[Coral-List] Membership criteria for ICRS Awards: Is this who we are?

[Austin Bowden-Kerby]

Dear List,

I am one of many coral reef scientists active in the field in the less
developed world, who is a lapsed member of ICRS, and the only reason is
because I don't have the funds.   While it would be nice to be included in
the "club", the realities of many (or most) of us out in the non-developed
world are unthinkable to most who will read this.  We are all part of an
unjust planetary economic system that rarely gives any slack to those who
live in the less developed world who are paid in devalued currencies.  I
survive on less than a tenth of what many of you reading this would likely
earn.  The Society for Ecological Restoration has free memberships to those
who live on local salaries in the developing world, which I think is very
progressive.  Thank goodness Coral List is a free service!

Have a  good day,

Austin

Austin Bowden-Kerby, PhD
Corals for Conservation
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On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 2:14 PM Kristen Marhaver via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> Dear Listers,
>
> I appreciate this week's lively discussion about the membership criteria
> for ICRS Awards, including all of the supportive messages that were sent
> off-list.
>
> Indeed, it sounds like the award criteria are affected by ICRS bylaws,
> voting, and society business of various kinds. I think we can acknowledge
> that such stuctures can easily and accidentally uphold discriminatory
> practices by default, until folks in power act to change them.
>
> To clarify a point raised, I'm definitely not lobbying for an award... That
> post would have been a lot more fawning. I'm applying pressure because I
> feel safe doing so here, for those who might not!
>
> Very respectfully,
> Kristen Marhaver
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