Re: Kill the hardcopy IETF Proceedings

["James Kempf" <kempf@docomolabs-usa.com>]

Sounds fine to me.

            jak

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harald Tveit Alvestrand" <harald@alvestrand.no>
To: <iesg@ietf.org>; <iab@ietf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 1:05 PM
Subject: Kill the hardcopy IETF Proceedings


> I think it's time to kill this venerable tradition.
> No more hardcopies.
> 
> OK?
> 
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Date: 19. mars 2003 15:44 -0500
> From: "Barbara B. Fuller" <bfuller@foretec.com>
> To: harald@alvestrand.no
> Cc: leslie@thinkingcat.com, Jacob Munoz <jmunoz@foretec.com>, Albert Vezza 
> <avezza@foretec.com>
> Subject: **IETF Proceedings**
> 
> Hi Harald:
> 
> As you know, IETF meeting attendees currently have the option of purchasing
> either a hard copy or CD-ROM version of the proceedings.  The cost of the
> hard copy is $250 and the cost of the CD-ROM is $20.  Most people who
> purchase the proceedings purchase the CD-ROM.  For example, for the 56th
> meeting, 379 attendees have requested the CD-ROM and 8 attendees have
> requested the hard copy.
> 
> The Secretariat is considering eliminating the hard copy proceedings and
> offering a CD-ROM with print capabilities.  This CD-ROM would allow the
> user to print a PDF version of the proceedings on either A4 or US Letter
> paper.
> 
> I would like to request permission from the IESG to make this change.  Is
> this note sufficient to initiate the process?  If not, then please let me
> know the correct procedure.
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Barbara
> 
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