[meteorite-list] Amateurs and Professionals working together

[Robert Verish]

Hello Elton,

Elton Jones <jonee at epix.net> wrote:
> Some while ago there was a conference, I understand,

> that promoted the cooperation of professional and 
> amateur working together instead of trashing each 
> other and missing opportunities(paleo?
meteoritical?).  
> If anyone remembers this I'd like to know what
became 
> of that  effort as for establishing a protocol or 
> guideline for how they would work together.  

Here are some links to that subject:

<http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2006-May/183772.html>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4966424.stm>

<http://www.treasurenet.com/f/index.php/topic,34569.0/topicseen.html>