Dear all,
here comes a very helpful message from our president (Klaus Brunnstein); see below.
In principle we could say now: "Roma locuta, causa finita". Nevertheless, we will discuss about that in Bangkok.
By the way: Klaus told me that the official IFIP publisher (new Springer) allows the authors to use their material for other purposes. It is possible for example to put the paper on the own homepage; such activities are of course needed for the authors in order to promote their career plans.
Best regards Otto
cc.: Klaus Brunnstein
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Dear Prof. Spaniol, thank you very much for sending the draft agreement of WG 6.6 and WG 6.10 concerning planned events. In both cases, I refer to the publication contract according to which IFIP publications for events after January 1, 2005 must be published with Springer Science and Business Media (SSBM). Even in exceptional cases where such a publication is not possible, the copyright cannot be outsourced to another sponsor, but the copyright MUST remain with IFIP.
Concerning WG 6.6 event on "Integrated Management", this belongs to a series which TC-6 established several years ago. Both brand name and copyright belong to TC-6. While some parts of the very detailed draft contract may be acceptable, the exclusion of IFIPs copyright is NOT.
Concerning WG 6.10 event on "Optical Networks", this belongs to a series which TC-6 established 10 years ago. Both brand name and copyright belong to TC-6. Outsourcing of this event under the conditions as described by WG 6.10 chair is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Final remark: while IEEE CS is a member of IFIP, it behaves in these 2 cases as IFIP competitor. Interestingly, IEEE CS was - despite Proper information - not interested to submit a bid for IFIP publications. Any attempt from IEEE CS to outsource sucessful TC events and publications is NOT ACCEPTABLE, even at the price that some members of a Working Group may leave (or threaten to do so) - although we would really regret such steps.
Best wishes: Klaus Brunnstein (November 12, 2004)