Please find attached the first outline document for the new ghpn draft on: Grid Optical Burst Switched Networks (GOBS) The deadline for draft contributions, under the headings you have expressed your interest, is the 31st of January 2005. Dimitra Professor Dimitra Simeonidou Electronic Systems Engineering Dept. University of Essex Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1206 873496 Fax: +44 (0)1206 872900