Dear all,
I share the view of Arun that WG chairs should have enough weight in decisions concerning the conferences of their WG. Otherwise they cannot take real responsibility for the WG's success and activities. Especially when the WG chair has a long experience as a chair in IFIP.
On the other hand the concerns Otto has regarding IFIP and IEEE are certainly relevant and it must be problem in other TCs. IFIP should address it when working on the directions and policies for the future. TC6 can bring very valuable views and experiences to IFIP in this issue. I hope the discussion on the next TC6 meeting can support our TC6 chairman in delivering TC6's input to higher levels of IFIP.
Have a successful meeting in Bangkok!
Sarolta