Dear Otto,
It would be interesting to have (again) an agenda item on 'publications' at the next TC6 meeting. This is a crucial issue. Especially because I don't see clearly where IFIP is going in this business.
If I remember correctly, July 1st 2004 opens a new IFIP publication era/contract with so-called new Springer (KAP, Springer). But what does it mean in practical terms? I hope we'll get some official document stating the official IFIP publication policy in due time before our meeting. If you have it, please circulate it.
Anyway, this new ACM international proceedings series is certainly worth considering, and I'm ready to present/discuss it in Athens.
Best regards, Guy
At 5:09 PM +0100 2/20/04, Otto Spaniol wrote:
Dear Guy,
ACM has started a new international proceedings series. See http://www.acm.org/pubs/icp_series.html
IMHO this is a very nice publication channel, much more attractive for conferences than the more costly and less visible IFIP's "new Springer" (KAP, Springer) channel possibly coupled with an IFIP Digital Library.
IAB (In aller Bescheidenheit = IMHO = In my humble opinion?) this is an interesting point. Would you "defend it" at our next meeting in Athens? Please remind me that we make an agenda point out of it.
Best regards Otto