TN-Birders: Effective Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, the ownership of this TN-Birds mailing list network was assumed by the Tennessee Ornithological Soceity. Action to accept the list as a fuction of TOS was approved by a majority vote of the TOS Board of Directors during the Fall Meeting and Symposium held at Nashville. The board of directors also voted that I continue to manage the list and I agreed to be the moderator. Dave Worley, President of the Bristol Bird Club, is a silent moderator who is able to moderate and manage the list in my absence. The change of ownership will have no immediate effect on subscribers or the operation of the net. For me, it means that the list has a more permanent ownership and is assured continuity as provided by TOS. As owners of the TN-Birds Net, the Tennessee Ornithological Society will now have whatever final administrative and policy managment for the list as the board of directors deems necessary. Likewise the moderator(s) will serve at the pleasure of the board and is accountable to the board. This is a progressive and valuable step by the Tennessee Ornithological Society in continuing outstanding services and products to its membership and to the ornithological and birding interests of the state. Thanks to the board for making this important action. Wallace Coffey Moderator TN-Birds Net Bristol, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Tennessee Ornithological Society Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-**** =========================================================