MESSAGE
| DATE | 2005-04-10 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] [Fwd: [IP] Supporters of NSF should step up]
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There seems to be a lot of rattling going on at NIH
Ruben
On Sun, 2005-04-10 at 17:57, Ron Guerin wrote:
> The National Science Foundation has been involved in birthing or looking
> after many things we now take for granted, including the Internet.
> Given that we seem to have endless amounts of money in this country for
> highly dubious projects and pork, I'm sure Congress can cough up a few
> extra bucks for the NSF.
>
> The below-mentioned attachments are available at:
> http://vnetworx.net/NSF-FY06-Cover.pdf
> http://vnetworx.net/NSF-FY06-request.pdf
>
> - Ron
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [IP] Supporters of NSF should step up
> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:08:39 -0500
> From: Dave Farber
> Reply-To: dave-at-farber.net
> To: ip
>
>
>
> ------- Original message -------
> From: Gene Spafford
> Sent: 8/4/'05, 8:23
>
> Congressman Ehlers is circulating a memo to his colleagues in the House
> of Representatives, asking them to add their names to a request to keep
> NSF funded at a reasonable level. He points out that NSF funding
> builds for the national future in many ways.
>
> Readers in the US who are in favor of adequate funding of NSF should
> contact their elected representatives and urge them to co-sign the
> letter. A phone call or fax would help.
>
> Copies of the memo and the joint letter are enclosed. They don't ask
> for anything outrageous. In fact, they amounts sought won't even fix
> the problems identified in recent reports (dismal acceptance rates,
> problems in funding cybersecurity, etc). However, it would at least
> keep the NSF from making deeper cuts in an already dismal budget.
>
> --spaf
>
> Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
>
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