To quote Gene:
I have a company to run and cannot take the time. True for me, too, but I'll help as I can. Gregory Benford -----Original Message----- From: Eugene I. Gordon <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:34 pm Subject: FW: [geo] Geoeng Professional Body I would be glad to participate in an advisory position. I am not a geoengineer but I have the physics background and credentials to be helpful. So I enthusiastically support this direction and would be glad to participate with an interested group to scope it out. A geoengineering society can provide a staff, a website, news notes, a peer reviewed publication both online and paper, meetings and workshops, and last but not least grant funding for promising experiments in geoengineering. In that respect there are precursors like the March of Dimes, the American Heart Association, etc. The funding is provided by donations. That would be new for an independent technical organization but is common for medical organizations. -gene -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Lockley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:45 AM To: Eugene I. Gordon Subject: Re: [geo] Geoeng Professional Body can i ask you to send your support to the list? i personally have no idea how to set up such a body. I'm really not the right person to lead on it. Maybe Ken C is. A 2009/1/6 Eugene I. Gordon <[email protected]>: > Terrific. If the group had a publicaction, particularly with On Line > access, and peer review, it could take off very fast. The membership > would be light at first but fundraising would allow a small staff. If > it provided some seed money for geoengineering research to members it could take off very fast. > > I have a company to run and cannot take the time. However there are a > number of young university folks that might find the effort rewarding. > During my career I founded two journals, a major meeting, and one > profeesional society. I don't have the strength to do it aqain. > > -gene > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Lockley > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 5:16 AM > To: Geoengineering > Subject: [geo] Geoeng Professional Body > > > Would anyone be interested in looking into setting up a professional > body for Geoengineering? Something like the Institute of Mechanical > Engineers in the UK. I think this would be a good way to gain a > footing for the field, in terms of credibility, integrity and funding. > > A > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
