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From: mburke@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Matthew Burke - grad student)
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Subject: Why no student memberships in FIG?
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Date: 24 Jun 91 18:57:58 GMT
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Basically, the subject line says it all.  Last year, when I was working
full time in an industrial position using Forth, I joined FIG and thought 
it was worth it (it was also cheaper then).

This year, I am in grad school and don't use Forth that much and I feel 
that $40 is way to much.

So, what are the pros and cons of having a student membership category?
After all, ACM, SIGFORTH, MAA, IEEE, etc. does.

BTW, to get around the money problem, I am working on writing a Forth
article to take advantage of the author recognition program.  Does
anyone know precisle which periodicals qualify --- the announcement
says "in a periodical or non-Forth conference".  So, for example,
does JFAR or the SIGFORTH Newsletter count?

Matt
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