Submission and Linking Policy

When did it happen?

The simple policy for submitting items to be included in the newsletter is "after the fact." If you received an award, published a paper, gave a presentation, etc., please submit it after it happened. Often someone will tell me that they are going to (location) to give a (talk or class) to (scientific colleagues or the public). Then, two or three months later, I receive another message telling me they went to (location) and gave a (talk or class) to (scientific colleagues or the public). My memory is just as bad as theirs. Sometimes I remember typing all this in before, sometimes I do not. So, pelase report the above after you do it.

The only exception is to provide information (What. When. Where.) on meetings or events that are taking place in the future, such as an FES, ESA or other professional meetings; outreach events; workshops and seminars; new courses; etc. This alerts people to the event and helps with registration, if required.

Linking to you.

This newsletter is provided in HTML format only. I try to add links to a person's Web sites, if such exists and I can find it. I also try to add links to sites that cover or explain arthropods; diseases; orgranizations that provide grants, scholarships, etc.; or other useful information, such as copies of online papers. I do this because not everyone who reads our newsletter knows what you know about that organism or even what it is.

To prevent the newsletter from appearing clogged with links I try to link only once each issue to a person or organization. If your name, paper or organization is not linked and you wish it to be, please provide me with the link when you submit the news. In addition, if you provide links after the issue goes online, I will go back and add links to the newsletter, but only for the latest issue. For example, after the October issue goes online, I will no longer edit the September issue. However, this gives you an entire month to add your link.

We do not link to commercial sites. Exceptions are news organization sites that provide information on arthropods that the editor feels is relevant or timely.

- Thomas Fasulo, newsletter editor