Paleo21 Response

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At 02:12 06/09/1997 -0700, you wrote:
>As of this posting we are two days into the Paleo21 meeting
>(http://www.nhm.ac.uk/paleonet/paleo21). The following issues have been
>identified as potenially pan-paleontological concerns by the meeting
>delegates. We would be interested in your responses to any or all of the
>following questions. 
>
>Please post your responses to either the PaleoNet list at large or to the
>N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk, identifying your message by typing
>"Paleo21 Response" into the subject line of your message (if possible). All
>delegates to the Paleo21 Workshop will have an opportunity to read all
>responses and take your views into consideration during the course of the
>meeting. This is the first of three issue lists that will be posted to
>PaleoNet in the coming days.
>
>Many thanks in advance for your participation
>
>The organizers and convenors of the Paleo21 Workshop.
>
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>Pan-paleontological Issues
>
>1. Does paleontology need to become better integrated into the Earth
>Systems research program.
Actually It is just integrated.

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>2. Do we communicate enough with non-paleontological geologists/biologists? 
Enough with Geologist.

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>3. Have we communicated enough with the general scientific community?
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>4. Is paleontology changing (if so how)?
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>5. Should we strive to maintain paleontology's diversity of expertise or
>should we refocus on a few core specialities?
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>6. Should paleontology concentrate more on public outreach in the 21st
>Century?
>
>7. Are there ethical issues to be considered in the acquisition of specimens
>by museums and individuals?
Of course YES!, it is anti ethical to commerce with fossils (exept for
scientific or academical transferences).

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>8. Are there special issues to be considered in the training of new
>generations of paleontologists?
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>9. Are the resources supporting paleontology increasing, stable, or
>decreasing? 
It depends of the field of study. Anywaise, for many of us are decreasing. :(

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>10. Should more paleontological funding go to interdisciplinary research,
>and less to lone paleontologists? 
Funding for both research!. What is important is the research itself, nor
the deffinition neither if the policy.

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>11. Should paleontological students be better trained to market themselves
>at the beginning of their careers?
Pardon, what do you want to mean with market?

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>12. Is there a lack of respect/understanding of what paleontologists do? 
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>13. Should more efforts be made in providing education for paleontologists
>employed in other disciplines? 
It most be made the maximum effort in providing education for all!.

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>14. Are current paleontological society programs adequate to meet the needs
>of paleontology in the 21st century?
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Diego E Velo:	velodi@gtwing.efn.uncor.edu
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