As an amateur lexicographer I've thought a little bit more about the name question(*). I've tried a number of permutations of the words I like, and three interesting new combinations which form real words are: - the Forum for Internet Operators in North America (FIONA) - the North American Internet Forum (NAIF) - the Network Operators Meeting for the Internet in North America (NOMINA) For some reason I kind of like the first one, the second has some connotations we may not want, the third _is_ an interesting choice of naming :-). -MAP (*) the discussion seems to have died down, but I've been thinking about it anyway, something to occupy my brain on the long drives to and from work (after all, I wouldn't be a good Boston driver if I paid attention to the road :-)