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Subject: RFD: sci.physics.plasma
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Proposed CHARTER for new internet NEWSGROUP:

	NEWSGROUP for Plasma Science and Technology

   The Plasma Science and Technology research community seeks an 
increased dialogue among its multifarious constituencies.
Plasmas are as rich as any other state of matter in terms of distinct
processes and they encompass distinguishable scales ranging from the
atomic to the galactic. Opportunities in plasma science and technology
reflect this breadth in phenomena and scales; one recent list contains
135 subject areas and 65 applications areas including semiconductor
production, thin-film diamond deposition, toxic waste disposal, plasma
arcs for steel processing, laser self-focusing, fusion for energy
production, gas and arc lamps, cutting and welding, etc. 
   The NEWSGROUP for Plasma Science and Technology is intended
as a community forum for sharing new developments and bringing 
researchers together for potential new collaborations. During 1994, 
the focus of this NewsGroup will be a community-wide dialogue to 
formulate a Plasma Science and Technology Initiative which would 
deliver big-science value with a medium-scale investment. 
Participation in this dialogue will involve primarily researchers 
in plasma science and technology although qualified researchers 
in all related fields are welcome. Steering Committees for the 
Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society (APS) 
and the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society of IEEE (Institute of 
Electrical and Electronics Engineers) have given formal approval 
for this network dialogue.
   In its initial implementation, Dr. Tim Eastman will be the
PLASMA NEWSGROUP moderator. He is a Research Faculty member of the
Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of
Maryland [ph: 301-405-4829, fax: 301-314-9363, 
email: [email protected]].  The APS and IEEE Steering Committees
will renew or replace the moderator on a yearly basis.


NOTE: The NewsGroup name "sci.physics.fusion" already exists
and is appropriate for the subset of Plasma Science and Technology
which focuses on high-temperature plasmas for energy production
(i.e., fusion).  The proposed NEWSGROUP for PLASMAS is intended
to complement the "fusion" group and will primarily orient itself
to issues of Plasma Science and Technology other than fusion.
The NewsGroup name "sci.physics.plasma" would work and could
be used in parallel with "sci.physics.fusion."  However, because
Plasma Science and Technology is more inclusive (including Plasma
Chemistry and various Engineering topics within Plasma Technology),
the NewsGroup name "sci.plasma" might be appropriate with
fusion handled as a subset "sci.plasma.fusion."

From [email protected] (RonDippold) Mon Apr 11 19:36:15 1994
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From: [email protected] (Ron "Asbestos" Dippold)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,sci.physics,sci.physics.fusion,sci.physics.research,sci.physics.electromag
Subject: CFV: sci.physics.plasma moderated
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                          FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
                     moderated group sci.physics.plasma

Newsgroups line:
sci.physics.plasma	Plasma Science & Technology community exchange.

Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 29 April 1994.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact [email protected].  For questions about the
proposed group contact Tim Eastman .


CHARTER (Proponent)

   The NEWSGROUP for Plasma Science and Technology is intended as a
community forum for sharing new developments and bringing researchers
together for potential new collaborations. During 1994, the focus of
this NewsGroup will be a community-wide dialogue to formulate a Plasma
Science and Technology Initiative which would deliver big-science
value with a medium-scale investment.  Participation in this dialogue
will involve primarily researchers in plasma science and technology
although qualified researchers in all related fields are
welcome. Executive committees for the Division of Plasma Physics of
the American Physical Society (APS) and the Nuclear and Plasma
Sciences Society of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers) have given formal approval for this network dialogue.

   The Plasma Science and Technology research community seeks an
increased dialogue among its multifarious constituencies.  Plasmas are
as rich as any other state of matter in terms of distinct processes
and they encompass distinguishable scales ranging from the atomic to
the galactic. Opportunities in plasma science and technology reflect
this breadth in phenomena and scales; one recent list contains 135
subject areas and 65 applications areas including thin-film diamond
deposition, toxic waste disposal, plasma arcs for steel processing,
laser self-focusing, fusion for energy production, gas and arc lamps,
cutting and welding, and semiconductor production.

