From ASME San Francisco Section February 1998 Newsletter:
Chair's Greeting
by Brandon Muramatsu
Section Activities and Volunteers Needed
This program year is only half over, and it's already time to think about who will lead the San Francisco section in our next program year, beginning July 1, 1998. All of our activities are organized by a group of dedicated volunteers -- a group that has remained relatively unchanged for nearly five years. We're in need of additional members to come forward and. We're always searching for new ideas for program activities -- new speakers, tour locations, etc. We need your suggestions and more important, we need your help in organizing these events. Volunteering can take on many forms from serving as a section officer to helping to organize a dinner meeting speaker or tour. Please contact me if you have any interesting ideas for section activities or are interested in volunteering.
Newsletters and Section Communication
A number of you have already contacted me about problems with newsletter delivery. We apologize for the delays. We've been having delivery problems on and off for the last few years but we have yet to find a reliable, low-cost mailing service (with an emphasis on low-cost). We are trying a new service this month -- so please be patient. The best way to get up-to-date information on our activities is our website at sf.asme.org and our email list.
We are, however, pleased to report that our efforts to "modernize" communications with you, our members, are already successful. Despite the recent delay of the January issue of The Bay Connection, we were able to successfully draw a number of members to our joint meeting with the Mt. Diablo section. In the past, The Bay Connection and word of mouth were the primary methods we had to communicate our section's activities. While we don't envision e-mail and our website as fully replacing our paper newsletter, we will continue experimenting with alternate forms of communication.
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The San Francisco section benefits directly from your ASME International dues; a portion of your dues goes to support your local section. These funds, in addition to voluntary, local-section dues, support local section activities -- such as this newsletter. In an upcoming newsletter, we will include information on contributing to the local section. Perhaps you've forgotten to pay your dues, or perhaps you thought you already paid them for this year. If you have questions about your ASME International membership status or to pay your dues, please contact Information Central at 1-800-THE-ASME.