why is ptg@ptg.org keeping silence?

[Valerius Elagin]

Hello, everybody!
On recommendation of Mr.Draine I applied to the Head Office for the status of an "International Correspondent"-- and nothing happened... Maybe their mailbox is out of order?
WHAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND -- WHY IS PTG@PTG.ORG KEEPING SILENCE?

Valerius


On Fri, 02 February 2001, J Patrick Draine wrote:

> 
> >Hello, everybody!
> >
> >I am a piano technician from Russia,I am a member of the russian 
> >association of the piano technicians, but I want to enhance my 
> >knowledge and pass the qualification exams and be a RPT...
> >What are the possibilities?
> >Who can give any piece of advice, write directly to my mailbox, please.
> >
> >Valerius
> 
> Dear Valerius,
> The current regulations allow you to join the PTG as an 
> "International Correspondent." The label is misleading but what it 
> means is that, living outside the PTG's current jurisdiction (USA, 
> Canada, northern Mexico), without a local chapter and opportunities 
> to take exams, you can receive the Piano Technicians Journal, and 
> enjoy membership rates at seminars and conventions. The annual dues 
> for an International Correspondent are 2/3 of the standard annual 
> dues.
> An increasing number of ICs are interested in taking the exams and 
> becoming full fledged Registered Piano Technicians. Some of these ICs 
> have joined stateside chapters and taken the exams, becoming RPTs. 
> This is somewhat controversial as they are not truly residents of the 
> local chapters' jurisdictions. We are in the process of correcting 
> this problem. There is also some discussion of non-N. American 
> chapters being allowed in the future.
> I suggest that you contact the PTG's Home Office (ptg@ptg.org) for 
> information on International Correspondent "membership", acquire as 
> many educational materials as you can afford (20 years of Piano 
> Technicians Journal are now available on CD-ROM!), attend the IAPBT 
> meeting in England (May 2001), and the PTG annual Institute in Reno, 
> Nevada (July 2001).
> Oh, and enjoy the flow of information on the pianotech.com list, too.
> Welcome,
> Patrick Draine, RPT
> Billerica, MA
> a member of PTG's International Relations Committee


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