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<p>Dear FIS & IS4SI Colleagues,</p>
<p>We start this 23rd year of activities in the list with the
novelty commented in my last message: the incorporation of IS4SI
Board members. We will count with a network of a dozen
correspondents or so who will keep all of us updated on a variety
of fields belonging to "the study of information" on a seasonal
basis. Of course all members of the list are invited to
participate in this periodic informative contact too. Whatever
matters to our common interest on information might be reflected
by someone in the list. The new purpose is that this list becomes
not only an arena of discussion, as we have so much accumulated in
the past (see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://fis.sciforum.net/fis-discussion-sessions/">https://fis.sciforum.net/fis-discussion-sessions/</a> ),
but also a dynamic repository of exciting ideas & criticisms,
of relevant scholarship of articles and bibliography, of new
insights on contemporary problems, etc. Everyone in his/her style,
we could work as a collective intelligence trying to make better
sense of our strange times. <br>
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<p>For a start I would suggest a rough evaluation of the past
meeting in Berkeley (could it be possible some comment from your
side, Terry?). It was really an experience listening to
technological avantgarde's prognostics & criticisms. Possible
exits to the contemporary crossroads are difficult to foretell...
In my opinion, a monumental misunderstanding of information
underlies a good portion of the conceptual disorientation among
the cognoscenti. I will try to argue more concretely about this
along the debates of this New Course. The new inscribed parties
may present themselves and produce their arguments when they wish
(with the traditional limitation of two messages per week).<br>
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<p>But we are far less people than before in the list (sadly the
University of Zaragoza's mindless application of the European Law
on Data Protection decimated this list), so to facilitate the new
functioning, maybe relaxing the two messages per week could be a
good idea now. What about putting the limit in three messages per
week? <br>
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<p>Finally, to the group of veteran FISers who have spent 20 years
or more in this list, a strong hug. Let us hope the new venture
with IS4SI will mean a new horizon of creativity and influence for
our long-term project.</p>
<p>Best regards</p>
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