS FORTE 2003 Application of Formal Description Techniques in Internet and Communication Domains IFIP TC 6 / WG 6.1 The 23rd IFIP International Conference on Formal Techniques for Networked and Distributed Systems September 29th - October 2nd, 2003 Berlin, Germany http://www.forte2003.de.vu ======================================================================== Scope and Objectives FORTE denotes a series of international working conferences on formal description techniques (FDTs) applied to computer networks and distributed systems. The conference series started in 1981 under the name PSTV. In 1988 a second series under the name FORTE was set up. Both series were united to FORTE/PSTV in 1996. Two years ago the conference changed the name to its current form. FORTE provides a forum for researchers and users to review, discuss, and learn about new approaches, concepts,and experiences in the field of formal description techniques and their application. The 23rd FORTE conference will be held in Berlin. It is organized by the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus (BTU Cottbus) and the Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin). FORTE 2003 is especially dedicated to the application of formal description techniques to practice, especially in the Internet domain. The conference will consist of tutorial sessions on the first day, followed by presentations of reviewed and invited papers, tool demonstrations, and panel and working sessions. Topics of interest FORTE'03 will provide a forum for researchers and users to review, discuss, and learn about new approaches, concepts and experiences in the application of formal methods such as finite state machines, process algebras, Petri nets and logics and formal description techniques including SDL, UML, LOTOS, MSC, ASN.1, and others. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to - Use of formal methods: FDT based design of communication protocols and distributed systems especially for Internet applications, Formal verification, Performance modeling and analysis, Automatically derived implementations, Test of distributed systems and communication protocols including interoperability tests, performance tests, robustness tests, and test generation procedures, Tool support - Theoretical aspects of formal methods: New approaches and theories, Extensions of FDTs, Semantic foundations, Real-time and probability aspects - Practical experience with formal methods: Reports and case studies of the deployment of formal methods and FDTs to the development and validation of distributed systems and communication protocols, in particular in Internet and communication domains. We strongly encourage the submission of papers with practical applications especially in the areas of multimedia applications, wireless and mobile communication protocols, client/server applications, secure systems/environments, e-business and mobile commerce, and other Internet applications. Submission policy Several types of contributions are solicited: - Full papers - research or practice results (not more than 16 pages) - Tutorial proposals - Work in progress papers (not more than 5 pages) - Tool demonstration proposals Only original papers, i.e. not submitted nor published elsewhere, should be submitted. Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format using the following address: http://www.forte2003.de.vu/paper Work in progress papers will be published in a separate volume at the conference. They should be not longer than 12 pages (one spaced lines). Every paper should have an abstract and a keyword list. The authors should also give their affiliation and email addressses as usually. Important Dates - March 17th, 2003: Submission deadline for regular papers (CLOSED!!!) - May 22nd, 2003: Notification of acceptance - June 23rd, 2003: Camera-ready version - May 19th, 2003 Submission deadline for work-in-progress papers Conference Chairs - Hartmut Koenig, BTU Cottbus - Monika Heiner, BTU Cottbus - Adam Wolisz, TU Berlin Technical Program Committee - T. Bolognesi, IEI Pisa, Italy - E. Borcoci, University of Bucarest, Romania - H. Bowman, University of Kent, UK - A. Cavalli, INT Evry, France - P. Dembinski, IPI Warsaw, Poland - R. Gotzhein, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany - R. Groz, INRIA Rhones-Alpes, France - U. Herzog, University of Erlangen-Nueremberg, Germany - T. Higashino, Osaka University, Japan - D. Hogrefe, University of Göttingen, Germany - G. J. Holzmann, Bell Labs, USA - C. Jard, IRISA, France - M. Kim, ICU Taejon, Korea - F. Khendek, Concordia University Montreal, Canada - P. Kritzinger, University of Cape Town, South Africa - H. Krumm, University of Dortmund, Germany - D. Lee, Bell Labs, China - M. Luukainen, University of Helsinki, Finland - B. Müller-Clostermann, University of Essen, Germany - M. Nunez, University of Madrid, Spain - D. A. Peled, University of Warwick, UK - A. Petrenko, CRIM Montreal, Canada - K. Suzuki, Advanced Coomuication Coop., Japan - Ü. Uyar, City University of New York, USA - M. Y. Vardi, Rice University Houston, USA - J. Wu, Tsinghua University, Beijing, Chian - N. Yevtushenko, Tomsk State University, Russia Steering Committee - G. v. Bochmann, University of Ottawa, Canada - E. Brinksma, University of Twente, The Netherlands - S, Budkowski, INT Evry, France - G. Leduc, University of Liege, Belgium - E. Najm, ENST, France - R. Tenney, University of Massachusetts, USA - K. Turner, University of Stirling, UK Publicity Chair for - Asia: K. Suzuki, Advanced Communication Coop., Japan - North America: Ü. Uyar, City University of New York, USA - South America: W. Lopes de Souza, University of Sa~o Carlos, Brazil Organization Committee - Katrin Willhöft, BTU Cottbus - Christian Noack, BTU Cottbus - Irene Ostertag, TU Berlin - Ronny Richter, BTU Cottbus Further Information - FORTE Web site: http://www.forte2003.de.vu - IFIP Web site: http://www.ifip.or.at/ - For questions: forte2003-org(a)informatik.tu-cottbus.de -- ________________________________________________________________________ Hartmut König Tel: +49 355 69 22 36 koenig(a)informatik.tu-cottbus.de Fax: +49 355 69 21 27 BTU Cottbus LS Rechnernetze und Kommunikationssysteme PF 10 13 44, D-03013 Cottbus, Germany http://www-rnks.informatik.tu-cottbus.de ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ifip-tc6 mailing list ifip-tc6(a)lists.RWTH-Aachen.DE http://MailMan.RWTH-Aachen.DE/mailman/listinfo/ifip-tc6

