Hi All, The collectives working group is pleased to put forth drafts of tickets #286 (MPI_Comm_create_group) and #305 (Update to MPI_Intercomm_create) for formal reading at the January meeting. Text for both tickets is included in the ticket #286 document: https://svn.mpi-forum.org/trac/mpi-forum-web/attachment/ticket/286/ticket_28... Please review the proposed changes and send and feedback. Thanks, ~Jim.