Chemical Structure Association

[Bernard Blessington]

On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:22:44 GMT Janet Ash <ash at euronet.nl> wrote:

> 
> This message has already been sent to ChemInd list and is now further posted
> to several lists - apologies for duplication.
> 
> 
> INTERNET WORKSHOP
> 
> In the recent Chemical Structure Association Newsletter, and on the new CSA
> Web site at
>  
> 	http://www.chem-structure.org 
> 
> details are given about a 2-day Internet Workshop at the University of
> Sheffield, on 10th and 11th April....

> The cost is 85 pounds per day, but there is a reduction of 10 
pounds
> per day for CSA and RSC-CIG members and a further reduction of 10 pounds per
> day if you book before 1st March.
> 
>  
> Janet Ash
> Chairman CSA
> 
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I appreciate that information about meetings is a perfectly valid 
topic for this list. However I'm surprised that the Chemical 
Structure Association, in particular, is still relying on such 
local meetings. Should they not be leading the way ?? - and 
organising electronic WWW conferences ??
Computerised Chemical Structure tools have advanced enormously in 
recent years( many excellent examples are free to educational & 
individual users) and the subject is the legitimate concern of ALL 
levels of chemistry - Schools, Undergraduate and Postgraduate 
Universities and colleges etc as well as the traditional and wealthy 
Industry members. Many of these groups can afford neither the time 
nor the money for meetings costing £200 plus travel expenses. 
 I would have thought the CSA could immediately widen its potential 
membership/interest by organising such 
international/wideranging/inexpensive and convenient electronic 
conferences.
 Accessing the Web is no big deal- a free beer or coffee at your 
local college or cyber-cafe would guarantee friendly help- and the 
ability to read guides, summaries,papers and listen-into or even 
enter-into discussion from many countries would be a true and great 
introduction to Chemistry Networking.
 Any comments ??
 Bernard 
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Dr.Bernard Blessington .  Bradford University .
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Bradford BD7 1DP, England. 
Tel +44 (0) 1274 384704  FAX +44 (0) 1274 305340         
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