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From: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard)
Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee
Subject: Re: Problems with membership
Message-ID: <31801@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 25 Jun 91 21:51:08 GMT
References: <1991Jun21.143535.24649@cbfsb.att.com> <1991Jun25.150016.18991@cbfsb.att.com>
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yho@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (yue-shun.e.ho) writes:

.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

I also am having problems.  I graduated from one school last year, and
then went into a second.  I have just received my last invoice; they are
telling me to cough up the extra money for regular dues despite the
fact I am paid up as a student.  I notified them about my change of school
a long time ago, but I still haven't gotten my current membership card.
I can't even get them on the phone.  Is it really worth the trouble anymore?

Eric
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