Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-25 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
John, good question on the affiliate program. It is loosely defined at the moment, however it is in process of being better defined. The general requirements are: –Member of a Sister Society; or –Member of another professional society (ie: iNarte); or –Evidence of professional achievement in

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-25 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
webmaster to have the job openings posted. Jobs site: http://www.ieee-pses.org/jobs.html Jim From: John Woodgate j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk To: emc-p...@ieee.org Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 3:26:48 PM Subject: Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read Well, we can try

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-25 Thread John Barnes
Jim, To join only the society (not be a member of the IEEE) you may join as an affiliate. The cost is approximately half of what a full member of the IEEE would cost. What are the requirements for a person to join the Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES) as an affiliate? Is this offer

Re: [PSES] IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Well said, John. If the PSES is pulling its own weight by generating revenue above direct expenses ('profit' being a dirty word in the case of a non-profit entity even though it's perfectly legal), then it makes no sense to close it. Watch the definition of costs very closely. Many components

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
John, Well said! I particularly like the Stalin comment. Hear Hear! -- Doug Nix d...@mac.com “Design is what you do when you don't [yet] know what you are doing.'' - George Stiny, Professor of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. On 24-Jul-09, at 3:26 PM, John

Re: [PSES] IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:01 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: IEEE PSES / Please Read Dear emc-pstc Member: We wanted to make you aware

Re: [PSES] IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Regards Richard Jones -Original Message- From: Doug Kramer [mailto:dkra...@nceelabs.com] Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:18 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] IEEE PSES / Please Read IEEE membership in general has been a great career resource for me and I do

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 787403.58576...@web83706.mail.sp1.yahoo.com, dated Fri, 24 Jul 2009, Jim Bacher j.bac...@ieee.org writes: Derek, The general feeling (in TAB) is a society needs to be about 1,500 members to be able to substain itself long term. This provides enough members for the society to have

RE: [PSES] IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
doesn't appeal to the masses the affiliation to PSES surely does Regards Richard Jones From: Doug Kramer [mailto:dkra...@nceelabs.com] Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:18 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] IEEE PSES / Please Read IEEE membership in general has been a great

RE: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
for the professional growth of product safety professionals. Best regards, Rich -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Doug Kramer Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 7:18 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: IEEE PSES / Please Read IEEE

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
: Derek Walton lfresea...@aol.com To: Jim Bacher j.bac...@ieee.org Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 7:56:44 AM Subject: Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read Good evening Jim, This must surely be some form of jest: all be it a twisted one. If it isn't, feed back must be given to the crazy

RE: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
that Society (along with EMC) to my renewal list. Best regards, Doug Kramer From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Jim Bacher Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:01 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: IEEE PSES / Please Read Dear emc-pstc Member: We wanted to make you aware

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Good evening Jim, This must surely be some form of jest: all be it a twisted one. If it isn't, feed back must be given to the crazy idiot that even considered such action, that it is intolerable. I would like to have the proposers name made public so all voting members can make their thoughts

Re: IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-24 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 200907240201.n6o21grm030...@hormel4.ieee.org, dated Thu, 23 Jul 2009, Jim Bacher j.bac...@ieee.org 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

IEEE PSES / Please Read

2009-07-23 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Dear emc-pstc Member: 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