Well, if CILIP has around 20,000 members and 5,000 have voted that means we
had roughly a 25% turnout.
Regards,
Carsten Mandt
> What percentage of members actually voted? If I remember correctly (& I'm
> sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) the number of members voting in
> the balloton the amalgamation & name change was fairly small.
>
> Malcolm Dobson
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Buckley Owen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 18 November 2004 10:06
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: CILIP members vote overwhelmingly for flat rate
> subscription
> > system
> >
> > CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
> > 7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE.
> >
> > Tel: 020 7255 0500 Textphone: 020 7255 0505 Fax: 020 7255 0501
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > News from CILIP
> > Thursday 18 November 2004
> > For immediate release (Please copy to online discussion lists)
> >
> > CILIP members vote overwhelmingly for flat rate subscription system
> >
> > Ballot represents "clear vote of confidence in direction Institute is
> > heading"
> >
> > By a margin of more than three to one, members of CILIP: the Chartered
> > Institute of Library and Information Professionals have voted in favour
> of
> > comprehensive reform of CILIP's subscription system, which should see
> the
> > majority of personal members paying the same subscription rate by 2008.
> >
> > The results of the ballot were as follows:
> >
> > Total number of votes cast: 5022
> > Votes in favour of option 1 (flat rate with concessions by 2008): 3880
> > Votes in favour of option 2 (income-related system with inflation
> > increase): 1124
> > Spoiled papers: 18
> > Percentage voting in favour of subscription reforms: 77%
> >
> > "This is excellent news for CILIP, and a real vote of confidence in the
> > direction the Institute is heading," said CILIP's Chief Executive Bob
> > McKee when the result was announced. "It means that we can really start
> > to go for membership growth."
> >
> > The postal ballot was called for by members attending CILIP's Annual
> > General Meeting last month. At the meeting, CILIP's Honorary Treasurer
> > Andrew Wale presented details of the proposed subscription reforms and
> > explained why they were necessary to enable CILIP to expand its
> > membership. "This decisive vote now means that we should be able to
> renew
> > more and more memberships automatically in future years, and devote ever
> > greater efforts to recruiting new members, instead of having to divert
> > staff activity into retaining existing members," Mr Wale said.
> >
> > Over the next three years, most CILIP personal members will see their
> > subscriptions move progressively towards a flat rate. However, lower
> paid
> > members' costs will also be safeguarded, because they will be able to
> > continue to pay at lower rates reflecting their incomes, as now. In
> > addition, the Prompt Payment discount will be extended immediately to
> > members who opt to pay in instalments by Direct Debit. Up to now, this
> > discount has only been available to members who are able to pay in full
> > within the first two months.
> >
> > Contact: Tim Buckley Owen, Head of Membership, Marketing & Media.
> > Tel: 020 7255 0652. Email:
> > [log in to unmask] <Mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > Notes to Editors
> >
> > CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
> is
> > the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists
> and
> > knowledge managers, with around 23,000 members working in all sectors,
> > including business and industry, science and technology, further and
> > higher education, schools, local and central government, the health
> > service, the voluntary sector, national and public libraries. For more
> > information about CILIP, please go to www.cilip.org.uk or visit us on
> > stand 168 at Online Information 2004, Olympia, from Tuesday 30 November
> to
> > Thursday 2 December.
> >
> > - Ends -
>
>
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