The primary issue appears to be retention of members and recruitment and retention of student members. COM recommends that the message be taken to CMA that emphasis on membership development must be increased at the Regional and Section level. At the Summer Annual Meeting, the Member Services staff was charged with developing a CMA Volunteer Job Database at the request of Governor Susan Skemp. The database is now operative on our web site, ASME.org within the membership subcategory. It was designed to provide visibility as to how and where a member could get involved as a volunteer in CMA and to attract members to participate in the volunteer community.
Feedback is welcome on content and structure.
The Admissions Committee voted to change by-law B.3.1.2 to reflect a small letter m in Member so that all members of ASME can initiate fellows. The Committee on Membership reaffirmed Policy 14.8 Special Consideration for Members of Long Standing without changes. The Committee on Membership reaffirmed Policy 14.9 Special Consideration for unemployed members without changes.