yho@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (yue-shun.e.ho) (06/26/91)
It seems that my original article never get out from our machine. So here is it again. By the way, I've got some email responses from ieee people today. I hope it's a good sign. Yue-shun ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In article <1991Jun21.143535.24649@cbfsb.att.com> yho@cbnewsb.att.com (yue-shun.e.ho) writes: >Has anyone experienced problems with IEEE membership renewal? This is > the second consecutive year that I have such experience. Is this > just bad luck, or is this a bureacratic problem with IEEE? > Here is my story: > >1990 Membership Year >==================== > >I returned my membership renewal form in November 1989. During my > 1989 membership, I joined the Communications Society and subscribe > to the bimonthly _Network_ magazine. This time, I (tried to) cancel > my membership in Communications Society, but continue to subscribe > to _Network_ magazine. (Later on in December, I sent in my membership > application form for the Computer Society, due to an invitation.) > >Result: I never received _Network_ magazine in 1990. When I checked > with the membership department in around June, they said that I didn't > subscribe to it. After checking through my credit card statements, I found > out they only charged my basic membership rate. Which means that they > completely ignore my subscription to _Network_, even though I put down the > total amount to be charged to include the subscription. (I have the carbon > copy of the renewal form to convince myself that I really did.) > > >1991 Membership Year >==================== > >I didn't renew my membership until the middle of February 1991. > (The deadline for renewal is late February.) This time, I (try to) cancel > my membership to Computer Society and only retain my basic membership. > >I phoned the membership department in March and April, and both times > I was told that my payment has not been received. I phoned the third > time in May, and someone in the membership department took my credit > card number on the telephone and said that it will be processed > immediately. > >Well, I phoned the membership department again this morning, and > was told that the payment has just been processed two days ago - > June 19 !!!!! and that I'll be receiving things in the mail soon. > > > >If this is just bad luck, then too bad for me. If I am not the only > one, maybe we can trigger an investigation into their membership > department. Meanwhile, I think I shouldn't be too optimistic about > whether my membership renewal will *finally* be processed. > >Yue-shun, microscopic IEEE member >