Dr Molly Cheah wrote:
> What Tim's response is what I was eluding to. Here's the relevant
> article in the constitution.
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> *6.1 - * The Committee shall prescribe a list of equitable membership
> entrance fee for different countries based on the UNDP’s 2005 Human
> Development Index (HDI) of the country. The entrance fee payable for
> membership shall be as follows (refer to List of Countries by HDI):-
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> *6.1.1 - Ordinary member*
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> Countries with High HDI USD10.00
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> Countries with Medium HDI USD5.00
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> Countries with Low HDI USD2.50
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> *6.1.2. - Associate member*
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> 1.
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> *- Civil Societies & Professional bodies*
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> Countries with High HDI USD20.00
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> Countries with Medium HDI USD10.00
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> Countries with Low HDI USD5.00
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> 2.
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> *- Corporations*
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> Countries with High HDI USD100.00
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> Countries with Medium HDI USD50.00
>
> Countries with Low HDI USD25.00
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>
> *6.2 - * There shall be no monthly subscription payable. However,
> members are encouraged to donate to specific projects as and when necessary.
>
>
> We've actually made the entrance fees very very affordable. These
> figures can be increased in subsequent amendments. However, as there is
> provision for donations and also special levies for projects, we can use
> those provisions for increasing contributions.
OK. Sorry for suggesting membership fees rather higher than those which
Molly proposes. I have forgotten the password for the Yahoo username
which I used to subscribe to this list, so I have been unable to examine
the draft constitution documents as yet - I have re-applied to join the
list with a fresh username (no, there is no way to recover my password,
since I used fake details to register which I no longer recall - I
wouldn't trust Yahoo with any real personal details).
Anyway, we can discuss the level of the fees further at the inaugural
meeting - I think Molly's proposed fees are a bit too low.
Tim C
> Tim.Churches wrote:
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>> Thomas Beale wrote:
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>>> doesn't the fact of paying the same number but in your own currency fix
>>> this? E.g. 50AUD, 50M$, 50Euro, 50rupiah, 50USD, 50yuan etc?
>>>
>>>
>> Not really, because the granularity of currency units varies greatly
>> between countries - consider, for example:
>>
>> 50 Japanese Yen is only US$0.42
>> 50 Philippine pesos is US$0.96
>> 50 Mexican pesos is US$4.53
>> 50 Indonesian rupiah is US$0.00562895
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>>
>>> But Tim
>>> seems to be saying start with e.g. 50AUD and convert this to all the
>>> other currencies?
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>>>
>> And then apply the HDI-based factor to reduce the amount for
>> transitional and developing countries.
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>>> My early concern (either way) would be the cost & resources of
>>> accounting, $ transfer & processing etc. Even if the supposed income
>>> covers the $-cost, will it realistically cover the human cost? Who will
>>> do all this?
>>>
>>>
>> No, the membership fee for each of the three HDI classes which Molly
>> proposes should be specified in only US dollars and Euros, or perhaps
>> only in Malaysian ringgit (that would make a refreshing change!).
>> Conversion of each member's local currency to the prescribed membership
>> fee would be the responsibility of the member and/or the payment
>> mechanism eg Paypal, or your credit/debit card provider. If I buy
>> something on the Internet from a vendor in a foreign country, my
>> expectation is that prices will be quoted in US dollars, Euros or in the
>> vendor's local currency, not in Australian dollars.
>>
>> Tim C
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