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PAGE-3
Perkins internet developer speaks at Geological Society meeting
Sara Burns, founder and presi-
dent of the Perkins-based com-
pany Geolectica made a techni-
cal presentation to the Geologi-
cal Society of America (GSA) an-
nual meeting in Salt Lake City,
October 20. The title of Ms.
Burns' presentation is "Secure
Websites Facilitate Geoscientific
Collaboration, Progress and
Technology Transfer" and was
delivered in a theme session
entitled "Geoscience Informa-
tion Issues in a Rapidly Evolv-
ing Environment" sponsored by
the Geoscientific Information
Society (GIS).
"The meeting theme of 'Glo-
bal Connections' recognizes the
increasing role of international
research and cooperation in the
geosciences," according to M.
Lee Allen, GSA 1997 General
Chair. The conference was ex-
pected to draw over 6,000 at-
tendees.
Connie J. Manson, GIS Vice
President and coordinator of the
them session, said "At first I
thought this (topic) is sort of
outside of what we usually talk
about, but then I realized 'WOW,
this is so far ahead of the curve
it is exactly what we need to be
learning about.' Using the
internet in serious academic set-
tings represents a paradigm
shift in information exchange
and this is right on the cutting
edge. I look forward to the pre-
sentation."
"Since Global Connections is
the overall theme, and since
what Geolectica does is connect
people all over the globe via the
internet to advance geoscience,
I think this computer-based pre-
sentation was very appropri-
ate," said Ms. Burns. "I demon-
strated portions of one of or cli-
ent sites, explained the benefits
and outlined the issues that
need to be addressed in plan-
ning and implementation," she
Halloween Monster Mash Oct.31
Organizers of the Halloween Monster Mash, co-sponsored by
5e . the Perkins Chamber of Commerce and the Perkins Masonic Lodge,
Cities
Committee
members
and judges
from
announced that the event will be held on Halloween night, Octo-
h, our con" leon hand last Wednesday at the Accordion House. ber 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the Perkins Elementary School gymna-
orld todaY. t0ood, Sheri Gordon, Steve Willingham, Gerald slum ....
There will be lots of games and "treats" for all of the young-
can't keeP BillMorriso:an WilliarntL Webb.
": ped Cltt:ies
I under
ur
baths ill
• ork by the
from page one
l
ny brotlaer, [town, particularly (lily llall's
Lariy gloorman and
sat do | r,e to be congratulated for their elh)rts in this major
he one who t!dv appearance for the judg, es drive-throtlgh,"
lbt
s'all make the effort to keep Perkins neal and
istradamti have 'judges' driving our streets ex,eryday."
is suppose,t I ing the review were Perkins Town Mayor Randy
lave to war [.%nna Benedict Debbie Wets, Sheri Gordon, l)or-
San Ross, Steve Willingham, Rankly larvis, (:lay
[9cl Wells, Dan Johnson, Betty Neal, Wes Beane,
| Atwood. 1 f I
l" twood said that she would like to tl ank the o -
Ihvater this so hard on the various (:erlified Cities Com-
dation joi0 Twila Longan, Marla ( avanaugh, Ricky Custar,
wsday, Oct, tRarbara Tarlton, Bob Constien, Bob ttilley, Gene
Hopper, Larry Tomlinson, Larry (:ollins, Perkins
'rainer who | rns, and the hundreds of others who volunteered
: mghTfe em;:;fl::d ;;: m=end
l lanning Commission voted unanimously Tues-
d 1
ber 14 to recommend application to the fe era
the Perkins Board of Trustees. Dale McDonald,
kins, requested the Planning Commission investi-
id the sMC
,,ApprOXl'.
• the boa
rose we hao
,ther hosP1"
sters and parents who may not wish to go door to door in the
traditional "Trick or Treat" style.
said.
Geolectica builds "Virtual
Labs," websites to serve the
needs of scientists and others
involved in specific projects.
"Projecis which require collabo-
ration across organizational and
international boundaries are
becoming more common in the
scientific research community.
By taking advantage of the se-
cure website environment, gee-
scientists communicate and
share a variety of information
resources more effectively and
conveniently. This results in
closer collaboration, faster
timelines, lower costs and more
effective technology transfer to
the private sector," Ms. Burns
said.
Ms. Burns founded Geolectica
in 1995 when she Saw the
emerging of two of her princi-
pal professional interests: geol-
ogy and internet technology.
Ms. Burns is a graduate student
in Geology at the University of
Texas at Austin and a Project
Leader at Digital Mystix, an Aus-
tin, Texas advanced internet
applications developer before
forming Geolectica. Burns
moved the company to Perkins
in 1997. The company employs
five locally.
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at Meridian Technology Center
Auction conducted :by Starling Miller
Tools V Office Equipment
f the drive" ,n in the program after he was denied flood insur-
tse our sti eeause Perkins does not currently participate.
id SMC willRick Jarvis, Chairman, application to the pro-
[ lve a certain amount of paperwork but no fees.
for halti :ation, the Corps of Engineers would re-map the
n I heard 0I I any flood-prone areas. The,town would then be
good idea,
1vantage o! l rary "state of emergency' pending approval,
would be placed into the regular program and
'drove tip [ Ould be available for property owners.
Sion will present their recommendation to the
,t of shOtS,, [ xt regular meeting.
:1 to carpOo i[ lembers tabled any action on revising the exist-
ordinancei pending a more in-depth review. They
'.et, the freewhy they were requested to review the ordi-
ng flu slaOtS [ Ssed the need for a specific directive from the
they rettff
mor ingliS' members desire the Planning Commission to
action.
in. "people _man, Town Clerk, thought the request for their
I°Ut as a result of a request for variance made to
, t'~
she • ,
red and lie ]by Richard Coate to place an oversized mobile
s dispoSaN s Jewelry at 208 N. Main. When asked by Com-
, pihd ()lld' if the existing ordinance was a one
CatlSC O[ tile t Vled it had worked well in the past.
"1 . iving irc 'efs agreed that so long as the specilications fall
[0f the existing ordinance approval can be granted
lain,nergre.fl, ['e]" Any exceptions to the ordinance shoul9 first
[the Town Council, who in likelihood will refer it
,ecause tb@ |(Ommission, who will then make a formal
necessaflsaid" 'ly.[to the Town Council for their final action.
recom-
pps H°ward ess, action was tabled until next month on adopt-
works i0 fl. .tllations of the Commission, as well as compiling
the w ccifl
of seriO0s
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