[Imc] PROPOSAL FOR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

[Mike Lehman]

While it may not be in the Structure document, we do have a definition
of member in a seperate document about membership. As I remember,
membership requires dues of $50 a year or an appeal to pay a lesser
amount (down to $0) by appeal to the Finance group based on finacial
need. We have handled several of these requests in the past.

I think it would be simpler to locate this document and incorporate it
into the Structure document if Paul feels that it really needs to be in
there, instead of in a seperate document. I am also uncertain as to how
this current definition of membership is deficient or fails to achieve
the same ends as Paul's proposal. Perhaps he wasn't aware of it.
Mike Lehman

Paul Kotheimer wrote:
> 
> hi neighbors,
> 
> Ellen K. tells me that the membership meeting is where we discuss the
> Structure document.  The Structure document doesn't yet include a
> definition of a member.
> 
> Here's the definition i'm proposing.  You may notice that it puts exactly
> zero beurocratic hurdles between an individual's desire to become a member
> and that individual's actually being a member.  I think this design is
> desirable.  You may disagree.
> 
> If you'd like a paper copy of this definition, i've hung a clip, with 30+
> copies of this text inside the clip, on the bulletin board in the IMC in
> the space marked "Structure" (i.e. directly on the right-hand side as you
> face the bathroom door.)  please try to leave this stack of papers in that
> same spot, so that i can pass out these copies at the membership meeting.
> 
> Please feel free to e-mail me with comments between now and October 3d.
> 
> paulkotheimer:)
> 
> here's that text:
> #################################################################
> DEFINITION OF "MEMBERSHIP" FOR THE IMC STRUCTURE DOCUMENT
>                 --first draft, submitted to membership meeting 10/3/2002
> 
> 1.A] A "Member" is an individual who participates in the work of the UCIMC
> in at least one of the following ways:
> 
>         * 1. Volunteering time and/or expertise to IMC events or projects.
>         * 2. Making production equipment available to the IMC membership,
> events, and projects, by donation or on loan.
>         * 3. Paying annual dues.
> 
> 1.B] Individual membership begins by means of the individual participating
> as described above.
> 1.C] Individual membership may be revoked only by consensus of all Members
> at a plenary membership meeting.
> 
> 2.] A "member organization" is any organization (A.) whose mission has an
> affinity with that of the IMC and (B.) which pays an annual fee as
> determined by the Steering Committee.