http://132.162.64.84/forum/ . Enjoy and cheers! BEN
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Few <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Nov 30, 2004 5:11 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Announcing an electronic forum on the World Disaster Conference
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ben<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sorry, but what is that web address <span class=GramE>again ?</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Roger Few</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Natural hazards and
disasters [mailto:[log in to unmask]] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ben Wisner<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 29 November 2004 17:22<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
[log in to unmask]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Announcing an electronic
forum on the World Disaster Conference<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <br>
Dear Natural Hazards discussion participants, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I would like to call your attention to an
international student forum I am running on the upcoming World Conference on
Disaster Reduction. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>My own students and those from many parts of the world
will be discussing and debating some of the central themes to be addressed in
Kobe. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>However,<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> this is not
only for students</span></b> and trainees (although I would be grateful to any
colleagues who wanted to draw attention to to this forum), <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>but to everyone.</span></b> All one has to do is
to to to this web address: 132.162.64.84/forum . <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>One registers (user name, email, and a password you
make up for yourself is all that is required; one can omit all the other
stuff, but, if one wants, provide some details like "location" and
"interests" that will show up under a "profile" so that
participants can get to know each other better). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Then one simply goes to any of the three "weekly
themes", reads, and weighs in by clicking "post reply", if one
is so moved. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>We'll move chronologically from week 1-3 over the
first three weeks of December, but the other two weeks are, in fact, open for
comment now, and all the subjects are linked intellectually. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>There are lots of other bells and
whistles on this soft ware, but participants should just ignore them. </span></font></b>These
annoying icons appear top and bottom, actually all over the place. One
needs simply to ignore them. The soft ware my college is using is modified from
one it has that is normally used for classroom "electronic"
discussion. A more simple, elegant format was too expensive. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks very much and warm regards to everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>BEN <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Ben Wisner <br>
Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies, Oberlin College <br>
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