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Mine Warfare Association (MINWARA) Fall Conference
Was held November 17, 1997, at the Ramada in Old Towne Alexandria, Virginia. More than 150 people from nine countries attended. The theme was "From Land and Sea Mines to Humanitarian Demining." Copies of some of the presentations are available for a $20 donation to MINWARA and others will be placed on the Internet at
http://www.minwara.org/. Contact: joemolitoris@worldnet.att.net
Alternatives to Antipersonnel Mines Wanted
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is seeking potential sources to provide for the development and production of alternatives to current antipersonnel mines. Contact: Jeffrey Boyle at (973) 724-6632. Source: http://procnet.pica.army.mil/CBD/Rfp/98R0508/98R0508.htm.
Master Environmental Laboratory (MEL)
The U.S. DoD’s Defense Modeling & Simulation Office now provides Internet access to the natural environment domain of the Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository (MSRR). This access gives the user connectivity to a broad spectrum of environmental data and information residing in geographically distinct regional sites. Contact them at the Naval Research Laboratory, 7 Grace Hopper Avenue, Monterey, California, 93943-5502, Phone (408) 656-4732 or visit their Web site at http://www-mel.nrlmry.navy.mil/.
Chechnya Crisis Highlighted
The conflict in Chechnya from November 1994 to November 1997 left 10% of the pre-war Chechen population dead and sent 500,000 refugees into neighboring countries. The landmine and UXO crisis continues to destroy the Chechen people and prevent reconstruction. Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has finished a comprehensive Fact Finding Mission describing the challenges and opportunities for assistance. Contact Michael Hands at michael.hands@npaid.no or NPA at P.O. Box 8844, Youngstorget 0028 Oslo Tel +47- 2203-7700. Physicians for Global Survival in Ottawa have also created an online resource to help alert the global community to the Chechnya crisis. Visit http://www.pgs.ca/pages/ruchech.html or email them at pgs@web.net.