World Association for Online Education Electronic Bulletin W E B Volume 1, No. 11 August 31 1999

MEMBERSHIP DUES

WAOE's Annual General Meeting in late June endorsed the following minute from the Inaugural Directors' Meeting, held in April:

The Directors resolved that, commencing from the first of July 1999, the World Association for Online Education would introduce a membership fee of $US10 per annum, payment of which will confer the status and privileges of associate membership of the World Association for Online Education.
It was also resolved to seek the advice of the Planning and Finance Committee by not later than the end of April each year, in order to confirm the level of fee and the policy and procedure on exemptions to be applied from the next ensuing first of July.

WAOE's Bylaw 12, regarding membership, states:

SECTION 3. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS
Applicants shall be admitted to membership on making application therefor online at the corporate web
site or in writing, and upon volunteering services or skills needed by the corporation and upon payment of
the first annual dues, as specified in the following sections of this Bylaw.

SECTION 4. FEES, DUES AND ASSESSMENTS

(a) The annual dues payable to the corporation by members shall be in such amount as may be
      determined from time to time by resolution by the Board of Directors.

(b) With permission of the President and Chair of the Board of Directors and any other director on the Board,
     or with permission of the majority of the Board of Directors, members may volunteer and perform duties and
     services needed by the corporation and shall be exempt from paying annual dues in any year the member
     performs these duties and services. A description of the duties and services to be performed and the terms
     of their performance shall be maintained with the membership book and register, except that officers,
     appointed officers, active committee and workgroup chairs, and employees of the corporation need only
     state their titles in the membership records.

The combined effect and force of these collectively adopted rules and decisions of the Association are that, unless you effect renewal of membership for 1999/2000 by EITHER payment of the declared fee of $US10 OR waiver of the fee on the grounds of service-in-lieu, excessive currency exchange/funds transfer costs and/or severe financial hardship current your name must be removed from WAOE's official lists.  This action would necessarily deny  you the benefits of WAOE membership, including eligibility to seek voting member status, participation in committees, OCREWs, projects and other activities, access to the Association's WebBoard (its principal discussion and collective decision-making forum), and distribution of the WAOE Electronic Bulletin.

Reflecting that the slow rate of membership renewals until now may be caused at least in part by many members not realising the consequences of failure to pay their dues or to seek waiver of dues, the Planning and Finance Committee has moved to extend the deadline to October 1.  Basic advice on the options for making payments and on procedures for seeking waiver is summarised below.  Detailed information on the payment of fees is available as part of the Orientation Course at http://www.waoe.org/orientation/fees.htm.
  The membership fee for 1999/2000 is $US10.
1 unit  = $10 = one year WAOE membership
2 units = $20 = two year WAOE membership
3 units = $30 = three year WAOE membership
Any amount over $30 will be taken to be a 3 year WAOE membership plus a donation to WAOE.
   There are two main methods of payment:
(1) Enrol in the WAOE Orientation Course being set up - and still undergoing development - on the LearnOnline site,
http://noncredited.net/wileyccc/worasofonedo.html, courtesy of WAOE member John Spiers, and pay by VISA or Mastercard.

(2) Snail mail a cheque or money order enclosing a slip stating your name and address (if that is not on the check) and your email address (which will
be used to issue receipts)

Please write "WAOE 99/00 Membership Registration fee " on the check or money order at the bottom left or along the top.

Cheques or money orders should be made out and forwarded according to one of the following alternatives:

World-wide: Make out to <Jenna Seehafer, WAOE Treasurer> and send to
                           Jenna Seehafer
                           432 K Street
                           Rio Linda,  CA  95673-3419
                           USA

Within Australia: Make out to <David Wyatt, WAOE> and send to
                           David Wyatt, WAOE
                           Box 1121, Blackwood Post Office
                           Blackwood SA 5051
Currency equivalents - Australia:
$AUS15 = one year WAOE membership
$AUS30 = two year WAOE membership
$AUS45 = three year WAOE membership
Any amount over $AUS45 will be taken to be a 3 year WAOE membership plus a donation to WAOE.

Within Brazil: contact Roberto Andrea Mueller <rmueller@mail.ufv.br> for assistance

Within Japan: follow the detailed instructions prepared by Steve McCarty and posted under para 5 of the notice about payment of dues
Currency equivalents - Japan:
1250 yen = one year WAOE membership
2500 yen = two year WAOE membership
3750 yen = three year WAOE membership
Any amount over 3750 yen will be taken to be a 3 year WAOE membership plus a donation to WAOE
  Waiver of fees may be approved on the grounds that you are providing service to WAOE, that the costs of funds transfer or currency exchange would be excessive, and/or that you are in a situation of severe financial hardship.  There is more information on the policy and procedure in this issue of WEB.
Application should be made to the Membership Officer.  For convenience, the advice about waiver of fees includes an email link and some standardised text you could use.
  There is no online form for renewal of membership, pending further development of our data-gathering procedures.  If you have changed your email address since initially registering to join WAOE, we will identify your current address from   the LearnOnline order form or on the slip accompanying your payment by mail.  If you wish to advise other changed  details, you should go to the Membership page of the WAOE Website, http://155.43.48.225:2020/cgi-bin/memprof5.pl and submit a new registration form.
  We request that renewing members pay their dues by October 1 1999.
 
 

Please email David Wyatt for any clarification or additional information you may need.

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