[Reliable Computing] IEEE Interval standard organizational committee meeting at SCAN 2008

reliable_computing colleagues (and Bob Davis FYI),

The IEEE New Standards Committee has officially sanctioned a
working group (P1788) for development of a stand-alone standard
for interval arithmetic.  We will have an organizational meeting
at SCAN 2008 next week.  The overall goal of this meeting is
to establish policies and procedures for development of a
standards document (and for resolution of differences of
opinion), and to determine officers (Chair, vice chair,
webmaster, archivist, secretary, and technical editor).  Once we
have agreed upon policies and procedures,  we will send this
set of policies and procedures to IEEE for approval.  At
SCAN 2008, I will make a presentation outlining all of this.
Interested parties will then discuss and make decisions at
two lunch meetings.  (I thank Vladik Kreinovich for these
arrangements.)

Nathalie Revol has agreed to chair the working group, but
I am serving as an alternate for the SCAN meeting.  We will
formally vote on officers when we meet.

I envision very wide participation, as well as discussion
and voting by email.  That way, everyone's input will count,
regardless of whether or not they will be able to attend
a particular meeting.  (This will be formally decided when
we set down policies and procedures.)  If you wish to volunteer
for one or more officer's positions, or if you have a nomination or
opinion about who should serve, please tell me or Nathalie.
Also, if you wish to formally be in the working group (for voting
purposes), please tell me or Nathalie (Nathalie.Revol@...).