6th June 2010, 04:29 PM
Quote:The case for merger is a compelling one. Quite apart from the existing range of benefits IfA offers to its individual members, we fee1 that both parties would benefit professionally. IfA would gain the core constituency of active graphics professionals; we in turn would be better placed to participate in the direction of the whole profession -and better placed to represent illustrators and surveyors within it.says the letter to the AAI&S members.
WEll fair enough... but I have yet to hear a sausage about the compelling case. -- the range of benefits for IfA are not exactly show stoppers for me... it is more about being a MiFA or PiFA
remember..
Quote:As a professional body, one of the main aims of the AAI&S is to set standards within the profession and to promote these standards within the archaeological world at large. The Association's membership reflects the wide range of specialist skills and disciplines which are required from today's professional Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors.
How it can continue to do that ... well actually it won't continue to do that... it won't exist any more... there will be a Special Interest Group for Illustrators. if thats what people want... then fine... if the same amount of conference, help, technical papers, magazine space, webspace etc is allocated to the Illustrators SIG... or does that become less?
Quote:we in turn would be better placed to participate in the direction of the whole profession
well no more than you are now... indeed absolutely no change whatsoever.. apart from there would no longer be a AAI&S.
It was my recollection that already a MAAIS was treated as a MiFA and that a memorandum of understanding existed between the two separate groups. (though here I can be happily corrected! )
So... until I see the compelling argument... I can't really say I see one at the moment.