Dear all,
thank you very much for the report of the special TC6 meeting in Santiago de Chile.
Many many thanks in particular to Wojtek Cellary (WG 6.11) for preparing this report in such a short time.
Note: There is a quite positive addition to the report which is due to the subsequent IFIP General assembly meeting:
1. When I reported on our plans to go to Africa (Mozambique, South Africa,..) for tutorials, Ramond Morel and Leon Strous came and proposed to organise seminars in Ethiopia, too - before WITFOR 2007 (Addis Abeba, 22-24 August 2007). Proposed topics would be "Networking and Security", perhaps together with TC11. The organisation together with WITFOR has the advantage that in this case the participation of different countries can be almost guaranteed (whereas in Mozambique we would be limited to people from that country only; nevertheless, Mozambique is not out and should be done in addition to that). Moreover, the problem of finding a suitable location will be greatly simplified; probably we can stay in the premises where WITFOR will be held.
2. I contacted thereafter the chairman of DCSC (Developing Country Support Committee), Prof. Kim from Korea, telling him that the hotel cost can probably not be covered by the host country, namely Ethiopia, if the event is connected to WITFOR, since the majority of partcipants would be expected from other countries and then the host country would be hardly willing to pay for that. Immediately, DCSC agreed in its subsequent meeting to allow up to 3.000 EURO for such purposes.
3. Our plan (to be discussed further in Paris) is now: 2007: Ethiopia (in connection with WITFOR) in August 2007 (before August 22) Mozambique; dates still unlear. 2008: South Africa; prbably in September 2009: Brazil; Florianopolis; together with TC3; probably in September.
4. In addition to that we will participate in other events, e.g. in the traditional series in Latin America which are organised 2007 in Costa Rica and subsequently in other countries.
Best regards Otto