What do you do with your old but faithful research equipment, either when the work is done or you get something newer? Gone digital, upgraded your GPS, radio, data recorder, or laptop? This post is to request that you consider the potential for that equipment to end up in the hands of a scientist who needs but cannot afford such equipment, perhaps a research project in a developing country. The very broad range of equipment to be considered would include almost anything that works faithfully and can be shipped at reasonable expense. Recently Cetacean Society International sent a 2002 GPS unit to Columbia's Fundacion Omacha, to help researchers study Amazon River dolphins. A Nikon FM2 with appropriate lenses may be enroute to Trinidad shortly, to assist a dolphin population study, if we can talk an unrealistic young woman out of an extremely expensive digital outfit she saw recommended on MARMAM by someone who must have a fat contract. In some cases the equipment's fair market value may become a tax deduction from CSI for the US donor, if ownership and value can be established. If you are interested please contact CSI with a realistic and detailed description of your stuff, but send nothing. There are many caveats with this concept, and we don't have any more room in our closets either. Ideally, CSI will try to validate the request, attempt to link the request with a donor, establish that the stuff will work at the destination, and perhaps facilitate the shipping. Again, send nothing but an email to start the process. Thank you, Bill William W. Rossiter President Cetacean Society International P.O.Box 953, Georgetown, CT 06829 USA ph 203-770-8615, fx 860-561-0187 rossiter@csiwhalesalive.org www.csiwhalesalive.org