14 March 2000. Thanks to anonymous.

Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 07:43:28 -0500
From: Michael Dravis <oso@his.com>
To: intelforum@his.com
Subject: I.F. Recruitment

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From the Co-Director...
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Dear members of Intelligence Forum:

In a couple of months or so the Co-Directors of Intelligence Forum will approach our sponsor, the journal Intelligence and National Security published by Frank Cass of London, for additional funding to cover another 12 months of operation.  We believe that an important factor in re-securing sponsorship will be demonstrating a high-level of interest in I.F., of which an important indicator will be membership numbers (we currently have approximately 160 members).

Therefore, we are requesting that all members of Intelligence Forum circulate the I.F. announcement attached below to individuals who may be interested in joining our group.

Please note that we are not trying to artificially boost our numbers for the sake of numbers alone.  We want to recruit a cadre of new members that can help sustain a high-quality dialogue on intelligence topics.  Still, Intelligence Forum can and should reach scholars and students of intelligence world-wide, and we request your assistance to that end.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Mike Dravis <oso@his.com>
Co-Director, Intelligence Forum

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Intelligence Forum (I.F.)

Intelligence Forum is a private, not-for-profit organization that maintains a free electronic bulletin board dedicated to the scholarly discussion and study of intelligence.

MAIN GOALS OF INTELLIGENCE FORUM

Taking advantage of the technology and the Internet, Intelligence Forum seeks to provide scholars, professionals and students with an international and multi-disciplinary environment in which to conduct an open dialogue on the history, theory, and practice of intelligence.

Intelligence Forum is committed to providing a venue for the free exchange of ideas and seeks to increase contact among scholars to discuss not only their current research interests but also new theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of intelligence.

Intelligence Forum seeks to facilitate research on intelligence by updating scholars on new archival sources, evolving declassification policies, and recent publications.

ADVISORY BOARD

Anna Nelson, American University, Co-Chair
Wesley Wark, University of Toronto, Co-Chair

David Charters, University of New Brunswick
Betty Dessants, University of Florida
Tim Naftali, Miller Center, University of Virginia
Christian Ostermann, National Security Archives

CO-DIRECTORS

Sarah-Jane Corke, University of Prince Edward Island
Michael Dravis, University of Maryland

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http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/ins.htm

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