I wonder if Steve Kirvit is looking into this. Harry
> >From: Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thu, October 7, 2010 9:08:46 AM >Subject: [Vo]:AIP abruptly cancels proceedings > > >On October 5, the AIP sent the attached letter to Jan Marwan abruptly >cancelling >the New Energy Technology Symposium Proceedings. See the letter and a memo >from >Marwan, below. > > >We will probably upload the papers from these proceedings to LENR-CANR.org. We >will probably do this soon, since the AIP's decision appears to be irrevocable. > > >This is disappointing. Marwin did a lot of work on these proceedings, and they >would have enhanced the status of cold fusion. We do not know why the AIP >cancelled. I can speculate that someone opposed to cold fusion is behind the >decision, but I have no knowledge of that. > > >- Jed > > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > >Maya Flikop >Director Special Publications and Proceedings >American Institute of Physics >Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle >Melville , NY 11747 > > > >October 5, 2010 > > >Dr. Jan Marwan >Forschung & Entwicklung >Rudower Chaussee , 29 >D-12489 Berlin, GERMANY > > >Dear Dr. Marwan: > > >Having received the technical presentation and PDF files related to the “New >Energy >Technology Symposium”, AIP’s Publisher’s Office has had a chance to evaluate the >contents of the material presented. Based on this evaluation, AIP has decided to >exercise its right under Section C.1(a) of the Publishing Contract to decline >publishing >the proceedings and materials as an AIP publication. > > >As an accommodation to the Symposium Organizers, AIP would be willing to >facilitate >the printing of the Volume book for the attendees of the Symposium, including >the >title page, table of contents, and index, which will be otherwise prepared in >accordance with the technical specifications. Because we are declining the >print >or >electronic publication of such materials as an AIP publication, we will not >seek >any >copyright rights, nor will AIP include its name on the book materials. If the >Symposium >Organizers would like to have the Volume book printed, AIP can prepare and >provide >such print proceedings at a reduced price of $27 per copy. This reduction in >price is >being offered strictly as a courtesy. The Symposium Organizers are also free >to >find >another printer or publisher for its materials. > > >As an additional courtesy to assist the Symposium with finding a suitable >publisher, AIP >can provide you with a PDF file of the entire Volume so that you may use it at >your >discretion for online applications. No affiliation with AIP should be stated >or >implied in >connection with any such publication. > > >Please let me know if you would like any of the books printed, and if so, how >many. If >you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward >to >hearing >from you. > > >Thanks and best regards, > > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > >Dear colleagues, >Same as you I am disappointed that at final stage our AIP conference >proceedings, although already published on the AIP web site (Table of content, >title, abstract, ISBN and price), has been declined. As you noticed, from the >email by the AIP that I forwarded to you, the director of the AIP publishing >service is missing a detailed explanation for her unexpected decision. I leave >it to you to require specific details on that issue from the AIP. >Jed Rothwell suggested to publish this volume on his website and Scott Chubb >suggested to publish it in his journal. I am sending both the whole volume >that >I submitted to the AIP on June 29. >Jan Marwan > >
