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Subject:Re: Are we a "professional society"? From:Kris Olberg <kjolberg -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 5 Nov 1997 12:52:00 -0600
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From: Williams, Diane (contractor) <Williams_Diane -at- DOTE -dot- OSD -dot- MIL>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 12:18 PM
Subject: Are we a "professional society"?
>Would y'all consider youselves as a sort of professional society? I sure
>do learn a lot here with my fellow Tech Whirlers and Tech Commandos!
Although participation on TECHWR-L shows some devotion to one's craft,
TECHWR-L is not a "professional society." TECHWR-L doesn't even begin to
match the credentials of something like an STC.
I suppose this begs the question "What is a professional society?" But
that's not a topic for TECHWR-L.
Regards...Kris
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kolberg -at- actamed -dot- com
kris -at- olberg -dot- com
