Dear Karen and Linda,
Thank you for this good news about celebrating Kristian's life and legacy
-- it will be a wonderful tribute to him. I will send along some photos and
hope to contribute in other ways too.
All the best,
Damhnait
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Osborn, Karen <OsbornK from si.edu> wrote:
> Dear All,
> We are still coping with the loss of Kristian here and have been working
> to find ways to remember him best. We have decided to declare
> International Polychaete Day and kick it off on 1 July, 2015 with a big
> public outreach effort. This date would have been Kristian’s 80th birthday
> so it seems an appropriate day to blitz the public with an appreciation for
> the amazing animals that Kristian loved so much.
> I am writing for two reasons – first, to encourage similar efforts at
> other venues (real and online) and second, to request a few images for use
> in the Ocean Portal (ocean.si.edu<http://ocean.si.edu>) polychaete slide
> show that will show the beauty and diversity of the group. At the
> Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History we will host a day of public
> interactives focused on teaching the public about polychaetes and
> polychaete research. We will post a story about the diversity and
> importance of polychaetes on the Ocean Portal (ocean.si.edu<
>http://ocean.si.edu>), a slide show on the beauty of polychaetes on
> Smithsonian Science (smithsonianscience.org<http://smithsonianscience.org>),
> and a biography of Kristian on the Department of Invertebrate Zoology blog (
> nmnh.typepad.com<http://nmnh.typepad.com>). All of these outreach efforts
> will be accompanied by social media efforts through the Ocean Portal, Dept.
> of Invertebrate Zoology, and main NMNH and Smithsonian Public Relations
> offices. If you can contribute something similar at your institution at any
> scale or would like to contribute something to this effort to memorialize
> Kristian’s impact on all of us and the study of polychaetes, please let me
> know so that we can provide links to your efforts. After the event we will
> provide a summary of all the pieces to Len, the rest of Kristian’s family
> and anyone who participates.
> Thank you for your contributions to this fun way of memorializing Kristian,
> Karen Osborn and Linda Ward
>> ~~~
> Karen Osborn
>osbornk from si.edu<mailto:osbornk from si.edu>
> 202-633-3668
> Research Zoologist/Curator
> Department of Invertebrate Zoology
> Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, MRC-163
> P.O. Box 37012
> Washington, DC 20013-7012 USA
>> Courier address:
> Smithsonian Institution, MRC 0163, Natural History, West Loading Dock
> 10th and Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20560
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