I was there and voted for it, but I'd like to voice my opinion again: I had no idea this SIG was about digital imaging from the name "Visual Information." Gotta change it.
Amalyah Keshet At 10:31 1999-11-04 -0800, you wrote: >I think changing the name of Visual Information to Digital Imaging is a great idea. Digital Imaging is more 20th, going into the 21st century. > >While we are on the subject of name changing, the MIS Sig voted three years ago to have the word "Managers" deleted from its name. I see all the new stuff on the web site is managers again. Can we also have our name officially changed? > >***************************************************** >Christine Bostick, MIS Director >Oregon Historical Society >1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205 >503-306-5217 Fax: 503-221-2035 >email: [email protected] >***************************************************** > >>>> Guenter Waibel <[email protected]> 11/03/99 03:32PM >>> >Dear SIG chairs, > >as Rick has pointed out in his e-mail earlier today, name changes in >SIGs need to be reviewed by the SIG committee. I am the chair of the >Visual Information SIG, and at our meeting at this year's MCN we had >a unanimous vote to change to name from Visual Information SIG to >Digital Imaging SIG. I had been approached by several members before >the actual meeting because they didn't know what a "Visual >Information" SIG was all about, which brought about the idea to >change the name. > >Rick, please advise me and the rest of us how we review propositions >like this - does it work along the lines of "if you have any >objections, speak up now or remain silent forever?" > >All the best, > >Guenter >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Guenter Waibel >Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive >2625 Durant Avenue >Berkeley, California 94720-2250 >Digital Access Specialist http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/ciao/ >[email protected] >Phone 510-643-8655 >Fax 510-642-4889 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ! > ! > > > amalyah keshet head of visual resources (photo services / rights & reproductions) the israel museum, jerusalem [email protected] visit our museum: <www.imj.org.il>
