ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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will be great if this actually works!  It should be the top line of the
transition how-to as the migration comes along.  Thanks, Eric...


On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
>
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>
> yes, it appears that there is a way to participate just by email.  I
> dropped over to the site, dug up my username and address, and logged in.  A
> few keystrokes and I *think* I signed up for regular html email delivery in
> real time.  Its not live yet, but the "beta forum" has 8200 users, so I
> assume that is the one we will be moving into.  On the same page are 10-15
> special interest forums that seem like they could be interesting.  I am a
> pretty heavy user of this listserv, and it would be easy to get grumpy
> about the transition, but it looks pretty easy to get up and running.
>
> I really like listservs (more than blogs, twitter, etc) because they are
> intrinsically democratic and participatory.  I have participated in many
> listservs over the years.  Google Groups, Yahoo Groups, and various systems
> that create threaded forums online along with email delivery options have
> pretty much put listservs out of business.  It doesn't have to represent a
> major change in how one participates.
>
> eric siegel
>
> On Nov 15, 2013, at 3:28 PM, Christine Ruffo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
> >
> *****************************************************************************
> >
> > Hi everyone. Good question, Dan! There is a "legacy" option in the new
> system that will allow you to participate solely via email.
> >
> > Best,
> > Christine
> >
> > Christine Ruffo
> > Research and Web Manager
> > Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
> > 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW
> > 7th Floor
> > Washington, DC 20006-2734
> > Phone: (202) 783-7200 x125
> > Fax: (202) 783-7207
> >
> > IT'S NEVER TOO SOON TO THINK ABOUT ASTC 2014! Be part of the program for
> ASTC's 2014 Annual Conference, October 18-21, 2014 in Raleigh, North
> Carolina, hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Session
> proposals are due November 18. Submit your proposal at
> astc.confex.com/astc/2014/cfp.cgi, or for tips on making your proposal
> stand out, watch the webinar at vimeo.com/76647326.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dan Zevin
> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 3:08 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: The ISEN-ASTC-L Listserv is Moving!
> >
> > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
> Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
> >
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> >
> > Will we have to login to the ASTC community website each and every time
> we want to post to or read what's on the new General Forum list?  What I
> love about old-fashioned listservs is that I don't have to take numerous
> extra steps to participate and can keep working from my email account while
> I read and occasionally send out or respond to posts.  I guess I'm old
> fashioned too, and now like many other communities I've been part of
> before, I'll probably start to slowly fade away from this one as well, as
> there's not enough time in the day to stop what I'm doing and login to
> this, login to that.  But if there's the option to keep participating
> solely via email, please do tell!
> >
> > Dan Zevin
> > Center for Science Education
> > UC Berkeley
> >
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