----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Paige, et al, I, much to my surprise, was one of those folks who received their third notice from SLA. Having dutifully sent my membership back in December, I called to find out what was going on. I was told that the snowstorms had greatly slowed their processing of the renewals. I suspect that it might be a while before everything is straightened out. Chris Baruth >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > >Fellow G&M Division members: > >As this year's Chair of the Geography and Map Division's membership >committee I received the "January 1996 Membership Chair's Update" yesterday, >along with a list of members who have been sent third invoices. Frankly, I >was a taken aback by the number of members who have not renewed membership >in the Division to date. Even though I am confident the majority of members >who fall into this category will be renewing shortly, if they haven't >already done so, the newsletter did include a reminder that if membership is >not renewed by February 15th then those members will be *deactivated*, or >dropped completely as SLA members. > >I'd also like to report that as of the end of the calendar year 1995 the >Division's membership is down nearly 10%, from 229 at the end of 1994 to 209 >at the end of 1995. This is disappointing news, although I realize that most >if not all of this difference is a reflection of folk who have not renewed >membership as opposed to choosing to drop membership. On a much happier note >I would like to report that from July 1st 1995 through Dec. 1995 we gained >16 new members!! I have sent welcome packets out to each of these new >members (the last six went out in the past couple of days, so those of you >who are brand new to the Division that have not received one yet, its >coming!) and look forward to meeting each one in Boston. > >Please, I urge those G&M Division members who have intended to renew their >memberships, kindly do so before the 15th so that you can avoid being >dropped from SLA completely. > >Finally, I look forward to seeing as many of my SLA friends and colleagues >as possible in Boston in June. Ellie has put together a fine program that >concludes with a whale-watching tour on Thursday of conference week! > >Paige >Mr. Paige G. Andrew >Maps/Nonbook Cataloger >E506 Pattee Library >Pennsylvania State University Libraries >The Pennsylvania State University >University Park, PA 16802 >[log in to unmask] >phone: 814-865-1755 >fax: 814-863-7293 >