Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Thanks for the clarification. But I think it's *essential* to have > co-chairs in this case, since any plausible chair for this topic is > bound to have some definite opinions and that makes fair chairing very > difficult. This has nothing to do with the choice of Eliot. Speaking entirely from a <nohats> point of view: I agree with you, and others, completely that the program should have two chairs. I think the community entirely agrees with this perspective, and I'll certainly do my part to make this happen. -- Wes Hardaker USC/ISI