From indexwest@mindspring.com Wed Aug 26 08:15:04 1998 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id IAA71878 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 08:15:03 -0700 Received: from camel7.mindspring.com (camel7.mindspring.com [207.69.200.57]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id IAA26096 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 08:15:03 -0700 Received: from LOCALNAME (pool-207-205-175-40.snfr.grid.net [207.205.175.40]) by camel7.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA04355 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:14:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.3.16.19980826075559.3d97d17c@mindspring.com> X-Sender: indexwest@mindspring.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (16) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 07:55:59 To: INDEX-NW@u.washington.edu From: Kari Kells Subject: Fwd: proposed international affiliation agreement Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This is latest note that Lori Lathrop asked ASI chapter leaders to pass along to ASI members. It sounds like some sort of agreement to continue _The Indexer_ subscriptions for ASI members will be drafted. Read the note below for more info. -Kari -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kari Kells Chair and Webmaster PNW Chapter American Society of Indexers www.mindspring.com/~indexwest/ASI/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ><< > DATE: August 25, 1998 > TO: ASI Members > RE: proposed international affiliation agreement > > > I would like for ASI members to be well informed about the complexities of > the proposed international affiliation agreement, which would replace ASI's > current affiliation agreement with the Society of Indexers (which costs ASI > ~$20,000 per year to provide subscriptions to The Indexer for all ASI > members). > > Attached is my e-mail message to Jill Halliday, Society of Indexers. > > > --------------- Forwarded Message --------------- > > From: Lori Lathrop, 76620,456 > To: Jill Halliday, INTERNET:halliday@thenet.co.uk > Cc: Dick Evans, INTERNET:infodex@mindspring.com > Sharon Hughes, INTERNET:SHughes512@aol.com > Fred Leise, INTERNET:Locatelli@aol.com > Peg Mauer, INTERNET:Pmauer@aol.com > Kate Mertes, INTERNET:kmertes@valsmtp.riag.com > Deborah Patton, INTERNET:DP1301@aol.com > Sandi Schroeder, INTERNET:Sanindex@xsite.net > Carolyn Weaver, INTERNET:CGWeaver@aol.com > Pilar Wyman, INTERNET:PilarW@aol.com > Alan Walker, INTERNET:alan.walker@s054.aone.net.au > > Date: Tue, Aug 25, 1998, 6:51 PM > > RE: proposed international affiliation agreement > > Jill -- Thanks for the note. In answer to your question, I have been > soliciting input from the ASI Board as well as from our membership and, so > far, the following seem to be our goals for achieving a level playing field > in an international affiliation agreement: > > - Offer members of affiliated organizations the same conference > registration fees, etc. as the organization offers its own > members. > > - Specify that subscriptions to The Indexer should be optional. > > - Specify that members of each affiliated organization who > want to subscribe to The Indexer should pay the same amount > (based on recent international exchange rates). > > One of our ASI Board members, Kate Mertes, added: > > - Funding, if necessary, should be assessed to a national > society evenly per member, so that national organizations > can adjust dues to allow for the added costs. > > - Subscriptions to ALL newsletters, not just The Indexer, > should be an option for all national members. > > - If The Indexer becomes an international journal rather than > SI's publication, editorial control should be spread amongst > all national societies, perhaps on a rotating basis, perhaps > as an international board. > > Of course, I am still receiving input, so it's entirely possible that there > will be additional items added to the list or that some of the current > items may be modified somewhat. > > As I said in my letter of July 28, I am hopeful that we can work out some > mutually agreeable terms for continued affiliation and optional > subscriptions to The Indexer for ASI members, and I am encouraging the ASI > Board to work with me in maintaining a good rapport with the Society of > Indexers as well as with the other affiliated societies. BTW, I am > delighted that Sandi Schroeder (ASI's Vice President/President-Elect), > Janet Perlman, and Joan Dickey (a member of the ASI Dues Committee) will be > joining me in representing ASI during our discussions. > > I am looking forward to seeing all of you in October. In the meantime, as > I receive more specific input from the ASI Board and ASI members, I will > keep you and Alan Walker informed. > > Happy indexing! .... Lori > *********************************************************************** > Lori Lathrop ---------->INTERNET:76620.456@compuserve.com > President - 1998-1999, American Society of Indexers > Lathrop Media Services, 7308-C East Independence Blvd., #316 > Charlotte, NC 28227 / Phone: 704-531-0021 > URL - http://idt.net/~lathro19 (note: that's a "nineteen" at the end) > *********************************************************************** > .