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Re: The place of amateurs?



In <Pine.SUN.3.91.950118082317.4405B-100000@class.class.org> libsdnhm <libsdnhm@CLASS.ORG> writes:
>Stephane, I do not know if this is of interest to you or not, but the 
>Society of Vertebrate Paleontology established the Outreach Committee in 
>1992 for the specific purpose of encouraging productive working 
>relationships between amateur and professional palaeontologists. The 
>first issue of the Outreach newsletter is about to go out, and I would be 
>delighted to send you a copy by e- or snail-mail. The only problems we 
>have so far are (1) I gravely underestimated the level of interest this 
>would appeal to, and am (pleasantly) swamped by the initial response, 
>and (2) we have found that the terms "amateur" and "professional" have 
>differing meanings and connotations in different countries, and may have 
>to find other terms. We are interested in news about invertebrate 
>palaeontology work as well, though we are bound by our mission to focus 
>primarily on vertebrate palaeontology. Interested?
>Sally Shelton, Outreach Committee chair
>Director, Collections Care and Conservation
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Sally,

Pardon my intrusion into your note to Stephane, but I would
certainly welcome receiving your newsletter by E-mail.
I've had very little time or opportunity to follow developments
in vertebrate paleontology since I took a class from Wann
Langston 20 years ago. Hope you can add me to your list.
Thanks.

Larry

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