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Time to write

To contributors of the VCR synthesis volume,

I've sent the revised outline to Oxford and hope that they'll give us
their blessing this time.  Even if there remains a hitch, we need to get
started writing and not just outlining.  SO PLEASE BEGIN WORKING ON YOUR
SECTIONS.  LEAD AUTHORS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COAUTHORS AND ORGANIZE
ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR CHAPTERS.

We intend to spend one day during January's all scientist meeting on the
book.  Each lead author should be prepared to give a 20 min or so
summary of the chapter.  First drafts of each chapter should be ready
for review by then.

Below is the schedule of activities that I sent to Oxford.  If we are to
meet a March 1999 goal, we need to begin seriously now.
Disturbance and Ecosystem Dynamics on a Coastal Landscape

Schedule of
Activities



(20 October 1997)




Oct. 1997  Book outline and related materials sent to Oxford
University Press. and posted on web for contributors.




Jan.. 5, 1998  First drafts due at VCR all scientists' meeting with
summary presentations by each lead author.




Apr. 1998.  Reviews of first drafts returned to contributors and
discussion/planning at the VCR all scientists' meeting.




Sep. 1, 1998.  Second drafts of chapters due (with reminder given Aug.
1 by editors).




Fall 1998.  Peer and editors' review of chapters.




Dec. 15, 1998.  Reviews returned to authors.




Feb. 1, 1999.  Final draft due (with reminder given Jan.. 5 by
editors).




Mar. 31, 1999.  Completed manuscript to Oxford.

Below I've also attached the file of the most recent prospectus.
 
Hopefully, you can read this.  It should be able to be read on the web
soon, if you can't.

Good luck.  See you in January.

Bob
Robert R. Christian
Professor
Biology Department
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27834

Phone: 919-328-1835
Fax: 919-328-4178
email: christianr@mail.ecu.edu