[BCNnet] Introduction and logistics
Birdchris@aol.com
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BCNnet has from its inception been the brain child of the Bird Conservation=20
Network. That's where the initials "BCN" in BCNnet.com comes from, after all=
.=20
Sue Friscia had nothing to do with the founding of BCN which has the charter=
of=20
promoting discussion of bird conservation issues in Illinois primarily, but=20
also to some extent on a national and international scale. The BCN is a memb=
er=20
organization of 17 birding organizations. Check the web site for more=20
information at www.bcnbirds.org.=20
If you don't want to talk about bird conservation, don't support the BCN or=20
support open discussion from all points of view, then unscribing is a good=20
option.=20
Christine Williamson
Chicago/Cook
birdchris@aol.com
In a message dated 1/25/2004 7:33:37 PM Central Standard Time,=20
judymellin@netzero.net writes:
I must admit that I'm a bit confused by this message. It was my=20
understanding that this listserv was set up after Sue Friscia decided that I=
BET was just=20
for "the love of birds" but many in the birding community felt the need to h=
ave=20
a forum for more detailed discussions. I never subscribed to become a membe=
r=20
of a group. I did not know that subscribing to this listserv would give me=20=
a=20
"President." If I misunderstood, it is completely my fault.
If subscribing to this listserv carries with it a membership or implied=20
membership in an organization, please let us know that. I am sure that many=
of us=20
would unsubscribe since we signed up for an information source and discussio=
n=20
forum and now find that we are being represented in something that we may no=
t=20
support. I certainly didn't intend to sign up for something like that.
Judy Mellin
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Donald R. Dann=20
To: BCN (E-mail)=20
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:48 AM
Subject: [BCNnet] Introduction and logistics
Hi BCN people;
=20
Yesterday, at the coalition=E2=80=99s quarterly business meeting I was honor=
ed to be=20
elected as your President and I look forward to working with all of you over=
=20
the next year to advance our mission of the conservation of wild birds and t=
he=20
habitats they need to survive.
=20
I announced the dates and locations of the balance of our meetings for the=20
year, all of which will take place on Saturdays, from 1 to 4 PM, as shown be=
low.=20
The 3 appointed representatives from each of our coalition members are=20
strongly urged to attend all meetings, but the meetings are also open to=20
non-members, who should contact me beforehand for confirmation. =20
=20
April 17th, at Camp Sagawau in Palos.
July 17th, at a location to be announced in Du Page County.
November 6th, at my home, 60 Ravinoaks Lane, Highland Park. =20
=20
The Executive Committee also holds open meetings and I will post advance=20
notice thereof for those who may want to attend. They will take place betwe=
en the=20
aforementioned regular meetings.
=20
Regards,
=20
Donnie =20
=20
Donald R. Dann
60 Ravinoaks Lane
Highland Park, IL 60035
Ph/Fx: 847-266-2222
Cell: 847-997-1011
Email: donniebird@yahoo.com =20
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<DIV>BCNnet has from its inception been the brain child of the Bird Conserva=
tion Network. That's where the initials "BCN" in BCNnet.com comes from,=
after all. Sue Friscia had nothing to do with the founding of BCN which has=
the charter of promoting discussion of bird conservation issues in Illinois=
primarily, but also to some extent on a national and international scale. T=
he BCN is a member organization of 17 birding organizations. Check the web s=
ite for more information at <A href=3D"http://www.bcnbirds.org">www.bcnbirds=
.org</A>. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If you don't want to talk about bird conservation, don't support the BC=
N or support open discussion from all points of view, then unscribing i=
s a good option. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Christine Williamson</DIV>
<DIV>Chicago/Cook</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"mailto:birdchris@aol.com">birdchris@aol.com</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 1/25/2004 7:33:37 PM Central Standard Time, judymell=
in@netzero.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20=
2px solid">
<DIV>I must admit that I'm a bit confused by this message. It was my u=
nderstanding that this listserv was set up after Sue Friscia decided that IB=
ET was just for "the love of birds" but many in the birding community felt t=
he need to have a forum for more detailed discussions. I never subscri=
bed to become a member of a group. I did not know that subscribing to=20=
this listserv would give me a "President." If I misunderstood, it is c=
ompletely my fault.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If subscribing to this listserv carries with it a membership or implied=
membership in an organization, please let us know that. I am sure tha=
t many of us would unsubscribe since we signed up for an information source=20=
and discussion forum and now find that we are being represented in something=
that we may not support. I certainly didn't intend to sign up for som=
ething like that.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Judy Mellin</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>F=
rom:</B> <A title=3Dmailto:donniebird@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:donniebird@ya=
hoo.com">Donald R. Dann</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dmailto:BCNnet@ece.iit.=
edu href=3D"mailto:BCNnet@ece.iit.edu">BCN (E-mail)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:48 A=
M</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [BCNnet] Introduction and lo=
gistics</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Hi BCN people;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPA=
N></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><o:p>=
</o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Yesterday, at the coalition=E2=80=99s quarterly bus=
iness meeting I was honored to be elected as your President and I look forwa=
rd to working with all of you over the next year to advance our mission of t=
he conservation of wild birds and the habitats they need to survive.<o:p></o=
:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><o:p>=
</o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">I announced the dates and locations of the balance=20=
of our meetings for the year, all of which will take place on Saturdays, fro=
m 1 to 4 PM, as shown below.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>=
<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 3 appointed representativ=
es from each of our coalition members are strongly urged to attend all meeti=
ngs, but the meetings are also open to non-members, who should contact me be=
forehand for confirmation. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o=
:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><o:p>=
</o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">April 17<SUP>th</SUP>, at Camp Sagawau in Palos.<o:=
p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">July 17<SUP>th</SUP>, at a location to be announced=
in Du Page County.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">November 6<SUP>th</SUP>, at my home, 60 Ravinoaks L=
ane, Highland Park.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:=
p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><o:p>=
</o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The Executive Committee also holds open meetings an=
d I will post advance notice thereof for those who may want to attend.<SPAN=20=
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They will take place between the a=
forementioned regular meetings.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><o:p>=
</o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><o:p>=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle15><FONT face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" color=3Dblack size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso=
-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Donnie<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SP=
AN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 10.0pt">Donald R. Dann</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN sty=
le=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D4><=
SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 10.0pt">60 Ravinoaks Lane</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20=
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D4><=
SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 10.0pt">Highland Park, IL 60035</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack>=
<SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></=
FONT></P>
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SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 10.0pt">Ph/Fx: 847-266-2222</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPA=
N style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT=
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SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 10.0pt">Cell: 847-997-1011</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>=
</P>
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ze: 10.0pt">Email: <A title=3Dmailto:donniebird@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:don=
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