[Coral-List] International Reef Society - please vote in the referendum

[Rupert Ormond]

Dear Coral-listers,

This is a message directed at ISRS (International Society for Reef 
Studies) members, asking those who have not yet voted in the the current 
Society referendum, _please to do so as soon as practicable_! You should 
have received an email with inset voting buttons from the membership 
services office at SGMeet. Just check the email and click on the buttons!

The referendum is to approve a few small changes to the Society's 
Constitution, as being recommended by the Society's Council. We are 
urging members to vote because the changes need to be approved by a 
majority of at least 40% of members.

The changes are simple: to allow committee chairs to serve ex-officio as 
Council members, to allow the President to stand for two consecutive 
terms (as for other elected officers), and....to amend the name of the 
Society to be "the International Coral Reef Society".

_If you think you are a member but have not received a voting email:_ 
this may be because you have not yet paid your subscription for the 
year. If that's the case, we will send a voting email as soon as you 
renew your membership (do this at 
http://coralreefs.org/membership/joining-isrs-paying-your-subscription/). 
Or if you think you have renewed but still not received a voting email, 
please email membership services at "isrs at sgmeet.com".

Other coral-listers are of course most welcome to join or re-join. 
Membership dues (giving on-line access to the Society's Journals and 
sicount vrates for the regional and international symposia) range from 
US$20 - $80 depending on status (student or academic etc.) and 
nationality (using the World Bank classification).

with thanks for your attention,

Rupert

Prof. Rupert Ormond
Correponding Secretary, ISRS