RE: Bay bioscience opens US office and introduces its JSAN cell sorting and analysis system there

This is great advertising (inadvertantly) for Bay Bioscience though!  :)
BA

Quoting "Gerstein, Rachel" <Rachel.Gerstein@umassmed.edu>:

> hello to all,
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> I have given this some thought (and read the posts re this), and I   
> would have to now agree that there is nothing to gain to bar	 
> commercial messages from the mailing list.  Yes, many would want the	
>  information and it is easy enough to delete what you dont want to   
> read.
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> I would actually prefer that these messages are posted, rather than	
> e-mailing individual list members.  That is what motivated my   
> earlier post.  I dont like the practice of companies e-mailing me   
> just because I post here, or publish in journals that list my e-mail	
>  address when I am an author.  Just my preference,
>
> happy flowing...
> Rachel
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> Rachel M. Gerstein, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
> Graduate Program in Immunology/Virology
> University of Massachusetts Medical School
> 55 Lake Avenue North
> Worcester, MA 01655-0002
> (508) 856-1044
> (508) 856-5920 (FAX)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: FloCyte Associates, INC [mailto:flocyte@flocyte.com]
> Sent: Thu 3/20/2008 2:16 PM
> To: cyto-inbox
> Subject: RE: Bay bioscience opens US office and introduces its JSAN	
> cell sorting and analysis system there
>
> No this is not acceptable!  I'm sorry, I just don't get it!  I agree
> 100% with Roland.
>
> I can't understand your position at all?   WHO pays the majority of
> the expenses for meetings?  Vendors! Without them your cost to attend
> ISAC would probably triple or quadruple!!   Who allows you to have
> very cheap or FREE local users' group meetings? Vendors!  Who solves
> issues with vendor services??  VENDORS!  Why on earth would you
> exclude vendors from the discussion???
>
> And actually SOME people welcome messages from vendors... Vendors can
> solve a lot of your problems!  The Boston Area high speed sorter
> list, for example, welcomes vendors responses and they get
> results.  The vendors HEAR their requests and respond!	I've learned
> a LOT from vendors!  Without messages from Vendors, how do you find
> out about new products and services?	How often would you go to the
> ISAC website to look for a new product you don't even know
> exists?  Or how do you know there is some training opportunity
> happening in your area?  OR how do Vendors know what you need and how
> do you get your service / technical questions heard by all vendors?
>
> Shutting them out isn't the answer to your mail problems!  Roland's
> answer was eloquent!	And, although we've discussed this often,
> nothing has ever evolved that is a better suggestion!  If you don't
> like messages from vendors, just filter them out, and having
> [Company:]  in the subject time is a perfect way to do that!
>
> I'm sorry, I just don't get it!!   Why would you shoot yourself in
> the foot?  Vendors - you can put my email address on your mailing
> list!!	Just put [Company:] in the subject line!  I'll filter them
> and decide what I want to read or not read later!  Just like I filter
> this list!
> Sue
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> At 01:37 PM 3/18/2008, you wrote:
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>> I would suggest extending this to include use of e-mail addresses
>> from the mailing list for commercial solicitation.  Can we agree
>> this is unacceptable ?
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joanne  Lannigan
>> [<mailto:jl7fj@cms.mail.virginia.edu>mailto:jl7fj@cms.mail.virginia.edu]
>> Sent: Sun 3/16/2008 11:56 AM
>> To: cyto-inbox Subject: Re: Bay bioscience opens US office and
>> introduces its JSAN cell sorting and analysis system there
>>
>> Please refrain from use of this list for commercial purposes. The ISAC
>> website has a place where you can post news releases about such events or
>> information. Thanks-
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:17:03 -0500
>>   "Jeffrey Harvey" <jsharvey01@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > Bay bioscience is a Japanese company, based in Kobe.  The company designs,
>> > develops and manufactures high performance cell sorting and analysis
>> >systems
>> > and also develops unique reagent products. The company made the decision
>> > earlier this year to establish a direct office in the United States and
>> > to introduce its instrument systems here.	Bay bioscience currently offers
>> > the JSAN system, which combines high performance cell sorting and analysis
>> > capabilities in a compact and affordable design.  The company office is in
>> > the San Francisco area and the company has demo sites on both the East
>> >Coast
>> > and West Coast.  Please visit the company website (www.baybio.co.jp) to
>> > learn more about the company and its products.	  I will be
>> overseeing the US
>> > operation and also the distribution of the products in Europe  The company
>> > will be an exhibitor at both the Northwest Regional Cytometry Meeting
>> >(March
>> > 13-15, in Portland, OR) and at the ISAC Congress in Budapest (May 17-21).
>> > Please visit us at either of those meetings, if you wish to discuss any
>> > aspect of the company's products.	In the interim, please feel free to
>> > contact me directly, at this email address.  I'll look forward to hearing
>> > from you.
>> >
>> > Best Regards,
>> >
>> > Jeff Harvey
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