This year nobody presented to run for the board of ICOM Brazil. Apart from
our national problems maybe the cost of participating in all national and
international meetings might be also a motive for that.
Adriana

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> De: Leonard Will <[log in to unmask]>
> Para: [log in to unmask]
> Assunto: Re: International committees & the coming Millennium
> Data: Terça-feira, 30 de Novembro de 1999 08:23
>
> In article <001101bf39d1$b96deb80$6dc460cb@oemcomputer>, on Mon, 29 Nov
> 1999 at 07:52:29, Roger Smith <URL: mailto:[log in to unmask]> writes
> >Patrick wrote:
> >
>
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> >"only members with either personal wealth or financial support from
their
> >own government or institution can run for office within ICOM at ANY
level.
> >ICTOP considered that this has profound implications in relation to
> >democracy within the organisation."
>
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> >
> >I couldn't agree more Patrick and I am DELIGHTED that these issues are
being
> >debated with openess and frankness.  Hopefully these resolutions will
result
> >in action in the very near future to allow for greater equity in the
> >organisation.
> >
> Now that the Internet makes it possible for many people to communicate
> quickly, easily and cheaply, it should be possible to reduce the number
> of meetings that people have to attend in person. It should then be less
> of a burden for the organisation to fund attendance at those meetings
> where personal presence is essential.
>
> Email discussions and circulation of documents can often be more
> productive than "real" meetings. People have time to consider issues and
> express their views clearly rather than trying to get a point across
> verbally when it may not be understood or remembered. What is said by
> email is recorded and preserved rather than being assimilated into the
> brief minutes of a meeting. Summaries of discussions and decisions can
> still be produced by the committee secretary. There need be no
> "apologies for absence", because people can respond at a time convenient
> for them.
>
> I know that some people do not yet have convenient access to email, but
> in most cases it would be cheaper to provide that to them than to pay
> the costs of international travel and accommodation.
>
> Leonard Will
> Membership Secretary, ICOM UK
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