STC Transformation Initiative

The STC Transformation Initiative has been under way for well over a year. Decisions taken by the Society's board and its transformation team, as well as voting by the general membership for amendments to the Society's bylaws, will have far-reaching effects. The purpose of this page is to provide links to information about the initiative and also to differing viewpoints on critical issues.

 STC's Transformation Initiative Web Pages - the Society's official site.

Very important reading. If you want to know what the governing board has in mind, don't skip this, especially information about the referendum to change Society bylaws that will be included on your 2005 election ballot. (Note: This is not to be confused with the recent chapter refendum on STC-NA bylaws.)

 STC North-Alabama Discussion List - STC-NA's very own discussion list.

Sign up for the latest in-chapter discussions of transformation pros and cons. There are different options, such as receiving a daily digest of all messages if you cannot read and respond during working hours. For information about the list and how to join, see the Discussion page.

Viewpoints

 STC Transformation–What Does It Mean To Chapters and Chapter Members? - by Bill Leavitt

Excerpt: "The September STC Chicago Chapter meeting featured Immediate Past President Thea Teich, who talked to us about the upcoming STC Transformation. I agreed with most of what Thea said until she explained why we needed to pass a bylaws change to eliminate direct representation of chapters and members on the international Board of Directors by regionally elected Director-Sponsors. Her explanation was not acceptable to me. Also, I strongly questioned her comments about a portion of each member's dues being used to support chapters. She stated that since most chapters publish an electronic newsletter at low cost, they no longer need the levels of funding currently provided out of dues."

• Why STC members should vote "No" on the referendum to eliminate the regional election of Director-sponsors from STC Bylaws - by Joe Welinske

Excerpt: "I believe that removing this section from the Bylaws will be extremely disruptive to the organization and will leave the 150 Chapters of our Society without adequate representation to the Board. The decision to have a vote on removing this section of the Bylaws was made unilaterally by the Board without any formal discussion with the many hundreds of Chapter officers. It is necessary for our membership to make it known through our No vote on the referendum that this is not acceptable and that the Director-sponsor role is necessary for adequate Chapter representation on the Board."

Want to post a link on this page to another Transformation Initiative point-of-view? Send the address to webmaster@stc-na.org.

 

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