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Responses to POsting of Januray 24th
- Subject: Responses to POsting of Januray 24th
- From: "John D. Barnes" <john.barnes@nist.gov>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:01:52 -0500
DEar Colleagues; Many of you who have been used to using the sa-Scta listserver as a freewheeling enterprise over the past several years may be wondering why it has suddenly been changed to a moderated listserver. This is not because I am a "control freak." I wish that I did not have to do this, but I also feel that spurious messages (subscribing, leaving, etc) are distracting to our readership. I promise to forward valid postings without any editing. If I find it necessary to determine whether a posting is "on topic" I will communicate with the author(s). -------------------- Digest of Messages received on 24 Jan 2000 ------------------------- Subject: RE: Request for Comments from Harry Brumberger Date: 1/24/2000 11:07 Received: 1/24/2000 14:21 From: Hart, Michael, mhart@bnl.gov To: Myself@nist, john.barnes@nist.gov John A key issue which should be addressed this time around is the timing - link it with the IUCr Congress or forever try for exceptional funding from them. Michael Subject: SAS Conferences Date: 1/24/2000 12:37 Received: 1/24/2000 14:21 From: Peter Laggner, fibrlagg@mbox.tu-graz.ac.at To: Myself@nist, john.barnes@nist.gov On the suggestions by Harry Brumberger I want to make the following remarks: The SAS series should in my opinion remain a dynamic, evolutionary process. As such, it has to have elements of haphazard, difficulties and surprises. The key factor so far has always been a strong committment by a nucleus of colleagues, who rose dynamically at the respective, preceeding SAS conferences, defended their proposals, and won the ballot - even if this turned out to be difficult. I think this is the way, how the dynamics of evolution can best be maintained. They also have chosen their advisory boards, which are consequently changing all the time. The proposal of an International Conference Advisory Board has certainly its merits, but such bodies tend to act in rather conservative lines of thinking, particularly if they are constituted by a large ballott. Smaller communities, even if they are very active are at a disadvantage. As a first suggestion I would therefore propose to leave the general pattern of decision making for the choice of the respective next conference venue as it is. The only improvement I suggest to make concerns a generally known central mailbox, such as this present recipient list, for future proposals. Best regards, Peter Laggner --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Prof. Dr. Peter Laggner Institute of Biophysics and X-Ray Structure Research Austrian Academy of Sciences Steyrergasse 17 A-8010 GRAZ - Austria Tel. +43 316 812003 Fax +43 316 812367 or 471859 e-mail peter.laggner@oeaw.ac.at http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ibr/ Dr. John D. Barnes email: john.barnes@nist.gov Natl Inst of Stds and Tech Voice: 301-975-6786 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8544 FAX: 301-975-4977 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 URL: http://www.nist.gov/sas or http://polymers.msel.nist.gov/staff/detail.cfm?SID=110
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