CURRENT_MEETING_REPORT_ Reported by Craig Partridge/BBN The User Services WG meeting was devoted to discussion of the effects of various changes on the USWG. The two key changes were: 1. Karen Bowers has new and expanded responsibilities at NRI that make it difficult for her to continue to devote as much time to the USWG, and so she has resigned as chair of the USWG as of the Honolulu meeting. Karen does plan to continue as a member of the WG. The group expressed its gratitude to Karen for the very considerable effort she has put into making the USWG a success. 2. The re-organization of IETF and the placement of USWG under Craig Partridge, the area director of Host Services. Craig talked about his goals for user services, in particular that the USWG continue to serve in its role as a focus for user services activities in the Internet community and that it would continue to meet regularly to discuss common concerns. Craig also made it a point to mention that User Services plays a vital role in IETF and the Internet as a whole, and that he views user services as an important activity under his directorship, and distinct from Host Services. (Based on suggestions from the WG, the IESG has agreed to rename the area to "Host-Based and User Services" to emphasize that Craig is directing two distinct activities). 3. Martyne Hallgren report that SIGUCCS had voted to fund her services proposal for a SIGUCCS committee to examine user services concerns from the university level (yeah!). 4. Joyce Reynolds presented to the group her concept of the FYI Series of Notes, a vehicle by which information can be provided to the user community. Joyce will pursue this further and query the user-svc mailing list for additional ideas: appropriate topics, volunteers for selected topics, etc. 5. Karen Bowers strongly encouraged the members of user-svc to take the opportunity to get involved in the other working group activities as well. This will provide the kind of "mesh" required to ensure those representing user services are aware of the technical issues and likewise make contributions in light of user requirements. ATTENDEES 1 Almquist, Philip Oattes, Lee Armstrong, Karen Partridge, Craig Bagnall, Doug Pleasant, Mel Bowers, Karen Reynolds, Joyce K. Choy, Joseph H. Roubicek, Karen Enger, Robert M. Sheridan, Jim Garcia-Luna, Jose Sitzler, Dana Hallgren, Martyne M. St. Johns, Mike Huston, Geoff Stahl, Mary LaQuey, Tracy Streeter, Roxanne Malkin, Gary Wintringham, Dan Moore, Berlin Yuan, Aileen 2