ASSOCIATE EDITORS (Continued) Ellen R.M. Druffel
Department of Earth System Sciences, PSRF-207 University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
(714) 725-2116 Internet: druffel@ bro.ps.uci.edu
Donald B. Olson RSMAS University of Miami Miami, FL 33149 USA (305) 361-4074; D.OLSON.RSMAS Internet: don @ Ioquat.rsmas.miami.edu
Makoto Omori
Department of Aquatic Biosciences Tokyo University of Fisheries 4-5-7, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
(03)471-1251 Louis M. Prieur
Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Marines Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche sur Mer
BP 08 La Darse 06230 Villefranche Sur Mer, France
(33)93763739 Internet: prieur@ ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr
Richard W. Spinrad Office of Naval Research, Code 322
800 N. Quincy St.
Arlington, VA 22217 USA (703) 696-4732; RSPINRAD Internet: spinrar.onrhq.onr.navy.mil
James Syvitski Atlantic Geoscience Centre Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Dartmouth, NS B2Y4A2, Canada (902) 426-6867 Peter Wadhams Scott Polar Research Institute
University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1ER England
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PRINTER Lancaster Press Lancaster, PA USA
M E S S A G E F R O M O U T G O I N G P R E S I D E N T
MESSAGE FROM OUTGOING PRESIDENT
M Y TERM AS PRESIDENT o f The O c e a n o g r a p h y S o c i e t y e x p i r e d in June 1994, and now I take the p o s i t i o n o f P a s t - P r e s i d e n t . 1 have the unique distinction o f being not only the first President-Elect o f our newly formed society, but also the first Past-Presi- dent o f the S o c i e t y , as Jim B a k e r r e s i g n e d from the T O S C o u n c i l when he was ap- pointed N O A A Administrator. It has been a wonderful and rewarding experience being associated with TOS during these formative years; I thank the m e m b e r s h i p for giving me the opportunity. I enjoyed working with the TOS Council. Our meetings are always very l i v e l y as we all realize that our p r e c e d e n t - s e t t i n g actions d e t e r m i n e how effec- tively and for how long we will serve our community. As a fledgling organization we could ill aflbrd a mistake.
With a strong belief that the international c o m m u n i t y o f ocean scientists requires and deserves a "home o f its own," TOS was born in 1988 under the expert guidance o f Jim Baker. W e provided a magazine format and a meeting venue new to our held. The com- m u n i t y r e s p o n d e d p o s i t i v e l y . In those initial y e a r s we were v u l n e r a b l e to pass into oblivion: if we d i d n ' t provide the correct and sufficient services we would fail; if we provided more services than our income would allow, we would fail. W e had to keep our balance and we have done so. W e are now carefully considering expanding services within the confines o f a more secure though not ample financial position. W e now have annual meetings, the thematic meetings in the spring o f the odd years and topical meet- ings in the even years, the latter beginning with the Pacific Ocean meeting in Hawaii in July, 1994. Our magazine is p r o d u c e d on a more regular basis under a more efficient budget. Increasing the number o f issues per year is a high priority objective.
TOS is searching for ways to better meet the needs of the international community of ocean scientists. W e are always open to suggestions of how TOS could do this and in particular we appreciate offers o f help in the development o f new activities and the im- p r o v e m e n t o f c u r r e n t ones. M a r g a r e t L e i n e n is now the T O S P r e s i d e n t , and I am confident that she will skillfully guide our continued development: we are in good hands!
I m a g i n e , the o c e a n s c i e n c e s now have a S o c i e t y o f their own! W e d e t e r m i n e its c o u r s e - - b e c o m e part of the action.
- - A r n o l d L. Gordon
"IT'S N O T THERE.*"
That was A r n o l d G o r d o n ' s response when he e x a m i n e d the f r a m e d chart given to him by the Council on behalf o f the members. The chart is a southern h e m i s p h e r e s t e r e o g r a p h i c p r o j e c t i o n centered on the South Pole that is rea- sonably correct, save the missing Antarc- tic continent. Evidently Cook had al- ready discovered the continent, but chart makers had yet to include the new dis- cover3; on the charts.
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