B.Max Gotz
Box 291
Whistler, BC
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vx (604) 932-7247
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email- bmgotz at direct.ca

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> From: Mike Shepard <mgs at islandnet.com>
> To: bmgotz at direct.ca
> Subject: ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE WORKING GROUP
> Date: 14-Jan-98 21:01 PM
>
> Greetings Max:
>
> I am sending out this message to people who may be interested in
> participating in an ongoing forum to gather and disseminate
accurate
> environmental information with the overall goal of learning more
about what
> lives on the planet and how we might best conserve or manage the
resources.
>
> As you probably know, the VGI Vision Foundation now has a database
set up to
> acquire data on birds, other taxa, and environmental management
issues. The
> main initial focus will be on birds, since there is a large network
of
> potential contributors and users. To ensure that the system works
for as
> many people as possible, the ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE WORKING GROUP
has been
> initiated to accomplish the following:
> 1) having the system be an authoritative, easy to use information
source,
> 2) ensure that the database design continues to be as up to date as
possible,
> 3) promote the use of the database.
>
> Members of the working group will be committed to the above goals.
If you
> share these ideals and would like to participate, please contact me
at your
> convenience. If you know of someone who you think should be asked
to take
> part, please let me know.
>
> Further e-mailings will be sent to those who respond to this
letter. If you
> do not respond now, it does not mean that you can't join in the
process at a
> later date, but why not jump on board now!
>
> Thank you.
>
> Michael G. Shepard
> Chairman
> Environmental Database Working Group
> VGI Vision Foundation
> 4781 Timber Place
> Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8Y 2L6
> mgs at vgivision.com
>
> P.S. Please note that I have changed my permanent e-mail address
to
> mgs at vgivision.com, and will be discontinuing my Islandnet address
shortly.
>