   In its initial implementation, Dr. Tim Eastman will be the PLASMA
NEWSGROUP moderator. He is a Faculty member of the Institute for
Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland [ph:
301-405-4829, fax: 301-314-9363, email: [email protected]].
Dr. Barry Ripin of the Naval Research Laboratory will be an alternate
moderator.  The APS and IEEE Executive Committees will renew or
replace the moderator on a yearly basis.

NOTE: The NewsGroup name "sci.physics.fusion" already exists
and is appropriate for the subset of Plasma Science and Technology
which focuses on plasmas for energy production (i.e., fusion).  
The proposed NEWSGROUP for PLASMA is intended to complement the 
"fusion" group and will primarily orient itself to issues of 
Plasma Science and Technology other than fusion.


Why the NewsGroup for Plasma Science & Technology is needed and should pass:

Representatives and members of the Plasma Science and Technology research 
community have long recognized a need to communicate information and issues
that affect the broader community in addition to the several email groups
that currently exist at the local level or sub-field level (e.g., the Plasma
Etch User's Group in the Bay area).  Formal support for setting up this
NewsGroup has now been given (as of Nov. 1993) by the key Executive 
Committees representing this broad multi-disciplinary field.  In order to
focus the discussion during the NewsGroup's first year, we will encourage
a community-wide dialogue to formulate a major Plasma Science and Technology
Initiative.  The NewsGroup would then complement a Workshop on this topic
at the International Conference in Plasma Science in June, 1994.  Even after
this initiative is formulated and is no longer a focus of discussion, the
NewsGroup will provide a valuable service to the community by encouraging
contacts and research coordination that might otherwise never develop.
Use of the NewsGroup will be encouraged through scientific meetings and
through timely announcements of job opportunities, research opportunities, 
and funding options.



HOW TO VOTE

Send MAIL to:   [email protected]
Just Replying should work if you are not reading this on a mailing list.

Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
      I vote YES on sci.physics.plasma
      I vote NO on sci.physics.plasma

You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program.  The
votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly.

One vote counted per person, no more than one per account. Addresses and
votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list.

From [email protected] (RonDippold) Tue Apr 19 17:49:26 1994
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From: [email protected] (Ron "Asbestos" Dippold)
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Subject: 2nd CFV: sci.physics.plasma moderated
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                          LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
                     moderated group sci.physics.plasma

Newsgroups line:
sci.physics.plasma      Plasma Science & Technology community exchange.

Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 29 April 1994.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact [email protected].  For questions about the
proposed group contact Tim Eastman .


CHARTER (Proponent)

   The NEWSGROUP for Plasma Science and Technology is intended as a
community forum for sharing new developments and bringing researchers
together for potential new collaborations. During 1994, the focus of
this NewsGroup will be a community-wide dialogue to formulate a Plasma
Science and Technology Initiative which would deliver big-science
value with a medium-scale investment.  Participation in this dialogue
will involve primarily researchers in plasma science and technology
although qualified researchers in all related fields are
welcome. Executive committees for the Division of Plasma Physics of
the American Physical Society (APS) and the Nuclear and Plasma
Sciences Society of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers) have given formal approval for this network dialogue.

   The Plasma Science and Technology research community seeks an
increased dialogue among its multifarious constituencies.  Plasmas are
as rich as any other state of matter in terms of distinct processes
and they encompass distinguishable scales ranging from the atomic to
the galactic. Opportunities in plasma science and technology reflect
this breadth in phenomena and scales; one recent list contains 135
subject areas and 65 applications areas including thin-film diamond
deposition, toxic waste disposal, plasma arcs for steel processing,
laser self-focusing, fusion for energy production, gas and arc lamps,
cutting and welding, and semiconductor production.

   In its initial implementation, Dr. Tim Eastman will be the PLASMA
NEWSGROUP moderator. He is a Faculty member of the Institute for
Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland [ph:
301-405-4829, fax: 301-314-9363, email: [email protected]].
Dr. Barry Ripin of the Naval Research Laboratory will be an alternate
moderator.  The APS and IEEE Executive Committees will renew or
replace the moderator on a yearly basis.

