In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 23 Jul 2009, Jim Bacher <[email protected]> writes:
>We wanted to make you aware of our need to increase PSES membership by >the end of this >year. If we do not increase membership from 600 members to at least >1000 members by the >end of the year, there will be a movement to shut down the Product >Safety Engineering >Society in 2010. I'm surprised that the IEEE management indulges in 'numberism'. Consider, how many design engineers does one safety or EMC engineer 'support'? I guess a number around 20 is not unusual. So will the 'other' Societies with memberships below 20 000 be shut down? -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Things can always get better. But that's not the only option. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>

