[AG-TECH] Re: AG Retreat 2003
Jennifer Teig von Hoffman
jtvh at bu.edu
Mon Mar 31 11:40:35 CST 2003
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
> ------------
>
> 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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