ORIGINAL: s3nfo
ORIGINAL: Hossfly
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Mitchell, you say, "The make-up of the AMA Marketing Committee is public kinowledge." Where is it so stated other than in Smith's words? Sure one can go and ask, and maybe the Comm. Chairman would reveal the names. I see no reason to keep such secret.
As far as AMA posting those names, it is no longer done. It used to be but when the new incoming Pres. revised all the committees it became policy to only include the chairman on the comm. listing as posted in the AMA Members Only Web site.
Marketing (formally Membership Development) Committee (P) (4/05): Chair: Mark Smith; Mission Statement: “Will advise the president and Executive Council on programs to attract and retain AMA Members.”
I recently requested info. on this item. The ED stated that actual members other than the chairperson, who is responsible for procuring his comm. members, will not be listed.
Two strikes, no balls.
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Horrace,
Having served on AMA Committees, I agree with the current leadership that committee members should not be public knowledge. All communication should go through the Chairman, so the chairman knows everything that's going on and the temptation to try to influence committee members is just too great when they can be easily found and contacted. Sounds like that one's outta the park to me!
May I suggest, s3nfo, you are taking my 'two strikes no balls" wrongly? The count was for Mitchell's statement of public knowledge which is now false. Mitchell had, at the time of writing, two wrongfull statements. AMA was A-OK.
Ref. the committee publications thing, I really have no problem either way. I can argue either way. I accept either way.
However they wish to do that is at this time just fine with me. I have a preference but not so strong as to be of any heartburn at all.
