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General information and editorial notes News and Notes: Head of Biological Survey to retire Summary of the Scientific Committee meeting Hugh Danks retires as Head of the BSC Project Update: Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands An overview and update of the Microgastrinae holdings in the CNC, Ottawa |
Departing Editor’s Remarks
I have been fortunate to be associated with the Biological Survey of Canada since its inception in 1977, nine years after I first came to Canada as a postdoctoral fellow. I have also edited this newsletter since its first issue in the spring of 1982. The editorial notes in 1982 pointed out the role of the newsletter as a means of communication about efforts to characterize the Canadian fauna. It emphasized the activities of the Biological Survey, which aims to promote and coordinate such efforts. That same message prevails in current issues of the newsletter. During my career as Head of the Survey and editor of the newsletter (among other roles) I have been very fortunate to have had the keen and friendly assistance of many people. For example, the BSC and I have been supported by entomologists across the country, members of the Survey’s expert scientific committee, and the Entomological Society of Canada. I have had able administrative assistance, and since 1982 have been employed by the Canadian Museum of Nature, the major sponsor of the Survey. This short farewell is not the place for scientific facts or commentary, but readers seeking scientific information might wish to consult documents cited on the web page at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/english/danks.htm#publications [or its successor page]. For other details and perspectives, see especially pp. 168-176 at http://www.esc-sec.org/Bulletin_Dec_2003.pdf. I am now retiring not only from the BSC but also from entomology in general, because my research interests — primarily in broad themes of seasonal adaptations and biodiversity — require extensive integration of information in a way that is not feasible on an occasional basis. Instead, I shall pursue my many other interests outside entomology. Nevertheless, I look forward to hearing about the continued progress of the Biological Survey of Canada, and wish all of my readers and colleagues good luck and success. H.V. Danks .
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