NOTE FOR CONTRIBUTORS

 

The continued health and survival of Ordovician News depends on YOU to send in items of Ordovician interest such as lists and reviews of recent publications, brief summaries of current research, notices of relevant local, national and international meetings, etc. As more geological software becomes available, details of this would also be welcomed by many of us. Also please ensure the SOS´s Secretary (responsible editor) is notified of any changes in address, telephone or fax number and e-mail address.

 

 

EDITOR'S NOTE

 

Welcome to the new issue of Ordovician News in hard and soft versions, the forth one since I am serving as editor. Current number (19, 2002) is assembled as webpage for easier downloading of required information from the page of contents. Even though we are still mailing a few hard copies; in particular, for those Ordovician friends who are not able to get into the network. Our previous electronic distributions were very successful, particularly by dramatically diminishing costs of printing and postage, as wel as by allowing us to have the newsletter in the personal computer for permanent and easy access. In case members of the Ordovician community have any comment on this issue, the secretary would be pleased to hear from them. I would like to thank you all for the many contributions for the current number.

Present issue includes the Second Circular for the 9th International Symposium on the Ordovician System, 7th International Graptolite Conference & Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy Field Meeting to be held in Argentina, in August, 2003. Several other important international meetings and field trips, particularly related to Ordovician stratigraphy and paleontology, are included. Recent advances on proposed stratotypes, and names for the global Ordovician subdivisions, are documented. Also you will find information on several new international projects, scientific reports and honorary notes. And, as always, your personal contributions on current research, publications, and updated addresses.

I am particularly grateful for the technical support provided by John Francis (California State University, Long Beach, USA). Current issue of Ordovician News is installed in a server of the CSULB, but remember that you are able to search for the three previous electronic numbers installed in the sever of the Centre for Earth and Ocean Research, University of Victoria, Canada (http://ceor.seos.uvic.ca/ordovician).

I appreciate very much your confidence in my service to the secretariat of the Subcommission.

 

Guillermo L. Albanesi

 

 

CHAIRMAN'S AND SECRETARY'S ADDRESSES

 

STANLEY C. FINNEY                                        GUILLERMO L. ALBANESI

Dept. of Geological Sciences                                  CONICET – Museo de Paleontología

California State University - Long Beach                Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Long Beach, CA 90840                                         C. C. 1598, 5000 Córdoba

U.S.A.                                                                  ARGENTINA

Tel: +1 (562) 985-8637                                           Tel: +54 (351) 471-8655

Fax: +1 (562) 985-8638                                          Fax: +54 (351) 421-6350

E-mail: scfinney@csulb.edu                                   E-mail: 1) galbanesi@arnet.com.ar,

2)galbanes@com.uncor.edu