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From: mazlack@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Lawrence J. Mazlack)
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Subject: Re: ACM membership dues scam
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Date: Thu, 21-Aug-86 12:18:26 EDT
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In article <524@opus.nbires.UUCP> rcd@nbires.UUCP (Dick Dunn) writes:
>I found a pretty sleazy game being played with my recent ACM (that's
>Association for Computing Machinery:-) renewal notice.  The renewal form
>lists the basic costs plus the amounts for the SIGs I currently belong
> ...
>	OPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION			  10.00
>	PLEASE ENTER THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT	 111.00
>
>The last line is right at the bottom of the form, with the "PLEASE
>ENTER..." highlighted and the total in a box.  The idea, of course, is
> ... has been foisted on you.
>
>WHAT IS THIS SHIT???
>

Yeah, thanks Dick - I may well have missed it.  To me it is part of the same
garbage that goes with the high living at conferences of the headquarters
paid staff. NOTE: This does not apply to the volunteers and organizers of
the conferences, who work their butts off.

All you have to is to compare the usefullness and effectiveness of ACM and
CS-IEEE to wonder what is going on at ACM.  My feeling is that it is pretty
incestous and closed, so hardly anything ever gets through to disturb the
hearts and minds of the governing powers.  For a real fun 
experience, try sitting through an ACM Council meeting - they are held
during several of the big conferences, altho most conference attendees have
no idea that they are happening).

...Larry   mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu