RE: paleonet SFO fossil exhibit

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I was through SFO recently and was pleasantly surprised to see the paleo
exhibits in the airport.  I did not get a chance to study them in any
detail, but the immediate effect was stunning. Too bad they are not in the
main terminal, but what an opportunity this is, in any case.
Congratulations Peter and those involved at CAS on what looks to be an
excellent exhibit. Can you send me details?  I would like to point this out
to NSF travelers who have some time to spend in SFO.

Rich Lane  

-----Original Message-----
From: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk [mailto:paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk]On
Behalf Of Peter Roopnarine
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:52 PM
To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: paleonet SFO fossil exhibit


Peter,
  Your comments on the CAS exhibit at SFO, on Paleonet, were just
brought to my attention. Thank you for pointing out the errors.
Installation of the exhibit was delayed by more than 6 months after it
left CAS because of unscheduled construction at the airport, and I have
not even seen it myself. A little astute observation on your part will
alert you to the fact that unless you are a ticketed domestic passenger
flying into or out of SFO, you cannot view the exhibit. And that
includes CAS personnel. I personally use SFO only for international
flights.
  I will not thank you for airing your comments publicly on Paleonet.
There was nothing constructive in that action. Frankly, coming from you,
someone who has had very little experience with assembly of major
exhibits from a larger natural history museum, I find your confidence in
your right to be critical to be a bit, well, baseless. I will address
the issues with the exhibit, but your approach is precisely what is
troubling about the future of paleontology: ill-conceived and
ill-natured commentaries posted to the Paleonet listserver.
  Best wishes,
  Peter Roopnarine

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Peter D. Roopnarine, Assoc. Curator
Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology
California Academy of Sciences
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