Re: PLUG the Organization and PLUG the Mailing List (Was Re: Phil IT Expo Ex Deal)

Do we have a model for PLUG the organization? Take, for instance, the Computer Manufacturers, Dealers, and
Distributors Association of the Philippines (COMMDAP). COMMDAP has a small secretariat of maybe five
people who hold office in SEDDCO Bldg in Legazpi Village and so they
have a real mailing address. We best know COMMDAP for the eponymous exhibit that takes place about the 4th
quarter of the year. COMMDAP also has an outreach program that they don't publicize for a reason I can't
quite understand. They have rather stringent membership requirements. I have only a vague recollection
of the reason so I won't attempt an answer. Perhaps someone who's more familiar with the inner workings of
COMMDAP can chime in?

Point is, we don't have to start from scratch, we can look at other computer industry associations and study
how they operate.

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