Hello, We created an xldb discussion forum to facilitate ad-hoc discussions and information exchange, see: http://xldb-forum.slac.stanford.edu I expect the first hot topic to be the XLDB5 workshop and conference: dates, topics, selecting organizing committee etc, and so I encourage all of you to register and actively participate in the discussions and polls. We will continue using this mailing list for various important announcements. If you have any comments or suggestions... raise them on the forum! Thanks, Jacek