[CAUT] Proposed Admendment to PTG ByLaws

[Avery Todd]

Think this might ought to be on PTG-L?

Avery Todd

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Dennis Johnson <johnsond at stolaf.edu> wrote:

> Friends.....,
>
>
> I, and some in my chapter, would like to share with you all a proposal to
> the By-Laws that we have been working on.  At least for this year the
> proposal has already been rejected, partly due to the fact of late
> submission, which was half-expected, but also other reasons that remain
> unclear.  Please review this for yourselves, as it is rather self
> explanatory.  I believe that if enough people start talking and thinking
> about it together we can arrive at an effective solution.  I do not believe
> that simply handing this task to the marketing committee will effect any
> real change. I hope you also agree that even though this is something that
> may feel very personal, collective work needs to be done in this area and
> ultimately it is for the long term health and well-being of our profession.
> That is what really matters.
> ___________
> ___________
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> Proposed Amendment to PTG By-Laws:
>
>
> I hereby make a motion that our Twin Cities Chapter of the PTG sponsor a
> proposed amendment to the Bylaws under Article 1, Section B - "Principles"
> and to be inserted between # 7 and # 8, as follows:
>
> "Support piano service that members provide to the larger musical community
> by encouraging acknowledgment or mention in the credits for recordings and
> public concerts with prominent piano use as appropriate and similar to
> acknowledgment given for other professional technical and/or managerial
> services".
>
>
> Rationale:
>
> The intent of this proposal is to provide a meaningful statement to the
> members and to legitimize modest requests for fair acknowledgement of our
> services to the musical community, without direct involvement of PTG. The
> PTG does not endorse any individual members action or requests, any more
> than it would endorse an individual members action work or tuning on a
> particular job.  We do however support and encourage acknowledgment of
> member services for professional events in like manner as acknowledgment is
> given for other technical and/or managerial support services, which all
> together make these satisfying events possible.
>
> Longer term it would be appropriate for marketing and public relations to
> take interest in this cause for the good will of our profession. I believe
> that a statement of purpose as such in our Principles is a necessary and
> long overdue first step in this process.
>
>
>
> Respectfully submitted- with administrative assistance from Malinda Powell,
>
>
> Dennis Johnson, R.P.T.
> 1/19/2009
>
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> Bylaws Committee: Does Not Approve. Submitted past deadline (deadline
> November 30, 2008; submitted December 28, 2008). Recommend tabling it for
> further rewrite, see below.
>
> Bylaws Chair comment:
> I think this would be more appropriately addressed (after some editing) as
> a "Call For Action" to the Board, perhaps to direct the trade relations
> committee (and possibly CAUT) to investigate ways of encouraging such
> acknowledgement. A subject worthy of discussion, but, I think, not
> appropriate for inclusion in our organization's Principles section.
>
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