To all,
The remarkable quietness of the list is something that we ought to have
addressed a long time ago. However through Ken's effort in organising the
event at Bornholm we have an opportunity to add to our numbers by including
its participants on the list.
As the 'list owner' the power to do this technically rests with me and it
has been suggested I should simply add these names; however I feel its
important to get the approval of the list for whom I exercise the post (as
a courtesy if nothing else). A worry that was raised was that this implies
a veto over membership. To this end I think its important to point out
that, considering the original discussions concerning the scope of CEPHAD,
that this is an issue of scope and scale rather than censure.
I whole-heartedly recommend that we take this opportunity to impart a
momentum to this project that so far has eluded us (and which for many of
us has roots in the institutional tensions that have arisen since the last
RAE). If I don't hear anything to the contrary and in such numbers that it
constitutes a majority opinion I'll make these amendments to the list on
Monday - however if I hear positively and in similar numbers I'll do it
sooner.
all the very best,
Mark
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