ENGR: Instruments standards

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From: wboyes
To: AUTOMATION at CONTROL.COM
Subject: Re: ENGR: Instruments standards

Nope. 

Originally, like ten years ago, we passed a "all you can download for $25
per year" when I was on the Executive Board, but immediately the staff
started whining that ISA was "losing money" by providing that member
benefit...so the then-current Executive Board rescinded the benefit and
instituted the insulting one you mentioned. Last year, however, a more
enlightened Board re-instituted the value of the member benefit...and now
you should hear the staff whining again about how ISA is "losing way too
much" money by allowing members to download standards for free. 

ISA staff and some leaders, too, have always had a history of not being able
to identify the value of a member benefit, and the benefit to the
organization a real valuable member benefit (unlike car insurance and travel
discounts) can provide in recruitment and other strategic issues.

Walt Boyes
Editor in Chief
Control and Controlglobal.com
www.controlglobal.com

Mailto:wboyes at putman.net
Read my blog SoundOFF!! At www.controlglobal.com/soundoff

On May 3, 2008 5:11 pm, Bob Peterson wrote:
I thought it was limited to like one download a year.

On May 3, 2008 3:53 am, Issac wrote:
Note that if you join ISA for $85 for a year, the standards can be
downloaded for free.  That's a bargain and a half.

On April 29, 2008, John Catch wrote:
> Try ISA.org <

( Complete thread: http://www.control.com/thread/1026245762 )