The Americans keep hoping that the official European structures will form an analog to our FEPG, but it keeps not happening. Phill Gross and Bill Bostwick will write the terms of reference. Two topics seem particularly well motivated. X.500 International White-Pages Service. We are doing X.500 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Coordination seems needed.
Policy, management, and technical issues will be examined, based on agreed requirements. The RARE Executive Committee takes responsibility for assembling the appropriate members. Observers may be invited at the discretion of the co-chairs. Leased lines should be shared to the extent that this is permitted by the applicable national and international regulations and the policies of the funding organisations. In such negotiations, appropriate weight should be given to the benefits of international infrastructure.