John agreed and didn't think that Project Leaders wanted to be responsible for writing summaries of their ESIPs activities. David Skole said that the actual truth was that some of the ESIPs are quite willing to do this type of work. Upon consideration, John felt that groups that choose not to report on their activities should not complain much if their funding is not renewed. John Townshend attempted to summarize what has come out of this discussion up until now. Make sure metrics are produced in a timely manner and oversee collection.
Users are well characterized.
Find out demographics and also how many are distinct users. Effective evaluations of ESIPs. This is the more challenging job. The Evaluation and Metrics Work Group members will interact with Federation members as needed to fulfill their duties. They might also write a white paper on the subject of Evaluation of Federation Activities.