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Dear Robert and Forum members:

Some EDRA comments:

I left EDRA quite a number of years ago for several
reasons.  First, there was a distinct impression
that the original founders comprised a somewhat
closed (I hesitate to use the word elitist) group.

Second, I felt that I was receiving very little for
my dues.  At that time, I believe that I was paying
around $60.00 (Can.) in dues.  When I realized
that this translated into $15.00 per issue of
the newsletter and that I was getting
little else from the organization, it did not seem
like a very attractive membership.

Third, many other organizations (e.g. Human Factors)
offered much more bang for the buck.

If the current situation is pretty much the same,
there would be little incentive for me to re-join.

I went to the Mexico EDRA, and I would say that
the program was SLIGHTLY imbalanced, with
research not particularly prominent.  Still, it
was a moderately worthwhile trip.

To continue in this spirit of gentle EDRA bashing,
although I attended the Mexico conference, I
received ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE of this year's
meeting.  I expect better organization from
an organization!

I would like to append another comment to FORUM
members:  quite simply, why is this not an ACTIVE
forum?  Do we have too few members?  Is there a
member list that can be distributed?  Could we
entertain the possibility of forming special
interest groups, discussion forums or whatever?

I would like to se the FORUM become a resource
for environment/behavior researchers, and perhaps
also serve to interest "people who "browse"
on the network.

I post this for your comments.
(At the very least I expect a response
from Robert!).

Stuart Kaye