========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:05:59 -0700 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Mark McClure Subject: ICEE 2005 abstracts deadline extended MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0158_01C50D26.885AD660" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0158_01C50D26.885AD660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, Following our previous information, on behalf of the International = Conference on Engineering Education 2005 Organizing Committee we would = like to inform you that the deadline for submitting abstracts of = presentations intended for ICEE 2005 conference in Gliwice, July 25-29, = 2005, has been extended up to March 15, 2005. As you possibly know the = original deadline was January 31, 2005, and we have managed to collect = around 250 abstracts, which is more than satisfactory result. On the = other hand, several authors asked us if it would be possible to submit = their abstracts some time later and they also mentioned, that they had = not enough time to spread the information about ICEE 2005 among = educators and researchers possibly interested in this event. In view of = this wide interest in ICEE 2005, and our own attitude towards making = this event as broad and rich in engineering education and research = achievements reports as possible, we have decided to once extend the = abstract submission deadline. We are sure that this decision would allow = us to make ICEE 2005 conference in Gliwice substantially more = interesting, important and successful, and we seek your help in = accomplishing this mission. We would like to ask you to submit your = abstract as soon as possible because it helps us in the ICEE 2005 = planning and makes it possible to earlier inform you about your abstract = acceptance. We would like to use this occasion to share with you some data = concerning the shaping of ICEE 2005 in Gliwice. With respect to the = country oriented statistics of the abstracts submitted so far, we = observe traditionally strong participation of colleagues from United = States, Taiwan and Brazil. We can expect important representation from = United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain and Australia = universities. We would like to stress that we are impressed by the = number of abstracts that we have collected from such countries as = Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania and Romania. We hoped that the organization = of ICEE 2005 in Poland would enable to get more participants from these = Central and Eastern Europe countries and it seems that we were right. As = for now we have collected abstracts from people representing 38 = countries! With respect to the categories of highest interest for ICEE 2005 = participants we should mention current trends in engineering education, = e-learning, internet technologies and multimedia, as well as special = topics on computer graphics and graphics education. The latter topic has = been specially prepared for ICEE 2005 in Gliwice with the world-wide = community of Geometry and Graphics educators in mind. We have also = observed substantial interest in such important topics as collaboration = with industry, internationalization and globalization of education, = biotechnology and special topics on physics in engineering education and = elements of ethics while educating engineers. We would like to stress = once again that we expect abstracts and subsequent presentations on any = engineering education and research related topic, and even if you cannot = find the thematic category that directly corresponds to your area of = specialization please do not hesitate to submit your contribution. We would like to repeat our invitation to participate in the ICEE 2005, = organized by the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland, = July 25-29, 2005. Please refer to the ICEE 2005 website - = http://icee2005.polsl.pl - for major topics and special sessions of the = conference, and remember that the general objective of ICEE conferences = is the promotion of international networking and collaboration. We would = like also to remind you that together with the rich technical program of = the conference we would like you to visit some of the truly lovely and = interesting places in the south of Poland, including the unique = industrial infrastructure of Upper Silesia region, the magnificent = monuments of Krak=F3w - one of the oldest and the most beatiful towns in = Poland, and the absolutely special salt mine in Wieliczka. The = accompanying persons program includes among other the possibility of = important visit to Auschwitz which could be also made available to = regular conference participants via special arrangement. We look forward to meet you in Gliwice in July. Prof. Wojciech ZIELINSKI ICEE 2005 General Chair Rector of the Silesian University of Technology Dr Jerzy MOSCINSKI ICEE 2005 Organizing Committee Chair The SIlesian University of Technology E-mail: icee2005@polsl.pl =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To unsubscribe from this list, send the command SIGNOFF C14-L to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU, or send a request to C14-L-request@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU. ------=_NextPart_000_0158_01C50D26.885AD660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Colleagues,

