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Note 340.131                The DECUS reorganization                  131 of 131
EISNER::SCHULMAN "Justin Schulman"                   18 lines   1-MAY-1991 09:14
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    I have been following this discussion for some time with very mixed
    feelings ranging from puzzlement to suspicion to outright disgust.
    
    I have even taken the time to read (offline) virtually all of the long
    commentary. All in all, I find the bylaw changes to be fairly
    reasonable but there are a few areas in which I am not comfortable.
    
    The real issue, as I see it is a turf battle/power struggle between
    the BoD and the leadership of the various volunteer groups and both
    have failed, IMHO, to find a reasonable middle ground. Part of this, I
    hope, is time pressure vis a vis the the vote on the bylaws. I find
    nothing in the proposed changes that would eliminate a situation that
    places the future of DECUS at risk and which, therefore, requires
    immediate action. As a result I will vote NO on the proposed changes in
    the hope that over the next year or whatever, the new BoD and MC can
    iron out their differences and come up with a set of changes that are
    acceptable to both groups and are in the best interests of the society
    and its membership.