And just how fast do things move in Russia?? Wally Wilson, RPT Ravenswood, WV Columbus, OH Chapter At 09:43 AM 2/15/01 -0800, you wrote: >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 > > >Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! >http://www.shopping.altavista.com >
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