Instead of trying to fix the current model (meeting fees subsidize a
publishing arm), it might make sense to consider having the publishing
arm be self-funded.
How do non-profit journals stay solvent? A mix of four income streams:
-1- Subscriptions
-2- Page charges for authors
-3- Advertising
-4- Value-added services
I think most of us would agree that -1- isn't in our DNA. But some
combination of -2-, -3-, and -4- might make WGs, the IESG, and the RFC
editor self-funding.
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John Lazzaro -- Research Specialist -- CS Division -- EECS -- UC Berkeley
lazzaro [at] cs [dot] berkeley [dot] edu www.cs.berkeley.edu/~lazzaro
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