We Wo yceticut ‘5 Message 
This message is directed towards the I.A.S. Chapters. At the 6 
Nov. 1976 Board of Directors meeting a proposal was aired by the 
Long-Range Planning Committee that could have far-reaching re- 
sults; the proposal was designed to involve the Chapters much more 
deeply into the Society’s endeavors although the exact wording has 
not yet been completely worked out, the substance of the proposal is 
as follows: 
The I.A.S. would like to invite each Chapter to elect a repre- 
sentative to be on the Society’s Board of Directors as a bona-fide 
voting member. This would be a voluntary participation on the part 
of the Chapters as they would not be required to send a representa- 
tive to the Board every year; however, we would encourage them to 
participate as often as possible. 
The intent of this proposal is to give Chapters the opporiunity 
for greater participation in the affairs and decision-making of the 
Society. We want this to be a type of participation which can be 
taken back “‘home” so that Chapter members will better understand 
what is going on. It will also provide Chapters with an opportunity for 
changing something they do not like or finding out why things are the 
way they are. It must be understood, though, that with this new 
privilege goes an accompanying responsibility; each newly-elected, 
Chapter, Board member must make a serious effort to attend all 
Board meetings, to join and actively participate on at least one 
committee and to help promote the Society to the general public. 
Any person appointed or elected by a Chapter to participate in 
this new program, will, of course, be governed by the same require- 
ments as other Board members. I, as President, see this as a 
significant advance in the thinking of The Society. Hopefully, all 
Chapters will send a representative to the Board; the greater the 
participation by Chapters, the stronger we become; and the more 
persons involved in a decision, the more that decision reflects the will 
of the majority of members. 
This proposal is not without its drawbacks, however. The 
number of people involved in decision-making is usually propor- 
tional to the time it takes to make the decision. The addition of more 
Board Members may very likely necessitate a change in the location 
of our meeting rooms as we are about at capacity now at meeting 
locations. I am sure more problems will surface as time goes by, 
however, I am also sure that more benefits will become evident. I 
should mention that as of this writing this proposed change has not 
