Re: The place of amateurs?

[stegau@xxxxxxx (Stephane Gautier)]

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>To: Shaun Sinclair <ssinclai@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
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>Subject: Re: The place of amateurs?
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>Good point, Shaun! We are doing a disservice to the amateur community if 
>we don't keep them updated on laws and policies affecting the field.
>Model programs in archaeology demonstrate repeatedly that an informed and 
>respected local group will do more to identify and protect fossil 
>resources for science and the public interest than anyone else possibly can.
>
>Sally Shelton, SVP Outreach Chair
>Director, Collections Care and Conservation

        Sally,
        Can you then point me toward sources of information on this matter, 
please?

        I'll do my best to help my local group if I know more specifically 
what they
need to be informed on.

        Cheers,
Stephane Gautier
stegau@cam.org
Montreal
Quebec