Following our previous information, on behalf of the = International=20 Conference on Engineering Education 2005 Organizing Committee we would = like to=20 inform you that the deadline for submitting abstracts of = presentations=20 intended for ICEE 2005 conference in Gliwice, July 25-29, 2005, has been = extended up to March 15, 2005. As you possibly know the original = deadline=20 was January 31, 2005, and we have managed to collect around 250 = abstracts, which=20 is more than satisfactory result. On the other hand, several authors = asked us if=20 it would be possible to submit their abstracts some time later and they = also=20 mentioned, that they had not enough time to spread the information about = ICEE=20 2005 among educators and researchers possibly interested in this event. = In view=20 of this wide interest in ICEE 2005, and our own attitude towards making = this=20 event as broad and rich in engineering education and research = achievements=20 reports as possible, we have decided to once extend the abstract = submission=20 deadline. We are sure that this decision would allow us to make ICEE = 2005=20 conference in Gliwice substantially more interesting, important and = successful,=20 and we seek your help in accomplishing this mission. We would like to = ask you to=20 submit your abstract as soon as possible because it helps us in = the=20 ICEE 2005 planning and makes it possible to earlier inform you = about your=20 abstract acceptance.

We would like to use this occasion to share = with you=20 some data concerning the shaping of ICEE 2005 in Gliwice. With respect = to the=20 country oriented statistics of the abstracts submitted so far, we = observe=20 traditionally strong participation of colleagues from United States, = Taiwan and=20 Brazil. We can expect important representation from United Kingdom, = Czech=20 Republic, Germany, Spain and Australia universities. We would like to = stress=20 that we are impressed by the number of abstracts that we have collected = from=20 such countries as Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania and Romania. We hoped that = the=20 organization of ICEE 2005 in Poland would enable to get more = participants from=20 these Central and Eastern Europe countries and it seems that we were = right. As=20 for now we have collected abstracts from people representing 38=20 countries!
With respect to the categories of highest interest for = ICEE=20 2005 participants we should mention current trends in engineering = education,=20 e-learning, internet technologies and multimedia, as well as special = topics on=20 computer graphics and graphics education. The latter topic has been = specially=20 prepared for ICEE 2005 in Gliwice with the world-wide community of = Geometry=20 and Graphics educators in mind. We have also observed substantial = interest=20 in such important topics as collaboration with industry, = internationalization=20 and globalization of education, biotechnology and special topics on = physics in=20 engineering education and elements of ethics while educating engineers. = We would=20 like to stress once again that we expect abstracts and subsequent = presentations=20 on any engineering education and research related topic, and even if you = cannot=20 find the thematic category that directly corresponds to your area of=20 specialization please do not hesitate to submit your = contribution.

We=20 would like to repeat our invitation to participate in the ICEE 2005, = organized=20 by the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland, July 25-29, = 2005. Please = refer to the=20 ICEE 2005 website - http://icee2005.polsl.pl - for major topics and special = sessions of=20 the conference, and remember that the general objective of ICEE = conferences is=20 the promotion of international networking and collaboration. We would = like also=20 to remind you that together with the rich technical program of the = conference we=20 would like you to visit some of the truly lovely and interesting places = in the=20 south of Poland, including the unique industrial infrastructure of Upper = Silesia=20 region, the magnificent monuments of Krak=F3w - one of the oldest and = the most=20 beatiful towns in Poland, and the absolutely special salt mine in = Wieliczka. The=20 accompanying persons program includes among other the possibility of = important=20 visit to Auschwitz which could be also made available to regular=20 conference participants via special = arrangement.

We look forward to meet you in = Gliwice in=20 July.

Prof. Wojciech ZIELINSKI
ICEE 2005 General = Chair
Rector of=20 the Silesian University of Technology

Dr Jerzy MOSCINSKI
ICEE = 2005=20 Organizing Committee Chair
The SIlesian University of=20 Technology

