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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 >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >| | >| San Diego Natural History Museum | >| P. O. Box 1390 | >| San Diego, California 92112 USA | >| phone (619) 232-3821; FAX (619) 232-0248 | >| email LIBSDNHM@CLASS.ORG | >| | >------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- *--------------------------------------------- * Larry S. Bowlds * Managing Editor, GSA Bulletin * lbowlds@geosociety.org * phone (303) 447-2020, ext. 147 * fax (303) 442-5005 * Geological Society of America * 3300 Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140 * Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140 USA *---------------------------------------------
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