atw: Accreditation and Other Topics

Hi.

I've been following the posts with interest.  Just to muddy the waters a bit 
more, why do we have three ASTCs. Surely if we want be seen as a professional 
body one ASTC would make sense.

Cheers
Shane


>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: "Michael Lewis" <mlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:24:02
>
>Bruce Ashley:
>
>> As our 'representative' bodies, both ASTCs should
>not only be involved, but
>> should be driving this (they have tinkered with
>it many times in the past).
>> In theory, the TW community appoints the
>committee members of both societies
>> to act on their behalf so why (in theory) would
>we need to go outside the
>> societies?
>
>Perhaps it's worth remembering that -- in NSW, at
>least -- the ASTC was
>successful in getting a Code of Ethics defined and
>agreed. Whether it has made
>any perceptible difference to the lives of
>technical communicators is
>something I can't begin to guess. But it was a
>fairly tough problem that many
>thought was not solvable.
>
>
>Michael Lewis
>
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