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True, but if you get an invite from someone calling hisself "Cutler J. Cleveland, Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Earth", I mean it's just got to be genuine and desperately, desperately important, hasn't it? From: Duncan Fuller <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Duncan Fuller <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: Invitation for Geographers to Join the Encyclopedia of Earth Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:08:54 +0100 Who'd ha thot it - geographers being invited to such an initiative! Possibly participatory, possibly public, possibly pompous (not Peck!)... -----Original Message----- From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of JAMIE PECK Sent: 29 September 2006 20:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Fwd: Invitation for Geographers to Join the Encyclopedia of Earth _______________________ Jamie Peck Professor of Geography & Sociology University of Wisconsin-Madison Address until August 2007: Department of Geography University of British Columbia 1984, West Mall Vancouver, BC CANADA, V6T 1Z2 Phone: (604) 822-2663 Fax: (604) 822-6150 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the NorMAN MailScanner Service and is believed to be clean. The NorMAN MailScanner Service is operated by Information Systems and Services, Newcastle University. ==== This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. Please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error. You should also be aware that all electronic mail from, to, or within Northumbria University may be the subject of a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and related legislation, and therefore may be required to be disclosed to third parties. This e-mail and attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to leaving Northumbria University. Northumbria University will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on. From: "Cutler J. Cleveland" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Invitation for Geographers to Join the Encyclopedia of Earth Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:31:45 +0100 Dear Dr. Peck Please consider forwarding this to your AAG Specialty Group. I think it would be of great interest to them. Thanks Cutler Dear Friends and Colleagues, I invite you to help build what is fast becoming a seminal reference on understanding and managing the environment. With the recent public release of the Encyclopedia of Earth (http://www.eoearth.org/), scientists from around the world are joining to create a comprehensive, authoritative source of information about the environments of Earth and their interactions with society. The Encyclopedia is written and governed by experts working in a unique collaborative environment, and it has been released through the initial work of about 300 Authors and 100 Topic Editors. The Encyclopedia's oversight comes from an outstanding group of international scholars, our International Advisory Board (see below). You can write on or edit any topic that interests you and that falls within the scope of Encyclopedia. Entries are from 250 to 5,000 words, geared to a general audience. Your articles can be drawn directly from existing material you have written, subject to any copyright restrictions. The Encyclopedia is built, maintained, and governed by experts like you via a specially adapted "wiki," an online resource that allows users to add and edit content collectively. Significantly, unlike other wikis, access to the Encyclopedia wiki is restricted to approved experts, and all content is peer reviewed and approved prior to being published at the free public site. Contributing is easy: visit http://www.eoearth.org/, click on BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR, and follow the guidelines there. The site also contains additional information about the project. I encourage you to circulate this invitation widely within your community. Contact me or editorial assistants Alejandra Roman <[log in to unmask]> or Ida Kubiszewski <[log in to unmask]> with questions. Thanks for your consideration. With best regards, Cutler J. Cleveland Editor-in-Chief Encyclopedia of Earth Professor Department of Geography and Environment and Center for Energy and Environmental Studies Boston University INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Rita Colwell, Chairman, Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., former Director of the National Science Foundation, USA Robert W. Corell, Chair of the Steering Committee for the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Robert Costanza, Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, USA Mohamed H. A. Hassan, President, African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya Thomas Homer-Dixon, Director, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University College, Canada Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, The University of Michigan, USA Steve Hubbell, Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia, USA Simon A. Levin, Moffett Professor of Biology, Director, Center for Biocomplexity, Princeton University, USA Bonnie J. McCay, Distinguished Professor of Human Ecology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA David W. Orr, Chairman, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA Rajendra K. Pachauri, Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute, India F. Sherwood Rowland, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, University of California - Irvine, USA B. L. Turner, Director, School of Geography, Clark University, USA