INQUA Commission for the Study of the Holocene
Sub-Commission on Data-Handling Methods
History
At the XIIth INQUA meeting in Ottawa, 1987, Dr. Brigitta Ammann, President-elect of the
Holocene Commission, established a working group on data handling. The aims of the group are
(1) To assemble a mailing list of colleagues who are interested both in receiving and contributing
to a flow of useful information on developments in computer and other technology that help us to
handle, exchange, analyze and otherwise deal with our data more effectively. (2) We attempt to
tap as broad a group of sub-disciplines as possible, to include both physical and biological data
categories. (3) We act by producing a simple newsletter once or twice per year that provides a
mechanism of communication among all with an interest, including up-to-date bibliographies on
literature on data handling, quantitative methods, etc., as well as an inventory of colleagues with
particular expertise and willingness to provide information, programs, etc. (4) We will attempt
to keep abreast of new modes of communication, so that we can take advantages of the Internet.
At the XIV INQUA meeting in Berlin, 1995, the Working Group was transformed to a
Sub-Commission on Data-Handling Methods with L.J. Maher serving as its President. A small
group of colleagues have agreed to serve as an advisory panel: Keith Bennett, John Birks, Rick
Battarbee, and Owen K. Davis. These and many others have contributed to the Data-Handling
Methods Newsletter over the years, both as Working Group and Sub-Commission. J.C. Ritchie
served as coordinator of the Newsletter from June, 1988 until January, 1990, at which time Louis
Maher assumed that duty. Keith Bennett, then at Cambridge took over in
January 1997.
Copyright © 1996 L.J. Maher
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