www.usms.org/.../actionplan.pdf
I didn't go to the national meeting (too much work, not enough annual leave), but I do follow the convention via the post meeting report.
If you are interested in the future of USMS, you should read what is being proposed. USMS has come a long way since Amarillo and while you may or may not agree with all of the concepts and terms in the plan, IMHO, it is does a very good job of 1) recognizing our growth issues and 2) describing a plan for solving some of these problems.
I'm not suggesting that the plan is perfect and I'm well aware that USMS is not a democracy, but I feel that our professional staff and leaders should consider our opinions (as we are THE CUSTOMER).
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I am not sure I understand why "Growth" always seems to be the absolute highest priority ?
Is having 90,000 members so much better than having 45,000 ?
I think serving the existing members should be the number one goal and finding ways to serve them better. Growing 8% or something a year sounds great - but USMS is not IBM.
Right now we are lucky to find hosts for Nationals - I am not sure, twice as many members will solve that.
I am not sure I understand why "Growth" always seems to be the absolute highest priority ?
Is having 90,000 members so much better than having 45,000 ?
I think serving the existing members should be the number one goal and finding ways to serve them better. Growing 8% or something a year sounds great - but USMS is not IBM.
Right now we are lucky to find hosts for Nationals - I am not sure, twice as many members will solve that.