NOTE: The NewsGroup name "sci.physics.fusion" already exists
and is appropriate for the subset of Plasma Science and Technology
which focuses on plasmas for energy production (i.e., fusion).  
The proposed NEWSGROUP for PLASMA is intended to complement the 
"fusion" group and will primarily orient itself to issues of 
Plasma Science and Technology other than fusion.


Why the NewsGroup for Plasma Science & Technology is needed and should pass:

Representatives and members of the Plasma Science and Technology research 
community have long recognized a need to communicate information and issues
that affect the broader community in addition to the several email groups
that currently exist at the local level or sub-field level (e.g., the Plasma
Etch User's Group in the Bay area).  Formal support for setting up this
NewsGroup has now been given (as of Nov. 1993) by the key Executive 
Committees representing this broad multi-disciplinary field.  In order to
focus the discussion during the NewsGroup's first year, we will encourage
a community-wide dialogue to formulate a major Plasma Science and Technology
Initiative.  The NewsGroup would then complement a Workshop on this topic
at the International Conference in Plasma Science in June, 1994.  Even after
this initiative is formulated and is no longer a focus of discussion, the
NewsGroup will provide a valuable service to the community by encouraging
contacts and research coordination that might otherwise never develop.
Use of the NewsGroup will be encouraged through scientific meetings and
through timely announcements of job opportunities, research opportunities, 
and funding options.



HOW TO VOTE

Send MAIL to:   [email protected]
Just Replying should work if you are not reading this on a mailing list.

Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
      I vote YES on sci.physics.plasma
      I vote NO on sci.physics.plasma

You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program.  The
votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly.

One vote counted per person, no more than one per account. Addresses and
votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list.



sci.physics.plasma Bounce List - No need to revote
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@s.ms.uky.edu                                                                 
[email protected]                                        John W. Cobb

From [email protected] (RonDippold) Wed May  4 17:45:05 1994
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: [email protected] (Ron "Asbestos" Dippold)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,sci.physics,sci.physics.fusion,sci.physics.research,sci.physics.electromag
Subject: RESULT: sci.physics.plasma moderated passes 143:17
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				RESULT
	   moderated group sci.physics.plasma passes 143:17

There were 143 YES votes and 17 NO votes, for a total of 160 valid votes. 
There was 1 abstain and 1 invalid ballot.

For group passage, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and NO)
votes.   There also must be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes. 

There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted.  If no
serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator of
news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter.


Newsgroups line:
sci.physics.plasma      Plasma Science & Technology community exchange.


This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact [email protected].  For questions about the
proposed group contact Tim Eastman .


CHARTER (Proponent)

   The NEWSGROUP for Plasma Science and Technology is intended as a
community forum for sharing new developments and bringing researchers
together for potential new collaborations. During 1994, the focus of
this NewsGroup will be a community-wide dialogue to formulate a Plasma
Science and Technology Initiative which would deliver big-science
value with a medium-scale investment.  Participation in this dialogue
will involve primarily researchers in plasma science and technology
although qualified researchers in all related fields are
welcome. Executive committees for the Division of Plasma Physics of
the American Physical Society (APS) and the Nuclear and Plasma
Sciences Society of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers) have given formal approval for this network dialogue.

   The Plasma Science and Technology research community seeks an
increased dialogue among its multifarious constituencies.  Plasmas are
as rich as any other state of matter in terms of distinct processes
and they encompass distinguishable scales ranging from the atomic to
the galactic. Opportunities in plasma science and technology reflect
this breadth in phenomena and scales; one recent list contains 135
subject areas and 65 applications areas including thin-film diamond
deposition, toxic waste disposal, plasma arcs for steel processing,
laser self-focusing, fusion for energy production, gas and arc lamps,
cutting and welding, and semiconductor production.

