Supporters of NSF should step up

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

------- Original message -------
From: Gene Spafford  <spaf () cerias purdue edu>
Sent: 8/4/'05,  8:23

Congressman Ehlers is circulating a memo to his colleagues in the House 
of Representatives, asking them to add their names to a request to keep 
NSF funded at a reasonable level.  He points out that NSF funding 
builds for the national future in many ways.

Readers in the US who are in favor of adequate funding of NSF should 
contact their elected representatives and urge them to co-sign the 
letter.   A phone call or fax would help.

Copies of the memo and the joint letter are enclosed.  They don't ask 
for anything outrageous.  In fact, they amounts sought won't even fix 
the problems identified in recent reports (dismal acceptance rates, 
problems in funding cybersecurity, etc).  However, it would at least 
keep the NSF from making deeper cuts in an already dismal budget.

--spaf

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