Alice Springs 10th Anniversary Muster

Margaret,

I cannot understand why there is a delay in processing membership applications, as per your post:

____"As it takes a couple of weeks for the administrator to get through the memberships, you might miss out on the merchandise time line for ordering. So if you fall into the 'member pending' category, then please email myself or the committee."______

When Tanya was doing the book work and I was Secretary, we were both receiving notifications of payments and the faxed or emailed application forms. I believe other committee members were also.

If Tanya was unable to process them in a timely fashion because she was dealing with Callum's illness, then I processed them and notified Tanya of the fact.
It was only the odd application that was made by post that only the Book Keeper could do because she collected the mail.

I think that this is a very backward step, and in the past 12 months have noticed a number of new members posting on the open forum asking when they would get access to the financial members section, and President Pam would look into it.

I believe that this should be rectified as soon as possible so that new member applications are processed within a day or two of being received.

It also concerns me that members who find that they can attend the muster a short time before will not have Name Tags as per an earlier circular that said we have to pay for our attendance early in order to get a name tag.
This has never happened in the past, and even when Motley had the printer and he was unable to attend the muster, they were printed in Victoria and mailed to the Copeton Muster. Why is it that this can no longer be the case?

Brian

Just to clarify a few things

Membership & Renewals

Membership Renewals are processed on a regular basis and once payment has been cleared the data base is updated.

New Membership Applications are processed once all the criteria for membership has been met:
All information on the Application Form is completed correctly
Payment of fee cleared by the banking institution
When this information is received the Membership Application will be processed within a few days and then the Applicant will be entered into the Membership data base.

Applications and Renewals can be received via email, fax or the BOG PO Box which are all cleared on a regular basis.

Maintaining the data base
In line with accepted data base management only one person at anytime is responsible for the data base. If this person is not available for any reason (prolonged sickness or holidays etc) another person will be nominated. This procedure is to insure data base accuracy.

Muster Attendance Name Tag
Similar to what has occurred at past Musters all members who attend the Muster will be issued with an Attendance name tag. Late registrations and /or late arrivals will receive an Attendance name tag.

Pam Stanley
President

Hmmm, Well I contacted the committee on April 22nd and told them I now find myself unfinancial and had NOT received any prior notification of renewal as I always have done in the past...e.g. 60 days prior - 30 days prior and 10 days prior..... nothing this time????

So I renewed my membership on that same day...22nd April and My credit card statement verifies this on that date, however I'm still not able to access the Members Section of the forum???

I guess it will happen one day???? Even though I received an e-mail from the President on that day (April 22nd) saying that the Admin Clerk would look into it for me.

Cheers All
Rick & Julie

Get over it, move on, surely there are better things to worry about, Im sure it will get sorted.
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