21 Jahre, 2 Monate

FW: [IFIP GA] FYI: Past president Prof. Ambros Speiser passed away

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: quinta-feira, 15 de Maio de 2003 16:31 To: IFIP GA Cc: Klaus Brunnstein Subject: [IFIP GA] FYI: Past president Prof. Ambros Speiser passed away Dear members of the IFIP community, it is with deep regret that I have to inform you that Prof. Ambros P. Speiser Past IFIP President (1965-1968) passed away on Saturday May 10, 2003 at age of 81. Following an information from Prof. Zehnder (ETH Zurich) which Past President Prof. Bobillier forwarded to me, here are few details of Prof. Speiser´s professional carreer: Prof. Speiser was one of the founders of Informatics in Switzerland where he lead, in 1954-1957, the development of the ETH research computer ERMETH (which was in operation until 1963). He was the founding director of the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich-Oerlikon (from 1956-1966), and he was thereafter founding director of the BBC/ABB research laboratory in Baden-Dattwil, from 1966 until 1987 when he retired. During his industrial career as one on Switzerland´s most important engineers, he supported ETH Zurich and esp. influenced the education of engineers specialising in Informatics profoundly. The then newly established faculty for Informatics at ETH Zurich honored him with their first honorary doctor degree. Moreover, please read the appraisal of Prof. Speiser which was published in the "Day of President" series of IFIP secretariat (see appendix). We will keep Past President Ambros Speiser well in our memories. Klaus Brunnstein (May 15, 2003) ============= Excerpt from "Day of President Speiser" =================== Re. Project "The Day of the President" Swiss exports? Medicine, technology, watches, chocolate... How about Presidents! Prof. Ambros Speiser was the first of the magnificent Swiss trio to lead IFIP. Ambros was the second IFIP President, from 1965 to 1968. Before that he was appointed by the first IFIP Council meeting in 1960 as IFIP Secretary-Treasurer. What is Speiser's story to us? Click here >>> http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/presidentday.htm and then follow the link to our interview to find out how IFIP made bureaucrats in the Soviet Union and in IBM-France more considerate. Follow the story to learn how Germany was united (and then separated) in IFIP 3 decades before the Berlin wall collapsed.

