P3D Re: Future of APEC III

[Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998
>From: fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis) writes:
>............................
>APEC is very labor-intensive for both its members and the organizers.  I
>wondered what would happen when the organization grew to have, say, 100
>members (which with the current exponential growth, will happen soon).  I
>saw a point where the people (especially the organizers) get tired and
>wondered what safety mechanisms are in place to prevent it from breaking
>down as it happened with APEC II.
>........................
>APEC III uses the much better system of central management. ...........
>
>Still in my mind, this is hard work for both participants and management. 
>.............
>
>In conclusion, APEC is up and running well and membership is highly
>recommended for those who can handle the work-load involved.  Best wishes
>to the organizers to continue this effort for many years to come.
>

*****  I agree with Dr. T's concerns about APEC III. (I also needed
something to post about where I feel the same as he does, as I like Dr. T
and value his experience and enthusiasm!)

Since I work mostly with print photographs in stereo, when I'm working with
photos, the new group has been of interest. However, knowing my schedule,
I'm hesitant to join something with this amount of work involved. It's
encouraging to see the progress and great results. I hope it continues, and
that some way can be found to increase the membership without multiplying
the work to each member or to the organizers. Maybe then it will be easier
to consider joining at that future time. Till then I'm collecting and
evaluating photos for possible inclusion.

Larry Berlin

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