Another smaller association to merge with NACHI.

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbushart

The term posted is "joint membership"...whereby, the members of the two separate organizations have joined together. Accordingly, the smaller association is now able to boast 9,500 plus new members, effective today.

If we have simply assimilated their membership into ours, this would not be the case...but the term used, "joint membership", would lead me to believe that I now belong to both associations.

Agreed!

According to ASPREI, You are now a CMI!
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[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by fcarrio

Agreed!

You are now a CMI!
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Cool.

[bkelly1]

Lifetime CMI ?

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Cool.

I am changing my website even as we speak!

Quote:
Using the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PROFFESISSIONAL REAL ESTATE INSPECTOR'S "CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR" and "CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR" name and logo is limited exclusively to those persons holding a current CERTIFICATION.

ASSOCIATE Members may use specially designed logos and text in advertising and promotional materials.
(c)ASPREI

all rights reserved
Last revised Jan. 2001
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[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by bkelly1

Lifetime CMI ?

Okay

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/asprei2007.htm

[James H. Bushart]

Good deal.

[ecox1]

welcome

[lcapaul]

Originally Posted by gromicko

http://www.nachi.org/asprei2007.htm

I don't see how it is a "Merge", where is our offer of "Free Membership" in ASPREI. How does this "Merger" benefit NACHI Members?

[wforsyth]

Well obviously it benefits us because now ALL NACHI members can be CMI's so it clears up the entire CMI conflict!

Yay!

I'm going to change my website right away too!

[Joe Farsetta]

For the record, Mike Rowan does not own CMI.

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by gromicko

http://www.nachi.org/asprei2007.htm

ASPREI is simply offering their members a chance to have
access to a FREE membership in NACHI.

From Nicks post, it appears both are still separate groups...
but the ASPREI group can enjoy a dual membership,
at no charge.

No problem for me.

There are also education vendors out there that offer the same
free membership as part of their benefit package.

But... Joe Farsetta brings up some real issues about CMI.

Unless there is some fine print some where that makes
it known that CMI is also a separate designation, there
might be a copy wright problem.... hmmm?

If CMI is offered as a stated goal... and ASPREI members
can go after it, but only the Board of CMI can
approve it... then there would be no problem.

Perhaps more accurate verbiage on their web site might
solve this issue?

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

For the record, Mike Rowan does not own CMI.

Where has the little fella been hiding, lately?

While he does not own CMI, he certainly set out to own everything surrounding it...to include the approved materials to teach from.

Is he still relevant or is he limiting all of his rhetoric to his privately owned and monitored CMI message board? I'm still waiting for my password so that I can chat with him. Been more than three weeks, now. I guess there is such a backlog of registered participants he just has not had time to get to mine, yet.

[Nick Gromicko]

John M. is correct, and we've had similar agreements with other orgs for years such as H.I.F., IAC2, InterNACHI and ISHI.

[Nick Gromicko]

It's that "two hats" problem. I have a duty to NACHI members but also a duty to NACHI the trade association. Sometimes we have to do something that has no direct benefit to NACHI members but an indirect benefit in that it is good for the trade association.