Hi Bill & Laura, Edward Lipinski here for you with lotsa awe and curiosity. This is concerning the Ferret Symposium 200-whatever, wherever, and however. I have deep respect for the workers who work hard and long hours to make the Ferret Symposium what it has been. And, unfortunately, that's what its been...a Has Been. Sorry, I mean not to offend, but rather to draw attention to the so called end product of the symposium. Basically I am a lazy person. Perhaps too lazy to search out what could be termed the condensed fruits and seeds of the past symposiums, with the result that the practical consequences of these booze parties (See definition of Symposium)fall far short of yielding factual data that is useful to minibrained individuals such as I. Hey! Folks. I wanna see practical results on paper or via the internet. What can be learned from the talks of the wonderful contributors. What is to be learned? What is new? Are results summarized and presented to the public in a manner understandable to an 8th grader? Don't know - haven't seen any. However, I admit I haven't looked very hard. Awww, quit your bellyachen Edward. Why don't you offer something mobettah instead of harping on the shortcomings of the current way of doing things. OK. How's this as a suggestion for improvement? Please consider better use of the internet. What does it take to broadcast a Webinair of the symposium? Is it possible to broadcast streaming video/audio such that we who cannot attend for one reason or another can still be there, so to speak, and glean knowledge from the more pregnant presentations? From this standpoint, the symposium location is irrelevant. Producing a streaming video of the conference may be difficult, but when I view the various pornographic sites I sit here absolutely amazed at the realism portrayed in the human copulatory processes and the more than intimate details presented. NOTE: Polish Professor Velcro Ahesionski's interjection here, please. My protege, little Edju, as a graduate Entomolgist, is an expert on the mechanisms and processes of insect copulatory functions and other in vivo elements of insect reproduction. Horny he may he be, from time to time, but his interest certainly is not purely prurient nor lascivious, but equally academic. Seems to me that if the pornographers can produce beautiful, colored streaming video, why can't you, Bill and Laura, look into producing streaming video of the Ferret Symposium presentations? Location of the Ferret Symposium is irrelevant then to those who may access the Webinair or something like UTube...whatever. Thank you for your consideration. You folks are just great and highly influential in the tenets of Ferretdom. Edward Velcro Lipinski Aller Anfang ist schwer. (German. Startup can be kinda tough) [Moderator's note: Handouts are already available. Transcripts will be made available. Thus far, live streaming video is incredibly expensive and not an option. (The porn sites take in a lot more money than the ferret symposium and Linda has not wanted to do weird things in the nude with fat weasels.) BIG] ---------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:36:20 -0800 From: Beth Randall <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Thank you to SOS and Fox Valley Ferret Shelter!! *MIME-Version: 1.0 *Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It was Christmas all over again! We jsut got our share of the Dr.s Foster & Smith Ferret food that was distributed by SOS and Fox Valley Ferret Shelter- It was way more than we ever could have expected!! What a great bonus to the holiday season!! Thank you so much!!! Beth www.crittercamp.biz caring for over 250 abandoned abused and otherwise homeless exotic pets including our 25 precious ferrets [Posted in FML 6199]