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From: heiser@iis.UUCP (Gernot Heiser)
Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee
Subject: Re: IEEE Computer Society membership drive
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Date: 10 May 89 20:06:41 GMT
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Reply-To: heiser@iis.ethz.ch (Gernot Heiser)
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In article <3303@ag.sei.cmu.edu> mrb@sei.cmu.edu (Mario Barbacci) writes:
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}From:    "Barry W. Johnson" <bwj@eesun6.ee.virginia.edu>
}Subject: Re:  Computer Society recruiting campaigns
}
}Mario,
}
}We do cross reference the membership lists!!  Before we do a mailing we do
}what's called a "merge/purge" that is intended to prevent exactly what Eric
}is talking about.  I am not sure why his name fell through the cracks!  We
}have always been very sensitive about people getting letters if they are
}already members or of people getting multiple letters because they show up
}on more than one of our lists.  We put A LOT of effort into this aspect of
}the promotion process. I apologize to Eric for any inconvenience !!

I suggest besides recuting ACMers as members, the IEEE should also try to find
some good programmer among them. My name also "falls through the cracks" (twice
so far, and I get BOTH institutions mail at the office).
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