SEL: SEMPO Debate Continues; Still No Official Response from the Board

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July 29, 2004

SEMPO Debate Continues; Still No Official Response from the Board

The events uncovered by Mike Grehan are being discussed on many message boards. However, Mike chose Jill Whalen's message board to defend his accusations.

Personally, I would have no problem at all with paying a good salary to a professional executive in the field. Someone who understands the politics of running a trade association and the cultural and diplomatic issues of dealing internationally.

My problem is with the way that this motion to grant a sizeable stipend was carried out behind closed doors (as seems to be the way with SEMPO) and with no consultation with the membership at any level.

As I've already mentioned to Danny, if Barbara and the board of SEMPO feel they can appropriate membership funds into personal bank accounts, appoint new officers and apply policy decisions without ever having to consult with the membership, at any level - then it's hardly democratic is it? And that's an organisation that I really don't want to personally be associated with.

Still no official response from SEMPO yet.

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