Various comments are on the draft document. The group authorizes Martin Bryan to send the document, provided the comments are incorporated. The new workshop would replace the existing project within the EC Workshop. This could also make it easier to directly direct funding to the new workshop. This sparks a lively debate within the participants.
Some participants favor the project, while others disapprove of the idea.
One of the issue raised by many participants is the funding of such a workshop. It is generally felt that this will double some costs and that, if the Commission wants a new workshop, it must be prepared to fund it. In answer to a question from Beno t Marchal, Martin Bryan confirms that the Commission wants a business plan for the new workshop but ultimately, it is up to the EC Workshop, to approve or disapprove of the business plan. A small team is tasked with drafting a business plan that will be submitted to the EC Workshop. The volunteers are Andrew Hinchley, Ken Thompson, Claude Chiaramonti, Pierre-Yves Defosse and Martin Bryan.