E-mail: icee2005@polsl.pl =
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To unsubscribe from this list, send the command SIGNOFF C14-L to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU, or send a request to C14-L-request@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU. ------=_NextPart_000_0158_01C50D26.885AD660-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:05:28 -0700 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Mark McClure Subject: job posting (KCCAMS) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C50F8A.56EE2BC0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C50F8A.56EE2BC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Employment Opportunity at University of California, Irvine. The Department of Earth System Science (ESS) has an immediate opening = for one or more full-time or part-time specialists (junior, assistant, = associate or full specialist level depending on qualifications) to = support operations of the W. M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass = Spectrometer (KCCAMS) and Stable Isotope Facility. We measure 13C and = 14C, 15N, 18O, and deuterium in samples of coral, seawater, sediment, = organic matter, and air to determine how matter is transferred between = the ocean, land and atmosphere.=20 The successful applicant will help with sample preparation at the KCCAMS = facility including an Accelerator Mass Spectrometer and two Isotope = Ratio Mass Spectrometers (IRMS). Duties will be varied according the = skills of the individual, but may include running mass spectrometers, = all stages of sample preparation, data analysis, documentation, = assisting and training visitors and new personnel, and some laboratory = management. A commitment to working as part of a team and the ability to = work well in shared lab facilities is also required.=20 Applicants should have a B.S. or higher degree in Physics, Chemistry or = Earth Science, or equivalent experience. Experience in mass = spectrometry, particularly IRMS, is desired. Salary will be commensurate = with qualifications and experience, based on University of California = salary scales.=20 A curriculum vitae including names and contact information for three = references should be sent to John Southon, Diane Pataki or Sue Trumbore, = Dept of Earth System Science, U.C. Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3100; email = jsouthon@uci.edu, dpataki@uci.edu, or setrumbo@uci.edu=20 The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer = committed to excellence through diversity.=20 Consideration of applications will begin in late February and continue = until positions are filled.=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To unsubscribe from this list, send the command SIGNOFF C14-L to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU, or send a request to C14-L-request@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C50F8A.56EE2BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Employment Opportunity at=20 University of = California, Irvine.

The=20 Department of Earth System Science (ESS) has an immediate opening for = one or=20 more full-time or part-time specialists (junior, assistant, associate or = full=20 specialist level depending on qualifications) to support operations of = the W. M.=20 Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (KCCAMS) and Stable = Isotope=20 Facility. We measure 13C and 14C, 15N, 18O, and deuterium in samples of = coral,=20 seawater, sediment, organic matter, and air to determine how matter is=20 transferred between the ocean, land and atmosphere.=20

The=20 successful applicant will help with sample preparation at the KCCAMS=20 facility including an Accelerator Mass Spectrometer = and two=20 Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometers (IRMS). Duties will be varied according = the=20 skills of the individual, but may include running mass spectrometers, = all stages=20 of sample preparation, data analysis, documentation, assisting and = training=20 visitors and new personnel, and some laboratory management. A commitment = to=20 working as part of a team and the ability to work well in shared lab = facilities=20 is also required.

Applicants should have a B.S. or higher degree in Physics, = Chemistry or=20 Earth Science, or equivalent experience. Experience in mass = spectrometry,=20 particularly IRMS, is desired. Salary will be commensurate with = qualifications=20 and experience, based on University of California salary scales.=20

A=20 curriculum vitae including names and contact information for three = references=20 should be sent to John Southon, Diane Pataki or Sue Trumbore, Dept of = Earth=20 System Science, U.C. Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3100; email = jsouthon@uci.edu,=20 dpataki@uci.edu, or setrumbo@uci.edu

The=20 University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity = employer=20 committed to excellence through diversity.

Consideration of applications will begin in late February and = continue=20 until positions are filled.=20

