why is ptg@ptg.org keeping silence?

[Wilsons]

And just how fast do things move in Russia??

Wally Wilson, RPT
Ravenswood, WV
Columbus, OH  Chapter

At 09:43 AM 2/15/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello, everybody!
>On recommendation of Mr.Draine I applied to the Head Office for the status
of an "International Correspondent"-- and nothing happened... Maybe their
mailbox is out of order?
>WHAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND -- WHY IS PTG@PTG.ORG KEEPING SILENCE?
>
>Valerius
>
>
>On Fri, 02 February 2001, J Patrick Draine wrote:
>
>> 
>> >Hello, everybody!
>> >
>> >I am a piano technician from Russia,I am a member of the russian 
>> >association of the piano technicians, but I want to enhance my 
>> >knowledge and pass the qualification exams and be a RPT...
>> >What are the possibilities?
>> >Who can give any piece of advice, write directly to my mailbox, please.
>> >
>> >Valerius
>> 
>> Dear Valerius,
>> The current regulations allow you to join the PTG as an 
>> "International Correspondent." The label is misleading but what it 
>> means is that, living outside the PTG's current jurisdiction (USA, 
>> Canada, northern Mexico), without a local chapter and opportunities 
>> to take exams, you can receive the Piano Technicians Journal, and 
>> enjoy membership rates at seminars and conventions. The annual dues 
>> for an International Correspondent are 2/3 of the standard annual 
>> dues.
>> An increasing number of ICs are interested in taking the exams and 
>> becoming full fledged Registered Piano Technicians. Some of these ICs 
>> have joined stateside chapters and taken the exams, becoming RPTs. 
>> This is somewhat controversial as they are not truly residents of the 
>> local chapters' jurisdictions. We are in the process of correcting 
>> this problem. There is also some discussion of non-N. American 
>> chapters being allowed in the future.
>> I suggest that you contact the PTG's Home Office (ptg@ptg.org) for 
>> information on International Correspondent "membership", acquire as 
>> many educational materials as you can afford (20 years of Piano 
>> Technicians Journal are now available on CD-ROM!), attend the IAPBT 
>> meeting in England (May 2001), and the PTG annual Institute in Reno, 
>> Nevada (July 2001).
>> Oh, and enjoy the flow of information on the pianotech.com list, too.
>> Welcome,
>> Patrick Draine, RPT
>> Billerica, MA
>> a member of PTG's International Relations Committee
>
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