IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on the Internet Report by Azer Bestavros, TCI Chair

2011/2012 Conference Endorsements and Sponsorships

Communication using a Moderated Mailing List maintained at BU

Communication through IEEE Internet Computing Magazine

TCI Executive Committee Fred Douglis, EMC Sumi Helal, U of Florida Arun Iyengar, IBM (Vice Chair)

New TCI Chair Election Weisong Shi ( Professor & Director, Mobile and Internet Systems Laboratory Department of Computer Science Wayne State University, Michigan Shengru Tu Professor Computer Science Department University of New Orleans, Louisiana

Issues and Perceptions Too much emphasis on money Emphasis on form as opposed to function Too many TCs with too much overlap Cumbersome processes (e.g., TAB, CIMA) Need continuity in TC budget allocation