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-- [ From: Mark Olson * EMC.Ver #3.0 ] --

To all:

To take the other position on this issue, I would suggest that it is
entirely correct that these executive explicitly state their intentions
before the SGM.

That these executive should take this position falls directly from
executive declaring the passing of Motion 1 to be a vote of non-
confidence in the board, which I would also suggest was appropriate for
the board to do.

To be blunt, it would be facile to expect that passing Motion 1 will
allow Mr. Gallinger to simply re-join the board and have things carry on
as if nothing had happened.  Achieving this would require a capacity of
forgiveness beyond most mortals.

This issue has been pursued beyond the October 17th board meeting
because Mr. Gallinger is, I believe, sincere in feeling that he has a
particular vision of CIPS which he wishes to pursue, and which,
obviously, the current executive did not support him in executing.  I
would suggest that Mr. Gallinger, given the approval of Motion 1, will
have confirmed the confidence of the membership to pursue his agenda for
CIPS which supported his election as vice-president in 1998.  To be
effective in pursuing this agenda, given what has taken place, a new
board will have to be assembled.  Setting this expectation now can only
be considered positive for Mr. Gallinger and for CIPS.

But in the same way, given the defeat of Motion 1, Mr. Dhariwal and the
current board will have earned closure of this issue and the opportunity
to complete their mandate, having confirmed the confidence of the
membership to move forward with their agenda.

The big loser in this whole affair has been the CIPS membership, in that
the energies and resources of the society have been distracted from the
many important tasks which need to be completed.  It needs to be clear
that the important item to come out of the SGM is resolution of this
issue so that the society can move forward.  The actions of the board
and these executive has helped to set the stage so that this can occur.

It has been suggested that making Motion 1 a motion of confidence in the
board diminishes the chances of it passing.  This is true.  However, I
would suggest for the sake of the society that it is better that the
decision be made in the light of all the factors and implications, even
though, unfortunately, such factors in this case favor the status quo.

Mark Olson, I.S.P.

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Date: Tuesday, 23-Feb-99 09:40 AM

From: Dennis Miller            \ Internet:    (dennis.miller@home.com)
To:   CIPS-L@hermes.csd.unb.ca \ Internet:    (cips-l@hermes.csd.unb.ca)

Subject: Resent mail....

Below is copied from the CIPS web site.  I have never encountered
anything so ridiculous.  Resign if you must after the vote, but to
threaten before hand is unforgiveable.  Does this leave 12 directors of
19 after the vote?  Other letters are dated.  What's the date of this
communication?




"In the event that the first motion at the SGM is passed I believe I
have little choice but to resign:

     The passing of this motion would be a plain statement that the
membership did not support the actions of its Board and therefore in
     my opinion the membership should have the opportunity to replace
that Board.

     Mr. Gallinger's actions and statements indicate that he has no
trust in other Board members as he believes them to be a part of a
     conspiracy against him.  Personally I have little trust in Mr.
Gallinger because of his behaviour, both before and since October last.
In
     consequence I feel that it will be next to impossible for Mr.
Gallinger to achieve any sort of consensus with the existing Board.
     Remember that every member of that Board sincerely believes they
are representing the best interests of their constituency.  In my
     opinion, the resolution to this problem is for the membership to
have the opportunity to re-elect or replace the Board and send the
     appropriate message as to what they really want.

     Richard Thompson, I.S.P.
     Kewal Dhariwal, I.S.P.
     Paul Rodier
     Faye West, I.S.P.
     Ken Metcalfe, I.S.P.
     Robert Langlois, I.S.P.
     Louis Lambert"






Dennis Miller
dennis.miller@home.com or
dennis.miller@cgi.ca or
dmiller@cips.ca
WEB: http://members.home.net/dennis.miller/


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