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From: yho@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (yue-shun.e.ho)
Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee
Subject: Re: Problems with membership
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.150016.18991@cbfsb.att.com>
Date: 25 Jun 91 15:00:16 GMT
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In article <1991Jun21.143535.24649@cbfsb.att.com> I write:
>Has anyone experienced problems with IEEE membership renewal?  This is
>  the second consecutive year that I have such experience.  Is this
>  just bad luck, or is this a bureacratic problem with IEEE?
>  Here is my story:
>
[...]
>
>If this is just bad luck, then too bad for me.  If I am not the only
>  one, maybe we can trigger an investigation into their membership
>  department.  Meanwhile, I think I shouldn't be too optimistic about
>  whether my membership renewal will *finally* be processed.
>

Yes, my membership renewal is finally processed.  It was processed TWICE!!!

I received a letter from IEEE's "Office of the General Manager" yesterday 
  afternoon (postmarked June 22) saying that my IEEE membership has been
  discontinued.  Later in the evening, I got home and received my
  credit card bill.  Guess what?  I found TWO postings of IEEE membership
  charges - one dated June 6 and the other dated June 7.  

It's time to call VISA for a stop payment, I guess.  It's hard to
  imagine a professional organisation would have such a lousy membership
  department.

Yue-shun E. Ho