Momiji,

I'm writing in reply to your comment that LinkedIn is very similar to Facebook and offers no compelling reason to join the Maple Global Network.  There are significant differences between LinkedIn and Facebook.  LinkedIn is a serious professional networking and career development tool used by CEOs and VPs as well as world-famous mathematicians and computer scientists.  I know this because some of them are in my LinkedIn network.  Facebook is a social networking tool used by high school and college students.  Their features may be similar, but their audiences are worlds apart.

If all that LinkedIn offers isn't enough to compel you to join the Maple Global Network, how about the power of Google Apps?  We are now reviewing a proposal to expand the services of the Maple Global Network by adopting the Google Apps online communication and collaboration tools.  This would provide personalized email addresses, free member websites, collaborative online documents, and more.  These tools would give us the resources to effectively manage group projects like reporting and tracking Maple bugs online and working together to developing a Maple IDE.

If these new features interest you, I invite you to join the Maple Global Network on LinkedIn and participate in the ongoing discussion!

With best wishes,

Fred Chapman (Group Owner)

Frederick W. Chapman, PhD (Waterloo), MMath (Waterloo), BA (Lehigh)
Research Mathematician / Mathematical Software Specialist / Maple Expert
Full Credentials & Freelance Consulting Services:  linkedin.fwchapman.info