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Re: CIPS is *not* for its members

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From: Rick Penton
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:00
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Just a point of clarification here.  John's initial post was regarding the
Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Toronto section.  Faye's response was
with regards to the National SGM.
... Rick Penton

At 10:40 PM 2/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>All regular members who were on the membership roster on January 31, 1999
>will receive ballots and will be able to submit them by mail if they cannot
>attend the meeting.
>
>Faye
>At 09:23 PM 2/16/1999 -0500, john_beamish@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>>There can no longer be any doubt:  CIPS doesn't operate for its members,
>>only
>>for the various executives.
>>
>>There is a special general meeting for the Toronto section.  My wife, a
>>CIPS
>>member and an I.S.P., is not able to attend and wanted me to vote by proxy
>
>>for
>>her.  Fortunately, she checked ahead and asked Meta Ferguson about the
>>process
>>for getting a proxy.  Meta spoke with Rick Penton and he has said that a
>>proxy
>>cannot be given to a non-member.
>>
>>This is outrageous.  But, considering how CIPS operates, not unexpected.
>>
>>By the way, the November, December and January minutes of the Toronto
>>branch
>>still have not been posted.
>>
>>John Beamish
>>former CIPS member
>>
>>
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>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>**** NEW AREA CODE (780) EFFECTIVE January 25, 1999 ****
>Faye West, I.S.P.                  mailto:fwest@cips.ca
>Alberta Regional Director           phone: (780) 450-5180
>Director, Section Services            fax: (780) 450-5251
>CIPS National                        cell: (780) 910-2620
>
Rick Penton, I.S.P., CMC
CIPS Toronto President & CIPS Ontario Director
Office: 416-364-4783 Cell: 416-518-1437
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Subject: Re: CIPS is *not* for its members
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