[meteorite-list] Meteorite Association

From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:41 2004
Message-ID: <000a01c0b1b3$961fc260$0300a8c0_at_Domain>

"There needs to be something that bears the same relationship to the science
of meteoritics as METEORITE magazine bears to their Journal."

That's a great idea Ron! Perhaps you and Joel Schiff could organize such a
group. I'm all for something like that.

  Michael Casper


----- Original Message -----
From: capricorn89 <capricorn89_at_earthlink.net>
To: Michael Casper <Michael_at_caspercoin.com>; Alexander Seidel
<ase_at_planet-interkom.de>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Association


> The Meteoritical Society is strictly research oriented. There needs to be
> something that bears the same relationship to the science of meteoritics
as
> METEORITE magazine bears to their Journal. And notice that there is
> participation by authors at the highest levels in METEORITE magazine as
> well, which, by the way, has filled a very important gap.
>
> Ron Hartman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_caspercoin.com>
> To: Alexander Seidel <ase_at_planet-interkom.de>;
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Association
>
>
> > There already exists a "Meteorite Association" it is the Meteoritical
> > Society. Any efforts by "wanna be" or "low level" dealers will go
nowhere.
> > Those dealers that earn "big bucks" will not adhere to the "rules" or
> > proposed "regulations" set forth by a group calling themselves an
> > "association". Just my silly and possibly accurate opinion. I hope this
> > doesn't upset anyone.
> >
> > oxoxo, MC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alexander Seidel <ase_at_planet-interkom.de>
> > To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 6:39 PM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Association
> >
> >
> > > Listees concerned about a "Meteorite Association",
> > >
> > > donīt overestimate the impact of this list [..well, donīt beat me for
> > > such a heretic statement..:-)]. The point is, some, but really not too
> > > many of the "high rollers" in the meteorite scene, the real "big ones"
> > > (collectors, dealers, scientists), are obviously NOT subscribed to
this
> > > list for one reason or the other, at least they donīt show up here
> > > actively with their own posts. The same with the scientists in the
> > > field, with some honorable exceptions. This is nothing but an
observable
> > > fact on the one hand. On the other hand, a Meteorite Association, in
my
> > > opinion, would need these people and their support. I donīt know how
> > > this could be resolved here. The idea as such may be good, and we have
> > > already seen from the vivid discussions in the past that there seems
to
> > > be need for getting it to work in practice, but apart from the
> > > establishment of some local groups (which surely is good for those
> > > involved - we just learned about one in Colorado..) nothing has
evolved
> > > from those discussions on a bigger, national or even (a necessary)
> > > international scale.
> > >
> > > So, my heretic question again: is this the right forum? May be it
could
> > > be some kind of "kernel" where ideas can be discussed and condensed to
> > > let the seed grow like the planetesimals slowly grew long ago.
> > > Unfortunately not too many members of this list seem to be organised
in
> > > the one-and-only big organization of "meteoriticists", namely the
> > > Meteoritical Society, a renowned forum of slightly over 1000 members
> > > worldwide, mainly scientists, but also many amateurs. This society
> > > issues a great, though quite technical, magazine, holds annual
meetings
> > > (the next one in Rome, Italy), and hosts the famous NomCom, which has
> > > often contributed also to this list by virtue of Jeff Grossman, one of
> > > itīs members.
> > >
> > > I believe, if more of us where organized under the roof of such a
> > > renowned society, things like establishing a "Meteorite Association"
> > > with all the goals of it already outlined would be somewhat easier.
> > > A "Meteorite Association" would, of course, neither be comparable
> > > to nor should it ever strive to intersect with the main efforts of the
> > > Meteoritical Society, the latter one being a purely scientific forum,
> > > but it could grow out from such a "mother organization" as some
> > > independent, interdisciplinary quality-assurance task force of
> > > dealers, collectors, scientists alike, with a heavyweight on the
> > > special purposes it aims at.
> > >
> > > Well, just an opinion...
> > > Alex
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