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De : Ben Koevoets [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Envoyé : Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:35 PM
À : International Council of Museums Discussion List
Cc : Ben Koevoets
Objet : Re: Membership cards Discussion
Dear Gary,
It is easy to respond after overviewing a lot of reactions from colleagues
on your request about Membership Cards. So it is well worth to have
patience!
I fully agree with Patrick Boylan and especially with the arguments summed
up by Manus Brinkman, our well appreciated former SG. So, I have not too
much to add.
See my suggestions, following Manus arguments.
To the museums staff and to the Board of Trustees etc. the museum management
of every (candidate) Institutional member has to bring up the arguments why
it is important/why it is profitable to be an Instutional Member.
ICOM has to support the manangement of these Institutional Members in this
respect, if not the number of institutional members never will increase.
More cards will help to bring a price-product relation in balance..
The results of the experiment in Germany is positive, But the implementation
on a wider scale should introduced with some restrictions:
- 1: More ICOM Members Cards - only related to the step-by-step-fee, related
to the yearly budget and/or to the number of staff - may be will help.
- 2: Member Cards are always an "Instiututional Card", not showing any
personal name.
- 3: Introduce an experiment during a period not longer than two years (one
year is too short), followed by an examination and evaluation.
- 4: Clear and well definend categories (three or four) related to there
annual fee (see point 1) will give the right to have 3, 5, 7 et.
Institutional membercards. The system shouldn't be too detailed.
And Gary, as you know, being the former chair of the WorkingGroup on the
Revisions of the Satutes, I think this kind of regulations will not be
adopted in the Statutes but in the by-laws!
I wish you a well managed process leading to a wise decision.
Kind regards,
Ben Koevoets
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From: "gedson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:58 PM
Subject: Membership cards Discussion
>
>
> ICOM Colleagues:
>
> I have been asked to discuss the option of granting additional membership
> cards to larger institutional members. The number of cards could be based
on
> the number of employees at the member institution. As you may be aware,
> institutional members currently receive three cards. The exception to this
> limitation is ICOM Germany where the Executive Council decided to
experiment
> with providing additional cards for larger museums. The experiment was to
> determine whether the extra card incentive would attract additional
> institutional members and not reduce individual memberships. Responses to
> date have confirmed that both these presumptions are true. There has been
a
> substantial increase in institutional members and no reduction in
individual
> members. In fact, individual membership continues to increase.
>
> The value of providing additional cards for institutional members based on
> the number of employees, at least in this one experimental case, is
> positive. However, the question remains, should this become an inclusive
> practice for ICOM?
>
> I am to report to the Executive Council on this matter at the next meeting
> and would appreciate your thoughts and comments.
>
> Gary Edson, Member
> ICOM Executive Council
> Museum of Texas Tech University
>
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