21 Jahre, 2 Monate

7th IEEE DS-RT'2003 - Call for Papers

von Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare

==================================================================== Our apologies if you have received multiple copies. Call for Papers DS-RT 2003 Seventh IEEE* International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, October 23-25, 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. http://www.cs.unibo.it/ds-rt2003/ In conjunction with 15th European Simulation Symposium (ESS 2003) October 26-29, 2003, Delft, The Netherlands Hosted by the Delft University of Technology *IEEE Approval Pending SCOPE In its seventh year, the 2003 International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT 2003) will take place at the Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, just before the European Simulation Symposium (ESS 2003). This is an excellent opportunity to participate in two conferences covering a wide range of simulation research. SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES DS-RT 2003 serves as a forum for simulationists from academia, industry and research labs, for presenting recent research results in Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications. DS-RT 2003 targets the growing overlap between large distributed simulations and real time applications. The conference features prominent invited speakers as well as papers by top researchers in the field. DS-RT 2003 will include contributed technical papers, invited papers, and panel discussions. The proceedings will be published by IEEE-CS press. CALL FOR PAPERS DS-RT is intended to provide an international forum for the discussion and presentation of original ideas, recent results and achievements by researchers, students, and systems developers on issues and challenges related to distributed simulation and real time applications. Authors are encouraged to submit both theoretical and practical results of significance. Demonstration of new tools/applications is very desirable. The scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to: o- Interactive Virtual Reality, Multi-User Virtual Reality, Interactive Simulation in Entertainment; o- Algorithms and Studies relating to existing protocols (e.g., HLA, DIS); o- Implementation issues; (e.g., general purpose distributed simulation); o- Algorithms and Methods for Distributed Interactive Simulation (e.g.,event synchronization, network time protocols); o- Applications of Distributed Simulation (e.g., Real Time DS, large distributed simulation systems); o- Distributed Models and Simulation for Analysis; o- Data Distribution Management and Interest Management; o- Multi-resolution modeling; o- Current Critical Design Issues (e.g.: causality, simultaneous events, zero look-ahead, compensation for slower than real time); o- Methodology for Distributed/Parallel Simulation; o- Approaches to interoperation of COTS simulation modelling packages; o- Interface Definition, Communication, Management, Security; o- Performance of Distributed Simulation; (e.g., benchmark, theoretical, empirical, and HLA/RTI studies); o- Dead-Reckoning Mechanisms; o- Visual Interactive Simulation (e.g., generic animation, visual interactive modeling, interactive computer based learning); o- Animating Language Tools, Visualization Tools for Computational Process under Simulation; o- Language and Modeling Issues; o- Modeling and Simulation Environments for Real Time Concurrent Systems; o- Influence of Network-Centric Systems (such as Java, and DCOM) on DIS; o- Interoperable Communication Networks; o- Network support for distributed simulation and real-time systems (QoS requirements and their realization, multicast for distributed/ real-time simulation systems); o- Applications of Web-Based Simulation (e.g. Modeling Global Internet); o- Integration of DIS and HLA with Web Technologies. IMPORTANT DATES Submission Deadline: June 1, 2003 (hard copy or electronic paper submission) Notification of Acceptance: July 15, 2003 Camera Ready version due: August 15, 2003 Symposium presentation: October 23-25, 2003 in Delft, The Netherlands IMPORTANT: ATTENDANCE BY AT LEAST ONE AUTHOR IS MANDATORY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Papers should be written in English and should not exceed 20 pages. Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors are encouraged to submit papers in electronic form, postscript pdf, or Microsoft Word 6.0 (or higher) only. Please submit papers to http://sentosa.sas.ntu.edu.sg:8000/~dsrt2003/ by June 1, 2003. Questions from authors may be directed to Simon Taylor (simon.taylor(a)brunel.ac.uk), or Stephen Turner (ASSJTurner(a)ntu.edu.sg). Hardcopy papers also may be submitted, in which case four copies are required. Each submission, electronic or paper, must be accompanied by the following information: a short abstract a complete list of authors and their affiliations a contact person for correspondence postal and e-mail addresses. Please contact the above if you wish to do so. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Stephen J. Turner School of Computer Engineering Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 Email: ASSJTurner(a)ntu.edu.sg Phone: +65-6790-4054. Fax : +65-6792-6559 Program Chair Simon J. E. Taylor Department of Information Systems and Computing Brunel University Uxbridge, Middx, UB8 3PH Email: simon.taylor(a)brunel.ac.uk Phone: +44-1895-203389 Fax: +44-1895-251686 Publicity Co-Chairs Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Mirela M. S. A. Notare, Barddal University, Brazil Program Committee Lee Belfore, Old Dominion University, USA Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas, USA Alexander Verbraeck, TU Delft Don Brutzman, Naval Postgraduate School Wentong Cai, Nanyang Technological University Judith Dahmann, MITRE Corporation, USA Alois Ferscha, Johannes Kepler University at Linz Robert Fransechini, SAIC, USA Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology Katherine Morse, SAIC, USA Anand Natrajan, University of Virginia Mikel Petty, Old Dominion University Mark Pullen, George Mason University Paul Reynolds, University of Virginia Doug Schmidt, DARPA, and University of California at Irvine Roger Smith, Model Benders Corp., USA Gary Tan, National University of Singapore Simon Taylor, Brunel University, UK Stephen Turner, Nanyang Technological University Richard Weatherly, MITRE Corp., USA Philip Wilsey, University of Cincinnati Steering Committee Azzedine Boukerche (Chair), University of North Texas Sajal K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington Paul Reynolds, University of Virginia Stephen J. Turner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Albert Zomaya, University of Western Australia Advisory Board Committee Jean-Loup Baer, University of Washington Jason Yi-Bing Lin, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas K. M. Chandy, California Institute of Technology, USA Sajal K. Das, University of North Texas Lorenzo Donatiello, University of Bologna, Italy Doug DeGroot, Texas Instruments, USA Tuncer Oren, University of Ottawa, Canada Paul Reynolds, University of Virginia Gabriel Silberman, IBM Research, USA Stephen J. Turner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore G. Zobrist, University of Missouri-Rolla, USA Local Arrangement Chair: Alexander Verbraeck, Systems Engineering, TU Delft Delft, The Netherlands Registration Chair Susan Standing, Brunel University, UK Webmaster and System Chair Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy For local information on the beautiful city of Delft see www.delft.nl! ====================================================================

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