<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Friends, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>if you are a delegate to Council at = Nashville please keep an open mind regarding Proposal 12. It will be discussed and = amended. This bylaw change can only help our organization to maintain = our minimum standard through the RPT testing procedure. It will add value to = our membership. It will encourage technicians to learn enough to pass the = tests.  And finally it will provide the CLEAR representation of the = RPT brand to the public so that we can develop an effective plan for marketing PTG = standards. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With amendment it will not hurt anyone = and will be inclusive. If you are a delegate please consider this. If you are not, = but know one, please ask them to consider this and keep an open mind. During = the last 20 plus years we have addressed this issue with at = least two long range planning committees, two membership restructuring = committees one of which became dysfunctional with an equal and opposite = conclusion, and a host of other less formal attempts. The problem will no = go away unless we find the solution.  We need to accomplish = this now so that we can all move forward together. Twenty years of = haggling should be enough. Continued divisiveness only holds us back. The = clear representation of our minimum standard is what the public wants from us. = It is the foundation from which all our educational brochures and other = materials will make sense to them. Proposal 12 will work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Please help fix = this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thank you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Chris = Solliday</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>