ForCES met at IETF 56 for one hour with an attendance
of approximately one hundred people.  Two protocol
drafts (NetLink2, FACT) where presented as potential
candidates for the ForCES protocol.  These drafts
will be reviewed over the next three months, as will
any additional protocol drafts submitted, for
suitability as the basis of the ForCES protocol.  In
addition to these drafts, TIPC, a lightweight
transport protocol, was presented for review for
potential inclusion in the ForCES effort.  Finally,
a revised model individual contribution was presented.
This draft has been reviewed previously and will be
considered for inclusion as a working group document
once the new revision has been properly circulated.