Some of the statements that have been made concerning the ICPS are simply
not true ...
1) Membership -- This is open to anyone world-wide. The only conditions
are that they pay their dues and have an interest in CP.
2) The only restriction for anyone running for office is that they must
be a member in good standing (and the only requirement for that is that
they have paid their dues).
3) Rick Walker (the current President of ICPS) has asked repeatedly for
nominations for officers (he also made it clear that you could nominate
yourself if you so desired). When he finally ran out of time (as set by the
by-laws), he had no choice but to submit the names of those already
nominated. The ballots should be in the mail very soon, if not already, and
every member in good standing will receive one. They should be returned
ASAP as the results must be announced by Dec. 31.
If anyone is going to "flame" the ICPS, at least let's do it with a full
knowledge of the facts. The by-laws are posted for all to see at:
http://www.hpl.hp.com/botany/public_html/cp/html/icpsblaw.htm
I hope this helps.
Ken Cusson
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> From: Fernando Rivadavia <ss69615@ecc-xs09.hongo.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <cp@opus.hpl.hp.com>
> Subject: ICPS voting
> Date: Friday, November 29, 1996 4:33 AM
>
>
> To all,
>
> >As far as I know only US members are eligable for election, otherwise
I'd have
> >certainly offered myself - if only to face the certain humiliation of
becoming
> >the Bob Dole of the ICPS. :-) Same goes for voting rights which I am
told are
> >only held by US members. This of course raises the point that if it is
_the_
> >international society why can't international members vote.
>
> Only US members could run, but everybody could vote. At least
> that's how it was in the 1st election. This time I got no ballot, so in a
> way the foreigners were kept from voting due to the fact that it takes
> longer for us to receive the ballots and send them back. Thus in practice
> it would seem that we foreigners have lost our voting rights in the ICPS.
> As to foreigners not being eligible, I agree that through e-mail
> it would be no problem. Hell, even by snail-mail! Did the last people in
> office meet regularly? Or at all? It seems like they all did their work
> and there really was no necessity to meet, thus showing that the
> prohibition for foreigners is unnecessary.
>
> All the Best,
>
> Fernando Rivadavia
> Tokyo, Japan
>