24th June 2013, 08:20 PM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:But I am a commercial archaeologist for part of my time, I work for a university and am currently pursuing a post grad qualification (so I guess that makes me an academic and a student), I also research and illustrate and do GIS things as well as non-commercial backlog post-ex projects. I think belonging to one organisation representing all of those lines is enough....I also think the IfA has to somehow manage access to all of the various rooms in our broad church, however difficult that is......
...My 'IfA' gripe today follows delivery of the IfA magazine through the letter box this morning. There are 2 articles in the first 7 pages that raise the question of limiting the number of practising professional archaeologists, as a 'demand-led' remedy for solving the problematic question of low pay.....that is not, as far as I am aware, an official IfA policy and never has been. It is to my mind a bad idea....
It would be interesting to know how many people were in comparable situations. Perhaps a bulk discount for joint membership? I wonder what happens with electricians or others who end up covered by multiple organisations - I'm guessing that in some cases they join them all in order to get all of the benefits. Presumably in those case they are seen as a beneficial rather than sort of evil entity.