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Article #443Re: Problems with membership
From: Eric Sheppard
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 21:51
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 21:51
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yho@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (yue-shun.e.ho) writes:
.In article <1991Jun21.143535.24649@cbfsb.att.com> I write:
.>Has anyone experienced problems with IEEE membership renewal? This is
.> the second consecutive year that I have such experience. Is this
.> just bad luck, or is this a bureacratic problem with IEEE?
.> Here is my story:
.>
.[...]
.>
.>If this is just bad luck, then too bad for me. If I am not the only
.> one, maybe we can trigger an investigation into their membership
.> department. Meanwhile, I think I shouldn't be too optimistic about
.> whether my membership renewal will *finally* be processed.
.>
.Yes, my membership renewal is finally processed. It was processed TWICE!!!
.I received a letter from IEEE's "Office of the General Manager" yesterday
. afternoon (postmarked June 22) saying that my IEEE membership has been
. discontinued. Later in the evening, I got home and received my
. credit card bill. Guess what? I found TWO postings of IEEE membership
. charges - one dated June 6 and the other dated June 7.
.It's time to call VISA for a stop payment, I guess. It's hard to
. imagine a professional organisation would have such a lousy membership
. department.
.Yue-shun E. Ho
I also am having problems. I graduated from one school last year, and
then went into a second. I have just received my last invoice; they are
telling me to cough up the extra money for regular dues despite the
fact I am paid up as a student. I notified them about my change of school
a long time ago, but I still haven't gotten my current membership card.
I can't even get them on the phone. Is it really worth the trouble anymore?
Eric
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!gatech!prism!ce1zzes From: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee Subject: Re: Problems with membership Message-ID: <31801@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 25 Jun 91 21:51:08 GMT References: <1991Jun21.143535.24649@cbfsb.att.com> <1991Jun25.150016.18991@cbfsb.att.com> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 43