atw: Re: Toward co-operation

As an ex American, I still say HEAR! HEAR! to Bruce's comments below.

However, I am not against international affiliation (which need not be syco=
phantic). Such affiliations can provide very useful support for the nationa=
l organisation.

Based on what I saw at their conference earlier this year, the Kiwi's (http=
://www.tcanz.org.nz/) have done very well out of their association with INT=
ECOM:

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/NL/007BC5BF7447182FCC256D5F0015D69E

http://www.intecom.org/index.htm.

My understanding is that ASTC(Vic) is also associated with INTECOM, althoug=
h given that they only represent a minority of TWers in Australia, they may=
 not get so much from the association.

Hopefully, a well organized Australian national organisation of TWers could=
 work out associations with both STC and INTECOM to maximise benefits to it=
s members in terms of conferences, professional improvement resources and c=
ontacts.

Regards,

Bill Hall

Documentation Systems Analyst
Head Office, Engineering
Tenix Defense
Williamstown, Vic. 3016
URL: http://www.tenix.com

Honorary Research Fellow
Knowledge Management Lab
School of Information Management & Systems
Monash University
Caulfield East, Vic. 3145
URL: http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/km/
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: bja [mailto:bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx]
| Sent: Friday, 28 November 2003 9:31 AM
| To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Subject: atw: Re: Toward co-operation
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| I have always found it rather annoying (professionally) that=20
| successive
| committees have not actively sought to bring the ASTCs under the one
| national umbrella.
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| I don't think it would be that difficult to merge or at least=20
|  s-t-a-r-t
| t-h-e  p-r-o-c-e-s-s  by putting in place a theoretical future under a
| national body (benefits etc) and then asking all current=20
| members of both
| ASTCs what they thought.
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| The trouble has always been that a majority of committee=20
| members are not
| willing to fight the good battle because they see it as being=20
| too hard to
| accomplish or because they 'cannot find the time' and because they are
| voluntary, nothing can be done.
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| As for the STC, I was against the Australian chapter being=20
| set up because we
| had never seriously tried to merge the ASTCs and running off=20
| to Uncle Sam
| was, to me, seen as a cop out. Clearly the needs of some were=20
| not being met
| but the solution should be local, not imported, regardless of=20
| how 'local'
| you try to make the imported one look. McDonalds is still=20
| McDonalds even if
| they do buy their buns locally.
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| Regards,
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| Bruce Ashley
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| > -----Original Message-----
| > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of=20
| Jill Nicholson
| > Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2003 5:26 PM
| > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Subject: atw: Re: Toward cooperation
| >
| >
| >
| > It is a historical reference and relates to the arguments
| > that went on a few
| > years back  - STC versus ASTC etc.  I thought the sentence
| > was quite clear -
| > how did you guess I was a redhead - and proud of it.
| > Seems like Friday!!
| > Jill
| >
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