John Pickering - 12 December, 1998

ATBI US-Canada cooperation

Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 20:53:54 -0400
To: Don Lafontaine 
From: pick@pick.uga.edu (John Pickering)
Subject: Re: ATBI US-Canada cooperation
Cc: lhirsch@si.edu, tkiernan@npca.org, msharkey@byron.ca.uky.edu,
        Mike_Soukup@nps.gov, dwagner@uconnvm.uconn.edu, wilson.don@nmnh.si.edu,
        LSpeers@mus.nature.ca, randerson@mus-nature.ca

Don,

Many thanks.

Delighted to know that Canada is moving forward rapidly on cooperation on
international biodiversity.  Please keep me posted and let me know how I
can help you.

Overall things look very positive and seem to be moving forward on most
fronts.  I'm sorry that you won't be able to attend next week's meeting in
Gatlinburg.  I'll keep you posted as things develop.  Please ask Mike to
represent CNC, at least informally, and report back to you.

Hope to see you in the Smokies sometime this year.

Cheers,
Pick



>Dear Pick:
>Thanks for getting back to me on the cooperation issue. I didn't keep an
>electronic copy of my letter of 14 Sept so I will paraphrase my hard copy
>of what I sent and then comment further after that.
>
>Sept. 24:
>In spite of any high level contacts between Canada and US we do have 9
>emplyees (+ Mike Schwatrz who's here) that are interested in being
>involved. What we would need to get involved effectively is some sort of
>memorandum of understanding between one of our scientific study leaders
>and you or someone at your level in the project (i.e. not between a twig
>coordinator and a scientist). This would involve arrangements for
>assisstance, financial and otherwise, for travel to the park, collecting
>activities and publication costs, in addition to obvious things like park
>permits and access to cabins and research labs. The magic word to
>management is "outside funding" but this doesn't have to be large amounts
>and support services can often de described in terms of financial
>assisstance (e.g. $1,000.00 worth of student collecting time). We are
>hoping to get started as soon as possible and get this into our approved
>work plans.
>
>Interested scientists are:
>Ian Smith (prostigmatic mites esp. water mites)
>Valerie Behan-Pelletier (orobatid mites)
>Evert Lindquist (mesostigmatic mites)
>Andy Hamilton (leafhoppers, etc.)
>Don Lafontaine (Lepidoptera esp. Noctuidae)
>Bob Foottit (aphids)
>Monty Wood (tachinid flies)
>Henri Goulet (sawflies)
>Lubomir Masner (procto's etc.)
>
>Now for an early December up date.  The Canadian Government is increasing
>in their interest in biodiversity initiatives and international
>cooperation in such initiatives so our chances of making more substancial
>up-front contributions is greater than even 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately,
>the meeting next week is just too close to Christmas to get away (at least
>this year) but I do have travel money available for this project and
>should be available to get to furture meetings. No one from here wwill be
>able to come except Mike Schwartz (and he won't be representing the CNC).
>However, keep me posted and we'll see what develops.
>
>Best wishes
>
>Don
>
>
>!
>!
>
>

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