Fernando you have presented the opinion of this list clearly and
professionally.
Thank you very much
Jorge Sanchez
At 06:54 PM 5/13/99 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Good Job! Fernando
>Thanks,
>Pio Reyes
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>>Subject: 34th World Congress of IIS
>>Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 13:21:09 -0400 (EDT)
>>From: Fernando Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: "Dr. Alexis V. Jdanko"
>>
>>
>>Dear Dr. Jdanko,
>>I am writing in regards to the 34th World Congress of IIS,
>>and in particular concerning one of the papers to be presented
>>at the congress. It is a paper to be presented by Ligia Parra
>>from Fundacion VOC in Bogota, Colombia. The paper's title is:
>>"Science Communication, Learning, Cyberspace, Peripheral Science"
>>I have had a chance to read the abstract of the paper Ligia is
>>presenting, and thru the list [EMAIL PROTECTED], I
>>have had also a chance to read some of the statements she is
>>planning to make.
>>
>>I am a Colombian mathematician, working at Binghamton
>>University in Binghamton, N.Y., but I write to you as
>>the administrator of the electronic list Colext/Macondo,
>>one of the lists Ligia plans to refer in her paper.
>>Despite my efforts to set the record stright with Ligia,
>>she is planning to make statements about our list, which
>>are blatant misrepresentations. I think this will be a
>>dis-service to the Colombian scientific community, and to
>>your congress.
>>
>>In r-caldas, an electronic list Ligia plans to refer to,
>>there has been a very heated debate in the last few weeks
>>about her methodology and ethics. I don't want to fill
>>this message with minute details, but I am willing to
>>provide them if necessary. I do want this message to be
>>a fair warning to you about the truth of Ligia's statements,
>>and about the methodology and ethics of her research.
>>
>>I feel sad to write this negative message about a fellow
>>Colombian. I wish we could meet in a more positive
>>atmosphere. If you ever come to this area of the states,
>>please feel free to contact me.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>--
>>Professor Fernando Guzman
>>Department of Mathematical Sciences
>>Binghamton University
>>Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
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