Dear Security Area Participants: We have recently completed a review of the security area groups. Based on the results, we propose to disband the Trusted Computing Research Group (TC RG). We have noted that during the past year: - There has been no substantive progress on the chartered deliverables - There have been no active discussions on the mailing list or regular conferences calls - Attendance at the TC RG sessions has been minimal We have queried the chairpersons about their continued interest and thoughts on re-invigorating this activity. Their responses indicate: - They are unable to commit to completing the existing draft use-case document - They do not have a proposal for re-chartering the group to engage a critical mass of participants We would appreciate hearing from anyone who is willing to commit to completing the chartered deliverables and participating in possible follow-on work. Unless a sufficient number of committed participants come forward in the next 2-3 weeks, we will start the process of shutting down the group. Regards, Blair Dillaway and David Groep, Security ADs