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To unsubscribe from this list, send the command SIGNOFF C14-L to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU, or send a request to C14-L-request@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C50F8A.56EE2BC0-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:31:23 +1100 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Chris Turney Subject: Homo floresiensis material illegally removed from Indonesia Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-28-947264251 --Apple-Mail-28-947264251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Everyone, We have just found out that there has been an illegal shipment of fossil material of the Homo floresiensis (Hobbit) out of Indonesia with the view to doing a variety of different scientific analyses. I understand this is to include 14C dating. Please be aware that these samples were exported illegally (and unethically) and are the subject of ongoing investigations by the Indonesian authorities to recover these valuable relics of cultural heritage. If anyone hears of this material can you please advise me asap. All the best, Chris ************************************************************************ ******* Dr. Chris Turney President to the INQUA Sub-Commission for Tephrochronology and Volcanism (SCOTAV) Web page: http://www.gns.cri.nz/inquatephra/ Tephra extraction techniques virtual workshop: http://www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/Tephra/Tephratrace/Home.htm Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellow School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia Home page: http://www.uow.edu.au/science/eesc/staff/cturney/ct.html E-mail: turney@uow.edu.au Office Tel.: +61 2 4221 3561 Lab. Tel.: +61 2 4221 5906 Fax.: +61 2 4221 4250 ************************************************************************ ******* Slartybartfast: I'd far rather be happy than right any day Arthur Dent: And are you? Slartybartfast: No. Thats where it all falls down you see. Arthur Dent: Pity. Sounds a rather good lifestyle. ************************************************************************ ******* =========================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send the command SIGNOFF C14-L to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU, or send a request to C14-L-request@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU. --Apple-Mail-28-947264251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hi Everyone, We have just found out that there has been an illegal shipment of fossil material of the Homo floresiensis (Hobbit) out of Indonesia with the view to doing a variety of different scientific analyses. I understand this is to include 14C dating. Please be aware that these samples were exported illegally (and unethically) and are the subject of ongoing investigations by the Indonesian authorities to recover these valuable relics of cultural heritage. If anyone hears of this material can you please advise me asap. All the best, Chris ******************************************************************************* Dr. Chris Turney President to the INQUA Sub-Commission for Tephrochronology and Volcanism (SCOTAV) Web page: http://www.gns.cri.nz/inquatephra/ Tephra extraction techniques virtual workshop: http://www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/Tephra/Tephratrace/Home.htm Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellow School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia Home page: http://www.uow.edu.au/science/eesc/staff/cturney/ct.html E-mail: turney@uow.edu.au Office Tel.: +61 2 4221 3561 Lab. Tel.: +61 2 4221 5906 Fax.: +61 2 4221 4250 ******************************************************************************* Slartybartfast: I'd far rather be happy than right any day Arthur Dent: And are you? Slartybartfast: No. Thats where it all falls down you see. Arthur Dent: Pity. Sounds a rather good lifestyle. *******************************************************************************Times New Roman --Apple-Mail-28-947264251-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:49:57 -0700 Reply-To: Radiocarbon Mailing List Sender: Radiocarbon Mailing List From: Ken Cole Subject: C14 ratty brain teaser MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed C14 List: I have been compiling radiocarbon results from packrat middens in the southwestern U.S. spanning the Younger Dryas. It seems to me, that being located in the middle of radiocarbon plateau, there should be more Younger Dryas age middens than in other periods. That is, assuming a constant rate of midden deposition, say 100 middens/1000 calendar years (10 middens per century), these should be over-represented on a C14 scale. That is, since 1000 calendar years on the radiocarbon plateau may only translate to only ~700 radiocarbon years, then you should find 100 middens dating to this 700 year C14 period giving you a apparent deposition rate of 100 middens/700 radiocarbon years (14.2 middens per century). Or would the radiocarbon plateau force the opposite effect? That is, generate such a large dating uncertainties as to force early Younger Dryas and late Younger Dryas middens off either end? This seems less logical to me. Regardless of the above; the numbers for midden deposition (out of 2128 records) are: 1300 year period prior to the YD - about 14.2 to 12.9 ka 146 middens 1300 year period during YD - about 12.9 to 11.6 ka 103 middens 1300 year period following the YD - about 11.6 to 10.3 ka 140 middens Could this be interpreted to mean that packrats were feeling poorly during the Younger Dryas? Or is this just a complication brought about by the radiocarbon plateau? Any relevant references would certainly be welcome. Thanks, Ken Cole ****************************************** Kenneth L. Cole, Ph.D. USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station P.O. Box 5614, Bldg. 24 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5614 Phone:(928) 556-7466 ext. 230 FAX:(928) 556-7500 E-mail: Kenneth.Cole@nau.edu Personal Web Page address: http://www.usgs.nau.edu/global_change/kcole.html Office Web Pages: http://www.usgs.nau.edu/ ****************************************** =========================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send the command SIGNOFF C14-L to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU, or send a request to C14-L-request@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU.