atw: Re: Toward co-operation

I'm told another issue with the STC is the cost in American dollars -
even thought they provide lots of high quality value with their
publications.


-----Original Message-----
From: bja [mailto:bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:31 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Toward co-operation


I have always found it rather annoying (professionally) that successive
committees have not actively sought to bring the ASTCs under the one
national umbrella.

I don't think it would be that difficult to merge or at least  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 members of both
ASTCs what they thought.

The trouble has always been that a majority of committee members are not
willing to fight the good battle because they see it as being too hard
to accomplish or because they 'cannot find the time' and because they
are voluntary, nothing can be done.

As for the STC, I was against the Australian chapter being set up
because we had never seriously tried to merge the ASTCs and running off
to Uncle Sam was, to me, seen as a cop out. Clearly the needs of some
were not being met but the solution should be local, not imported,
regardless of how 'local' you try to make the imported one look.
McDonalds is still McDonalds even if they do buy their buns locally.

Regards,

Bruce Ashley




> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of 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 It is a historical reference and relates to the arguments that went on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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