The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is an organization that wants to advance the "art, science, and practice of reproductive medicine". It provides a forum for lay public, researchers, physicians and affiliated health workers through education, publications, and meetings. The Society has its headquarters in Birmingham, AL and a public relation office in Washington, DC.
Founded in 1944 by a small group of fertility experts who met in Chicago, its initial name was the American Society for the Study of Sterility and then the American Fertility Society (AFS). Though primarily an American organization, it now has members from over 100 countries worldwide. Key activities are the Annual Meeting that brings together several thousand of interested professionals from different countries, as well as courses, seminars, workshops and publications. Special interest groups are focused on assisted reproductive technology, andrology, reproductive surgery, contraception, menopause, genetic counseling, business practices, reproductive endocrinology, sexuality, adolescent endocrinology, reproductive nursing, reproductive biology, mental health, imaging techniques, laboratory techniques, fertility preservation, and reproductive immunology. The European counterpart of ASRM is ESHRE.
Scott Purcell was the founder of Epoch Networks, which was the fourth commercial internet backbone ever,[citation needed] raised in excess of $100 million in venture capital and was at one time was the largest privately-held internet service provider in the United States.[citation needed] He also served as a Board Member of the internet industry associations trade group, CIX the Commercial Internet eXchange. In the formative years of the industry he was appointed by CIX to serve as the government liaison, working with the Clinton administration and the FCC on a variety of internet and telecom related legislation and issues.
In September, 1999, he founded OnAir Streaming Networks, a music streaming and downloading company. Raising $44 million in venture capital the firm created technology and platforms for Sony, Universal Music, and other major recording labels. At this time he also accepted an appointment from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to consult on internet copyrights and represent the industry before the United States Congress.
You could outrage the silent sea,
I want to be, I need to be something more like you,
Loneliness it confronts me,
I want to be, I need to be something more like you,
Secrets crack silently when you fall,
Poison my knife we could be here all day,
If I fly I'll escape this nest,
I want to be, I need to be something more like you,
And I don't need to be like the rest,
I want to be, I need to be something more like you,