Subject: CND Report on IFCSS 3rd Congress, No.4, July 13, 1991

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Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1991 14:39:28 -0500

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      CND On-site Report from IFCSS 3rd Congress, Washington D.C., USA

			 No.4, July 13, 1991

Table of Contents					      No. of Lines

1. A List of Proposed Bills in the 3rd Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2. Random Bits on 3rd Congress (III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

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1. A List of Proposed Bills in the 3rd Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Reported by: Bo Xiong <[email-masked]>  July 13, 1991

In the morning session of the second day, a number of proposed bills were
discussed and debated.	This afternoon, delegates will vote on those
proposed bills and elect new IFCSS Council. Tnight, the 3rd congress will
elect next IFCSS president.  The following is the list of proposed bills
as CND reporters saw in the conference hall bulletin board:

001  The proposal for estalishing academic info exchange center (to promote
     scientific and techenological exchange with scholars in China)

002  Establish the procedure governing the election of IFCSS council members.

003  The proposal to change the procedure of electing delegats to IFCSS
     Congress.

004  The proposal to set up the procedure rules for IFCSS.

005  The proposal to enhance the exchanges of recreattional and sports
     activities among CSS in different areas.

006  Admendment to the charter: IFCSS Membership.

007  The proposal to professionalize the operation and administration of
     IFCSS Headerquarters.

008  The proposal to establish business communication directory of CSS in
     the US.

009  The proposal to take substential actions in helpping China's scientific,
     cultural and economical development.

010  The proposal to clarify/stipulate the resposibilities of IFCSS Council
     and enhance student service activities of local CSS associations.

011  The proposal to continue the lobbying activities in the US Congress on
     conditional renewal of China's Most Favored Nation trade status.

012  The proposal for IFCSS to accept individual membership.

013  The proposal to establish a coordination committee for recreational and
     sports activities.

014  The proposal to establish CSS academic info database/directory in the US.

015  The proposal to set up the guidelines for the salary levels of IFCSS HQ
     staff members.

016  The proposal to allow IFCSS president to be the member of IFCSS Council.

017  Not available.

018  The proposal to establish the computer network directory for CSS
     professionals.

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2. Random Bits on 3rd Congress (III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
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 Reported by: Ya-Gui Wei

  (1) IFCSS Is Still Growing

  IFCSS 3rd Congress organizers reported that actually more schools are
sending delegates to the 3rd Congress than to the 2nd Congress last year.

  During the first Congress in Chicago in July 1989, delegates from 183
schools, institutions, and foundations showed up.  Last year, 117 units
showed up in the 2nd IFCSS Congress in Columbus.

  This year, 156 schools have originally planned to send delegates to the
Congress.  Up to this morning, delegates from 128 member units have shown
up.  Moreover, all the units are constituent-packed schools and academic
institutions, no more "foundations" and "centers".

  (2) Fresh Faces Among Delegates

  This morning, CND held an informal poll among Congress attendents to see
how many delegates have attended IFCSS's previous two Congresses.

  Among the 100 delegates and non-delegates polled in the Congress, 20
attended the July 1989 first Congress in Chicago, 28 attended the second
Congress in Columbus (July 1990).

  Most of those attended the first Congress were among the 28 who attended
the second Congress.

  (3) Debates About Paying The IFCSS President

  One Congress delegate proposed this morning that the IFCSS President
and other full-time headquarter staffs should be paid in a level that is
more comparable to other professional jobs.

  The original proposal suggested that the President be paid $35,000
annually, subject to adjustment according to the Federations actual
income. Others have suggested various incentive programs to link the
President's salary to the sucess of his fund raising activities for the
Federation.

  Supporters of the proposal pointed out that the headquater jobs are
tough jobs and that all the current headquarter staffs have lost weight
considerbly during last year, and yet the stipends they currently received
($1300/mo for the President) can hardly feed themselves, not to mention that
most of them need to support a family as well.

  Other delegates argued that paying the IFCSS officials with a high
salary may affect the quality of the candidates. What to do if some
inferior guy who can't find a job elsewhere decides that this is another
good opportunity to try?

  (4) A Correction from GCSU Coordinator

>From: [email-masked] (Liu Yong-chuan) Sat, 13 Jul 91
Re: Random Bits on 3rd Congress (II) dated July 12, 1991

Hay! Guys: Who told you about IFCSS (USA)'s guranteed leadership in GCSU?
That is only a possibility.  It has to be decided by the GCSU 2nd Congress.
I hope your message will not make other federations unhappy and make IFCSS
(USA)'s leading role impossible.  Thanks!
Yong-chuan Liu

Editor's response: the piece was excerpted from official Newsletter No.1 of
the IFCSS 3rd Congress, and CND regrets the error.
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