Michael Dillon wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Michael Sondow wrote:
> > I have looked carefully over the AIP website, but can find no information on
> > the membership, organizational structure, or direction of AIP. Can you
> > provide this information?
>
> This is basically Andrew Kraft's baby. It's one of those trade
> associations whose main purpose is to create a job for the founder. Note
> the vagueness of the term "Internet professional". They created a
> certification program to certify Internet professionals so that it will
> appeal to credential junkies.
Michael,
While I am one of the founders of one of the organizations that merged to
form AIP, I would hardly call it "Andrew Kraft's baby". AIP had a
democratically elected board (elections were held last May and will be held
again in just a few months), on which I do NOT sit. I am a staff member and
FORMER board member. I chose not to run last elections because no one
individual should be both staff AND board. Its a conflict of interests being
one's own boss in a nonprofit that must serve its members.
AIP also has a full time staff of 8 running various operations of the
organization from its active chapter network and ongoing chapter development
to individual membership services to corporate member services, marketing
and outreach, and more, so I would hardly say that AIP's purpose is just to
create a job for me.
As for the vagueness of "Internet professional", that is on purpose. AIP is
a broad industry coalition. Why? Because its primary purpose to date has
been networking on the regional and international level...and you're much
better off networking with those you can do business with rather than just
your competitors, as would be the case with a more niche membership.
To clarify on your point about certification, you have been misinformed
somewhere. AIP has not and will not create a certification program. Instead,
we have a council of the major Internet industry certification programs out
there to standardize what it means to be certified. This council ACCREDITS
certification programs. You can find more information on THAT program at
http://www.accredit.net/.
> But, like Stef says, more grist for the mill. Maybe they'll come up with a
> good idea or two.
I hope you will review the AIP proposal at DNSO.association.org. I do not
yet have the results of the meetings this week in D.C., but it is AIPs hope
to work with the other groups that have created proposals, and the
community-at-large, to develop the DNSO. I encourage you to post any
feedback on the proposal at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sincerely,
Andrew Kraft
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Andrew Q. Kraft, MAIP
Executive Director, Association of Internet Professionals (AIP)
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 310-724-6589
More Info: http://www.association.org/
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