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De : John McAvity [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Envoyé : Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:39 PM
À : International Council of Museums Discussion List
Objet : Re: Membership cards Discussion
I have been reading over the debate on this issue and I have to agree
with Sandy Lorimer and others who have questioned the real benefit of
this move.
It may well not be a bad idea to give more cards to Institutional
Members, but this is not the issue that needs to be discussed. The real
issue is what is ICOM's role for institutional members. Extra
membership cards is merely a small benefit and not likely to attract
many new members. What is of more sigificance is how does membership
in ICOM benefit them and what are their needs.
At present ICOM really does not have a very large Institutional
membership base. To improve its voice and credibility it needs to
expand this base.
The questions posed by Sandy Lorimer need to be explored.
John McAvity
Canadian Museums Association
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From: "Sandy Lorimer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Membership cards Discussion
Gary,
If the purpose of extending the number of membership cards to the larger
museums is to increase their participation in the activities of ICOM, I
would ask the question if this is actually a realistic way to do it. I
have had some discussions with directors of major institutions who feel
that their participation in ICOM is more in a charitable mode than one
that contributes to their institution. Extending the number of cards
would reward this attitude, but I don't think it is in the best
interests of ICOM.
What else can ICOM do to attract, and potentially enrich, the larger
museums, as institutions? Many individual ICOM members come out of
those institutions, so individual development (and its effect on their
employer) is obvious, but what do those institutions need or want that
ICOM can provide? I think that is worth considering as well.
Sandra Lorimer
Museum consultant
Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: gedson
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:58 AM
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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