Estimados Colegas,

entiendo que actualizar los servicios de la organización es imprescindible
para evitar la fosilización. Si bien incrementar el número de carnets para
miembros institucionales puede resultar atractivo para algunos países, para
países como la Argentina, con una gran caída del producto bruto interno y
con una gran disminución de los ingresos, no modificaría la actual
situación.

Entiendo que los servicios a los miembros -individuales e institucionales-
deberían revisarse en conjunto, de la misma manera que debería analizarse su
impacto en los comités nacionales de todas las regiones.

Los principios globales despojados de su aplicabilidad en todos los terrenos
pueden demostrarse sectarios y aumentar las brechas ya existentes.
Claudia Cabouli
Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio y Museos de Argentina
Nº de miembro 9830
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From: "gedson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:58 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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