Newsgroups: bit.listserv.seds-l
Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 11:47:23 PST
From:         Irwin Kenneth Horowitz <irwin%CitJulie.BITNET@VM.USC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: SEDS Mom
              25-Jan-1993

I wholeheartedly concur with Dennis' sentiments concerning the SEDS Mom
proposal.  As for moving the permanent SEDS address, we should first
decide on the relative merits of the two proposals from SFA and Embry-Riddle,
and based on that decision, make a choice as to the new SEDS-USA mailing
address.

As for the reimbursement issue, I feel that I should first call to the
attention of the board members, and the rest of the seds-l readership the
following message that I sent to both Jeff and Lisa a week ago.  In
particular, I would like to note that I have still not received a reply
from Lisa on this or any other message that I have sent to her.  As I
understand it, she is back at MIT (indeed, she was present at the phone
t-con yesterday from her dorm room, I believe).
                                        Ad Astra,
                                        Irwin
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Date:     Sat, 16 Jan 93 13:46:17 PST
From:     irwin (Irwin Kenneth Horowitz) @ Juliet.Caltech.Edu
Subject:  stepping down
To:       jafoust @ cco.caltech.edu, alweigel @ athena.mit.edu
cc:       irwin @ Juliet.Caltech.Edu

Jeff and Lisa,
        Due to a variety of circumstances, I am currently giving serious
consideration to stepping down from the National Board.  First and foremost,
I have every intention of finishing up the thesis this year in time to
graduate, and as such will not be able to devote the necessary time and
attention towards my board duties, in particular towards finishing up the
501(c)3 reinstatement for SEDS.  I am more than willing to cooperate with
whomever we decide should work on this (Kate?) and provide such person with
the necessary forms as well as whatever possible advice I might be able to
give.
        My other reason for coming to this decision has more to do with the
general state of SEDS-USA, and the disaster that I perceive this year is
turning into.  On many occasions since DC, I and many others on the board
have made our displeasure with the status at the National HQ quite apparent,
but this seems to have had no positive effect.  Rather, it has more likely
spurred a negative reaction on the part of SEDS members at MIT.  I have on
several occasions asked for financial information from you, Lisa, only to
either be ignored or to have you "assure" me that the information was
forthcoming.  I need this information if I am to even attempt to work on the
501(c)3 stuff, and your attempts to divert attention from this area have
served to frustrate me in my efforts to help SEDS National.
        As a result, I will make this resignation official following the
CalSEDS '93 conference (effective February 15th) unless I see clear indications
from the MIT HQ that they are willing to cooperate with me in a more timely
manner on financial matters.  I want to help SEDS, but right now I perceive
that I have become just another "warm body" filling a post on the National
Board, and fear that I will be ineffective in my efforts to reinstate the
501(c)3 status.
                                        Sincerely,
                                        Irwin
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