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On Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:36:56 LCL Daniel P. Faigin said:
>It's sort of a quiet relationship. Local chapters can get *one* free set of
>mailing labels for ACM members in their zip code range per year -- other than
>that, they're on their own. Often, we try and recruit new members, but many
>don't response -- and many that do belong don't come to meetings.

Right.  It's not that chapters can't get mailing labels.
Even an additional set of labels does not cost very much.
But, when you add in the cost of printing, postage and time, it get's
expensive.  If the mailing produces a reasonable number of new chapter
members, esp. new volunteers, it would be worth the expense.
Unfortunately, the aforementioned condition is rarely true (at least from
my limited experiences).  Even though a chapter should be serving
the ACM members in its area, the chapter has to remain financially viable.

Do ACM chapters offer valuable programs?
If not, what would be valuable?
Do you know the type of programs your local chapter sponsors?

Regards,
Michael Allen Clore          |Internet: clore@acm.org  Phone:(602) 621-8541
  Analyst, Univ. of Arizona  |"It is unworthy of excellent (people) to lose
  Leader, ACM-NS Info. Proj. | hours like slaves in the labor of calculation"
  Chair, Southern Az ACM     |-Baron Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz(1646-1716)