A discussion about the 2nd Edition of the IEC 61499 standard organised by the Technical University of Vienna - Automation and Control Institute, the PROFACTOR GmbH and by the Ołneida network took place at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2009. About 25 persons from industry and research discussed about this very important topic. Please find below some impressions of the open discussion, presentation of the workshop as well as some meeting minutes.