New USENET GIS newsgroup (fwd)

[Rob Knauerhase]

I'm forwarding this article which was submitted to the GRASSU mailing list.
While I'm here, let me endorse the idea and encourage everyone to mail
"YES" votes to the vote-collector below.

Rob
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Rob Knauerhase
rob at zorro.cecer.army.mil Construction Engineering Research Lab, Corps of Eng.
knauer at cs.uiuc.edu       UIUC Dept. of Computer Science, Gigabit Study Group

In an E-mail message, paulf at lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu said:
>
>Hello all you GRASS users, 
>
>I just wanted to post a Call For Votes (CFV) for a new USENET 
>newsgroup. The posting listed below should appear in the listed 
>newsgroups within the next two days. The voting alias at 
>css.seismo.gov is set up however and ready to accept votes. 
>
>I'd be willing to try and answer anyones questions about this 
>(email paulf at lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu).
>
>
>------------------start of CFV------------------------
>Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.infosystems,
>            comp.graphics,comp.graphics.visualization,sci.geo.geology,
>	    comp.databases
>Subject: CVF:  comp.infosystems.gis
>
>The discussion period has ended without significant objection.
>This is the formal CALL FOR VOTES for creation of the newsgroup:
>
>         comp.infosystems.gis             Unmoderated
>
>The voting period will end on February 8 at 23:59 GMT (8pm EST).
>
>To cast a YES vote for comp.infosystems.gis
>
>    Send a message with the word YES in the subject line (preferred)
>    or the body of the message to gis-vote at seismo.css.gov
>
>To cast a NO vote for comp.infosystems.gis
>
>    Send a message with the word NO in the subject line (preferred)
>    or the body of the message to gis-vote at seismo.css.gov
>
>=-=-=-=- DO NOT POST YOUR VOTE!  Posted votes will not be counted. -=-=-=-=
>
>This call for discussion proposes that a newsgroup be created for
>discussing GIS issues. 
>
>Proposed Charter:
>
>    The new group will not be moderated.
>
>    This newsgroup will be for discussion of the developing field in 
>    information managment known as GIS (Geographic Information Systems). 
>    This includes, but is not limited to:
>
>    o   questions about specific GIS/LIS packages in the public and commercial
>	domains (e.g., MOSS, GRASS, ARC/INFO, ERDAS, ER MAPPER, etc...)
>
>    o   questions on data issues (e.g., availability, sources, types...)
>
>    o   discussions about GIS analysis and display methodologies (e.g., image 
>	processing, cartography, classification, etc.)
>
>    o   discussions about users use of GIS for attaining research goals
>
>
>    It is expected that discussions relating to both GIS and other
>    newsgroups may be cross-posted. 
>
>    The group will be gatewayed with the existing GIS-L Listserver and
>    the extant bit.gis-l group will be removed upon creation of this 
>    group.
>
>=-=-=-=- DO NOT POST YOUR VOTE!  Posted votes will not be counted. -=-=-=-=
>
>-dave bonnett-   Center for Seismic Studies;  Arlington, VA 
>      bonnett at seismo.css.gov :  (703) 276-7900 
>	Pop Kid Internationale
>
>------------------------end of CFV----------------------------------j
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul Friberg
>