Global Chemweb?

[Joel Crisp]

Hi
> 
> 
> >We might want to contact CTICC (Computers in teaching initiative centre
> >for Chemistry) at Liverpool, and their equivalents in  say, Physics, &
> >Medicine to see if they're interested.  Maybe the CTI could orgainise
> >a web conference, and we produce a Chemistry parallel symposium?
> 
> CTI were a trifle slow in recognising the potential of the Web
> (if fact, did not the Webmasters meet clash with one of theirs?).
> Anyway, I would not wish it to be totally dominated by teaching.
> Although I personally take teaching seriously, it is still regarded
> by many as a poor cousin to research themes and funding.
> If we push teaching too strongly, it may be mis-interpreted.

I was asked by the CTI directorate to give a talk on the use of the
Web for resource discovery at the CTI conference in Oxford.

The degree of enthusiasm was high, but tempered by proper and serious
concern about the quantity of resource needed to support a web site
in the short term. ( I think we all accept that in the long term
it will result in a resource saving.... )

>From our own experience of the CTICM ( our associate unit here in Bristol )
this problem is a very real one. Sue and Gill are too overworked to even
*look* at the possibilites offered by the web, let alone realise them.

I suggest the possibility of a collaboration may be the best way
to encourage these centres to move positively on this.

> 
> 
> Are we convinced that a one day conference, say starting at 10
> and going till 5, and with posters,  is excluded? This would ease accomodation
> problems and hence cost.
> 
> 
> Dr Henry Rzepa,  Department of Chemistry,  Imperial College,  LONDON SW7 2AY;
> rzepa at ic.ac.uk via Eudora Pro 2.1.3; Tel  (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171
> 594 5804.
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> 
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Joel
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