From: | Tony Chenhansa <tonyc@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:53:31 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | Romance & Brownfields Newsgroup Introductions |
Now that I've got your attention I want make sure you respond to the following message. The subject header isn't totally irrelevant to brownfields. :-) Almost two years ago I posted a "Who's using this Newsgroup?" message. It gave people a chance to see who the audience was and make known what his/her interest was in brownfields. At that time we had about 200 subscribers, now we have about 320 people. It's probably a good time for introductions again. Please post a reply to this topic saying 1) who you are, and 2) how you relate to the Brownfields issues of this conference - this is to let all the readers identify areas of common interest. And 3) I would encourage people to talk about some of the projects you're currently involved with and if you've introduced yourself before maybe update us on what has happened since your first introduction. This last request is optional. 4) Please feel free to add one or two lines about non-work related info such as your favorite color, dessert, hobbies, etc. Here's a creative example from the 1997 intros. "I am also interested in a LTR, long walks on the beach, and independent films. Serious only. No smokers." -- If you want to read past introductions or find out who this individual is go to http://www.cpeo.org/lists/brownfields/1998 Another reason for this introduction exercise is to make people feel more comfortable about using the brownfields listserve. Last week, I suggested to a subscriber that he try asking the newsgroup for photographs of brownfields sites. I was initially puzzled by his response. He told me he was "shy" about sending a message to the group because he was intimidated by some of the eloquent messages that had been posted. I couldn't convince him that he had something of value to offer to the brownfields discussion even though he might not be an "expert". So this is my way of reducing the intimidation factor for people posting their first message. The newsgroup has a diverse group of participants: community, academia, government, attorneys, and consultants. I make an extra effort to recruit are community participants. So if you know of anyone fitting this category, please let them know about CPEO's newsgroup. I would appreciate any comments or ideas (positive or negative) about this newsgroup and the way it is developing. By the way (BTW) don't worry about receiving 300 plus messages in your Inbox tomorrow. I will group all the introductions into one email digest which and send the introductions at the end of the business day. Thanks Tony Chenhansa FYI--Here's the latest breakdown of the domains listed on the CPEO brownfields listserve. There are a total of 321 newsgroup subscribers. .com 114 ?? .org 60 Mostly non-profits .edu 41 Professors and grad students .net 38 ?? .gov 35 EPA is well represented with 23 email addresses .us 23 These are mostly city and state agencies .mil 9 Military agencies .uk 2 Some reps from the United Kingdom -- [EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: CPEO'S PHONE NUMBER HAS CHANGED TO 415-405-7751. OUR FAX NUMBER IS STILL THE SAME] Tony Chenhansa, Program Coordinator Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO) 425 Market Street 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 ph: 415-405-7751 fx: 415-904-7765 e-mail: tonyc@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org A program of the San Francisco Urban Institute | |
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