Something Positive

It’s devastatingly clear that there are structural problems at the ABA, and I think it’s almost equally obvious what the tendency of the changes needs to be. I’ve put together a couple of proposals for alterations to the bylaws–not intending those proposals to be exhaustive or anything like definitive, but simply in the hope that they will provide some basis for positive discussion as we move to save, or not to save, the American Birding Association.

The proposals can be read here. If you think it helpful, please pass the link on to your friends and colleagues so that any proposals ultimately laid before the membership have benefited from the scrutiny and the contributions of as many of us as possible.

Meanwhile, be sure to keep up with the discussion proceeding at Kenn and Kim Kaufman’s blog, where excellent ideas and explanations continue to appear in the “comments” section.

One striking thing among many other striking things to have come to light is just how many really fine candidates for office in the organization have been rejected by the board–it’s almost as if the board didn’t want anything to change, didn’t want to work with someone competent and honest.