Bill,

Thanks for your thoughts here..... A couple items of interest for you
and for others - and remember I'm now speaking on my "own hook" not as a
spokesperson for the board.  Only John Frost is authorized to speak for
us as a group.

(1) As a member, I would certainly like to see higher turn-out and more
involvement....perhaps more question-and-answer opportunity for members
as well... However much I would like to see it, our turnout issues
remain a bit stubborn and difficult to move.
(2) On communication - Members may not hear specifically from any
particular Director or from any particular officer during the year -
unless they attend the business meeting.  However, that's not always the
case.  A number of Directors and Officers are involved in Chapter
meetings, and we always have a board member in attendance at Region
Leadership Conferences.  Some of what our members see through the
information that they receive from HQ is the result of board member,
volunteer, AND HQ staff work....so board members certainly do put in
time and do valuable work.
(3) As for your personal challenges with access to email Bill...I
appreciate your previous note to me and sent it on to HQ.  I'm happy to
say that we do have an Association Management System that by and large
installed well, and that we hope will make life much easier for HQ
staff, and for ARMA members.  However, it's not unusual to notice key
issues or problems arise.  We've seen some of that already, and a number
of us have made note of such issues and passed the info. along to HQ.  

Now, back to Bill's closing remarks....  I was very gratified that my
home chapter, the Austin Chapter did send out notification on the
looming deadline.  The Austin Chapter does a great job of communicating,
as do several others.  As for your question of how much time chapters
allocate to hearing about INTERNATIONAL matters, since we're are ARMA
International, I'm not entirely sure..... However, I know that they do
hear about at least some of the activity at that level whenever I attend
or speak to a chapter.

Doug Allen, CRM, CDIA+

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