   In its initial implementation, Dr. Tim Eastman will be the PLASMA
NEWSGROUP moderator. He is a Faculty member of the Institute for
Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland [ph:
301-405-4829, fax: 301-314-9363, email: [email protected]].
Dr. Barry Ripin of the Naval Research Laboratory will be an alternate
moderator.  The APS and IEEE Executive Committees will renew or
replace the moderator on a yearly basis.

NOTE: The NewsGroup name "sci.physics.fusion" already exists
and is appropriate for the subset of Plasma Science and Technology
which focuses on plasmas for energy production (i.e., fusion).  
The proposed NEWSGROUP for PLASMA is intended to complement the 
"fusion" group and will primarily orient itself to issues of 
Plasma Science and Technology other than fusion.


Why the NewsGroup for Plasma Science & Technology is needed and should pass:

Representatives and members of the Plasma Science and Technology research 
community have long recognized a need to communicate information and issues
that affect the broader community in addition to the several email groups
that currently exist at the local level or sub-field level (e.g., the Plasma
Etch User's Group in the Bay area).  Formal support for setting up this
NewsGroup has now been given (as of Nov. 1993) by the key Executive 
Committees representing this broad multi-disciplinary field.  In order to
focus the discussion during the NewsGroup's first year, we will encourage
a community-wide dialogue to formulate a major Plasma Science and Technology
Initiative.  The NewsGroup would then complement a Workshop on this topic
at the International Conference in Plasma Science in June, 1994.  Even after
this initiative is formulated and is no longer a focus of discussion, the
NewsGroup will provide a valuable service to the community by encouraging
contacts and research coordination that might otherwise never develop.
Use of the NewsGroup will be encouraged through scientific meetings and
through timely announcements of job opportunities, research opportunities, 
and funding options.

