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From: johnb@srchtec.UUCP (John Baldwin)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
Subject: Re: standards participation
Message-ID: <177@srchtec.UUCP>
Date: 27 Aug 90 22:15:23 GMT
References: <1990Aug17.165749.3270@zoo.toronto.edu> <56728@microsoft.UUCP> <1990Aug22.092444.24786@tsa.co.uk>
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In article <1990Aug22.092444.24786@tsa.co.uk> domo@tsa.co.uk
 (Dominic Dunlop) writes:

[in reference to the ANSI X3J13 C++ standardization committee]

>if you want to get to vote, and to get mailings and such, you have to
>pay a membership fee of (give or take a substantial margin) $600 per
>year.  (Again, correct me if I'm wide of the mark, somebody).

Membership costs $250 per year, for both voters ("principal members") 
and observing members.  There are some constraints on the principals,
namely, one cannot miss more than 1 meeting out of any three consecutive
meetings, and principal members are expected to "take home" work assignments.
Oh yes, and there is a limit of one principal member per organization
represented, with one "alternate" allowed.  You *are* allowed to represent
yourself.  Observing members can miss as many sessions as they want to, and
have access to all the same information that the voting members have.
But they can't vote... also, observing members get the same mailings and
so on.

Hope this helps!
-- 
John T. Baldwin                      |  johnb%srchtec.uucp@mathcs.emory.edu
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