[AG-TECH] Re: AG Retreat 2003

[Jennifer Teig von Hoffman]

My understanding is that it's not a question of where the retreat is 
located, but rather a question of how the retreat is funded.

- Jennifer

Barbara A. Kucera wrote:

> That's a good point, John . . .  that in the future, the decision for 
> site selection for the retreat should  consider this issue.  I'm sure 
> that the folks at ANL will put that on their list for 2004.
>
> Barbara
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> At 04:22 PM 3/31/2003 +0100, John Hodrien wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Barbara A. Kucera wrote:
>>
>> > Get real, Michael.  It is unfortunate that Many won't be able to 
>> attend the
>> > Ag-tech Retreat, but Argonne is a national laboratory with very high
>> > security constraints.
>>
>> It's a conference about something very unimportant security wise.  
>> Maybe it's
>> not such a good decision to host it at Argonne's facilities.  Why 
>> choose a
>> place with such high security constraints to host an inclusive event?
>>
>> > We are a nation at war, whether we agree with it or not.
>>
>> That's not a good excuse.  We're at war, no hot coffee.  This has 
>> nothing to
>> do with war, and the Ag-tech Retreat is not a confidential/secure 
>> event.  I
>> think this *is* a problem that [in hindsight] could have been 
>> avoided, no?
>>
>> > Let's spend out energies trying to find solutions rather than 
>> compounding
>> > the problems.
>>
>> But note the issue for future reference.
>>
>> jh
>>
>> -- 
>> "It is always easier to fight for ones principles than to live up to 
>> them."
>>                                                      -- Alfred Adler
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