Letter to a friend from Jean Devos
Not an accident, a pattern! I do hope that SubOptic will be able to evolve and to adapt itself to the modern times and the new era which is in front of us. It is important that SubOptic 2004 manage to be a bit more than a “business” convention. We need to establish some basic principles. We need to redefine our “values statement”, a set of simple principles that the members of the SubOptic community would endeavour to respect. It is my observation that the 1997/2000 “boom period” has made us lose our soul! The beautiful specificity of this business, made of Quality, Reliability, Cooperation, Understanding, Respect, has been significantly damaged. These “values” have not sufficiently resisted to the pressure of the “rush for gold”. Billions of dollars have been sunk in the oceans, together with our values, which is even more serious. SubOptic needs to focus on how to build
My Friend
to come back on some past events, achievements
from the global community.
OUR VALUES
and behaviour, so as to move forward on a better
motivation should not be “money”, but the desire
I am excited at the prospect of meeting the 2004
basis. Nothing wrong, even a duty, to recognize
to accomplish a task of general interest.
version of our community in the forthcoming
the past wrong doings! The one train that is
SubOptic convention. I am pleased to learn you
running late deserves our attention, not the 99 ones
are attending. The times are so difficult that I sense
that are on time! And we have reached a point
this gathering as timely and valuable.
where many trains have problems!
It is important that our community be able
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the future global network. We have a mandate Our main
If this desire is dominant, the much needed stability will exist.
Jean Devos