sci.physics.plasma Final Vote Ack

Voted Yes
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@s.ms.uky.edu                                                                 
[email protected]                                            Alasdair Allan
[email protected]                                                      ABDUL
[email protected]                                                       Alan Kull
[email protected]                                Andres C. Gaeris
[email protected]                      JESUS EUGENIO SANCHEZ PENA
[email protected]                                            Alan Mankofsky
[email protected]                                Anders M Jorgensen
[email protected]                                                 Andy Latto
[email protected]                                     Anita J. Barnes
[email protected]                                           Andrey Sebrant
[email protected]                                         duncan baker
[email protected]                                      Rina B. Baksht
[email protected]                                         Stanko Barle
[email protected]                                    Alexander V. Batrakov
[email protected]                                         Bruce d. Scott
[email protected]                                     Mike Bettenhausen
[email protected]                                       Shag Aristotelis
[email protected]                                       C.K. Birdsall
[email protected]                                                  B.J. Herbison
[email protected]                                           arthur blair
[email protected]                                 Douglas P. Shannon
[email protected]                                              Bernard S Black
[email protected]                                                   Burt N Holzman
[email protected]                                              Blake P. Wood
[email protected]                                                         
[email protected]                                                          Smoke
[email protected]                                christopher reed
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[email protected]                                         Danny
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[email protected]                              David Bell (505) 846-4479
[email protected]                                         David Wiebe
[email protected]                                           David Coster
[email protected]                                                David K. Abe
[email protected]                          Douglas J. Parsons
[email protected]                                     Rebecca Drayer
[email protected]                           Dieter Heermann
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[email protected]                                              Dimitris Xenakis
[email protected]                                      Mr." "J.C.Cooke
[email protected]                                      Eric Blackman
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[email protected]                                             Espen Kristensen
ESSER%[email protected]                          Alex Esser
[email protected]                          Francisco Baptista
[email protected]                                                             
FORCE#m#[email protected]                        DALE FORCE 433-3520
[email protected]                                           Donald M. Frederick
[email protected]                                  Sean P. Ryan
[email protected]                                                  Omar Galloso
[email protected]                                       EuGene epetai-Tramaglino
[email protected]                                                John P Giese
[email protected]                                           Girish P. Saraph
[email protected]                                 Glen Dahlbacka
[email protected]                                       Konstantin M. Golant
[email protected]                                       Steven H. Gold
[email protected]                                              Robert Groover
[email protected]                                                  George Baltz
[email protected]                                           Greg Hammett
[email protected]                                        Matt Heavner
[email protected]                                   Hazem Sharaf El-Din
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[email protected]                                    Igor A. Chernyavsky
[email protected]                                                 James Baker
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[email protected]                                          Joseph Fortt
[email protected]                                      Josh Glazenburg-Diamond
[email protected]                                        John Manuel
[email protected]                                        John W. Cobb
[email protected]                                        Randy J. Jost
[email protected]                                     Juergen Schulz
[email protected]                                  John Winterflood
[email protected]                                         Alexander A. Kim
[email protected]                                       David Knapp
[email protected]                                        Martin Schroeder
[email protected]                                         Lachlan Cranswick
[email protected]                              Hugh LaMaster -- RCS
[email protected]                                             Xavier Llobet
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[email protected]                                          Mark Higgins
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[email protected]                                     Matthew Young
[email protected]                                                  Marco Frasca
[email protected]                                            Ross McKenna
[email protected]                                             Kevin Meyer
[email protected]                                Michael G. Schall
[email protected]                                           Michael Wouters
[email protected]                                            Miles Turner
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[email protected]                           Melissa Rhoads Warden
[email protected]                                                     Nigel Allen
[email protected]                                            jesse neri
[email protected]                                               Nick Maclaren
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[email protected]                          Philip Benjamin Snyder
[email protected]                              Paul C. Kirkitelos
[email protected]                                       Paul R. Davis
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[email protected]                                              David W. Price
[email protected]                                   Michael J. Quinn
[email protected]                                                   none
[email protected]                                      Robert F. Heeter
[email protected]                                              Rod Greaves
[email protected]                                   Roger Schwentker
[email protected]                                    Randall Ingermanson
[email protected]                                       Ruben Krasnopolsky
[email protected]                                                  Edward Ruden
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[email protected]                                           Robert Ryne
[email protected]                                             THE PRINCE
[email protected]                              M. K. Vijaya Sankar
[email protected]                                         Andy Schmitt
[email protected]                                   Hubert-Joachim Frenck
[email protected]                                             Ramin Sina
[email protected]                                            Jacob Sparre
[email protected]                                       Stephen Paul LeBlanc
[email protected]                                  Steve J. Quest
[email protected]                                               
[email protected]                                    Sadasivan Shankar
[email protected]                                                    PAUL
[email protected]                                     Steven Minor McClure
[email protected]                                         St-Onge Louis
[email protected]                                                 MM SUSSMAN
[email protected]                                        Sascha Wildner
[email protected]                                Theodore G. Jones
[email protected]                                          Tim Bates
[email protected]                                          Tony Murphy
[email protected]                                                       Tom Repetti
[email protected]                                    Igor Yu. Turchanovsky
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[email protected]                                                       URDEV
[email protected]                                 Dmitri Uzdensky
[email protected]                                      Andreas Ulovec
[email protected]                                               Sylvan Jacques
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[email protected]                     Dave Shariff Yadallee
[email protected]                                                  ML ZERKLE

Voted No
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[email protected]                                            Carl W. Aude
[email protected]                                        Christian L Claiborn
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[email protected]                                               Christopher Ward
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[email protected]                                     John R. MacWilliamson
[email protected]                                                   Axl
[email protected]                                           P Krishnan
[email protected]                                           Steve Leffler
[email protected]                                    Bruce Liebert
[email protected]                                             Richard H. Miller
[email protected]                                             Dr. R. K. Owen
[email protected]                                       Don Roberts
[email protected]                                           Bob Cadman
[email protected]                                                  Dwight Brown
[email protected]                                                 Stiela
[email protected]                                 William Gladnick

Abstained
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[email protected]                                          Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS


Votes in error
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[email protected]                                Igor V Artyuhov
   ! Invalid address