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From: thomson@cs.utah.edu (Rich Thomson)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Wanted: Members for Scientific Visualization Mailing List
Summary: It has existed for almost two years (check news.lists)
Message-ID: <1989Nov25.142552.1702@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 25 Nov 89 21:25:51 GMT
References: <11726@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
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In article <11726@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> markv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU () writes:
>I have lately become involved with ongoing research at Princeton
>University in the field of scientific visualization, and would like to
>know first of all, if any mailing lists exist, and if not (as I presume
>there aren't) to propose the formation of one.

(From news.lists, dated 7 Nov 89)
comp-visualization
    Contact: comp-vis-request@cs.utah.edu  (Rich Thomson)

    Purpose:  This mailing list is intended to be a forum for
    discussion of computer visualization.  "Computer visualization"
    refers to the related topics of graphical program interfaces,
    simulation, image processing and computer graphics with a dash of
    hypermedia and artificial intelligence thrown in.  The group
    discusses any and or all topics related to computer visualization
    and its application to problems in the sciences.

As you can see, such a list already exists (I am the "editor"); it is
characterized by a group of subscribers that are all ears for the latest
information about computer visualization.  Unfortunately, there isn't
anyone SAYING anything.  I posted some admittedly opinionated material to
the list in the beginning, hoping to at least get a response from them.
Nil.  So, whatever you want to say can be said here.  I don't do anything
other than re-format the message.  Don't be surprised if it feels like
you're shouting down an empty well, though.

>Such a mailing list would serve many purposes:
>
>o	To serve as a forum for many researchers to "get to know"
>	each other.

>o	Announcement of papers of interest, as well as maintenance of 
>	a bibliography on subjects relevant to the field.

>o	Announcement of available software which has been found useful
>	for tasks of scientific visualization.

>o	Researcher's descriptions of "case studies".  This would allow
>	us to hear of the pitfalls of certain approaches or
>	methologies.

>o	Discussion of topics which are relevant and of general interest
>	to visualization efforts.  This can be programming tricks,
>	critiques of papers, or whatever.

>o	Hardware which has proven to be useful.

>I should be able to provide an >archive ftp site as well for back issues

ftp to cs.utah.edu (128.110.4.21) and look in pub/comp-vis.

>of the mailing list, and am willing to cross post to newsgroups like
>comp.graphics and sci.math.num-analysis if that is deemed appropriate by
>net readership.

I don't bother to cross-post because there isn't any traffic yet.

						-- Rich

Rich Thomson	thomson@cs.utah.edu  {bellcore,hplabs,uunet}!utah-cs!thomson
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