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Yes, I read your President's message. Very thoughtful. Some of the sentiments addressed therein would have been more pointedly directed immediately before the letter to the editor. Leo J. Gillis *Head of Special Collections and Archives* Interlochen Center for the Arts E: [log in to unmask] P: 231-276-4384 W: interlochen.org <http://www.interlochen.org/> Arts Camp | Arts Academy | College of Creative Arts | Presents | Public Radio On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 10:57 AM Rebecca Chandler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Leo, > > I did offer an opposing viewpoint in my “President’s Message” column. The > statement opposing racism and police brutality was also linked to in the > newsletter, as well as the call for feedback on the Code of Conduct. > > Thank you, > Rebecca Chandler > *ARSC President* > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 10:54 AM Gary A. Galo < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Rebecca, > > > > Part of my point was that, had other member known the contents of Kurt's > > letter, and that it was going to be published, there surely would have > been > > other letters submitted for that issue. > > > > Best, > > Gary > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List < > > [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Rebecca Chandler > > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:13 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Comments on the open letter > > > > Good morning, > > > > Thank you all for sharing your thoughts on the most recent Letter to the > > Editor published in the newsletter. And thank you, Corey, for starting > the > > conversation. > > > > Some background: The Editor did share the letter with the ARSC board > prior > > to publication. While I and others on the board do not agree with the > > contents of the letter, it is important to the integrity of the > > organization to allow our members to express themselves without > censorship. > > We support the decision to publish the letter as an opinion piece in the > > newsletter. There were no other Letter to the Editor submissions at the > > time of publication. > > > > The Board has made its position known on the issues brought up in the > > letter through its statement opposing racism and police brutality ( > > http://www.arsc-audio.org/pdf/ARSC_Statement_Opposing_Racism.pdf) and > its > > support of the DEI Committee in drafting the Code of Conduct currently > > under member review. If you are not familiar with these documents, I > > strongly encourage you to read them (the Code of Conduct draft is only > > available to members while in the review stage). > > > > I am glad to see others sharing their thoughts and views here and I would > > also encourage you to do so through giving feedback on the Code of > Conduct ( > > > > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTEK30QfzupbwcLpVk2eDykmaFBjeclI_nJAH9lIrXlMNURg/viewform > > ) > > and/or writing your own Letter to the Editor for consideration. You are > > also welcome to reach out to me directly off-list if you do not feel > > comfortable sharing your thoughts in a public forum. > > > > Thank you, > > Rebecca Chandler > > *ARSC President* > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:18 AM Gary A. Galo < > > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > It was downright irresponsible for that letter to be published in the > > > Newsletter, at least by itself. The Editor of the Newsletter should > > > have, at the very least, sent that letter to a few other ARSC members, > > > and the ENTIRE ARSC Board, for peer review, inviting them to offer > > > their own views for publication in the same issue. Publishing that > > > letter by itself could give readers the impression that Kurt's view is > > > a prevailing one at ARSC, which is certainly not the case (I believe > > > he speaks for a miniscule minority in our organization, at least I > > > hope so). I would encourage other members, including members of the > > > Board, to submit letters for publication in the next Newsletter, in > > > the interests of offering a more balanced perspective on this subject, > > > and upholding ARSC's reputation as an inclusive and welcoming > > professional organization. > > > > > > Best, > > > Gary > > > > > > > > > Gary Galo > > > Audio Engineer Emeritus > > > The Crane School of Music > > > SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676 > > > > > > "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener." > > > Arnold Schoenberg > > > > > > "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed." > > > Igor Markevitch > > > > > > "If you design an audio system based on the premise that nothing is > > > audible, on that system nothing will be audible." > > > G. Galo > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List < > > > [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Corey Bailey > > > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:25 PM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Comments on the open letter > > > > > > This message did not originate from SUNY Potsdam or one of its trusted > > > senders. Do not open attachments, click on links, or provide your > > > credentials if the source is suspicious. > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > In the last newsletter, there was an open letter to the ARSC > > > membership titled "Letters to the Editor" by Kurt Nauck. > > > > > > Anyone care to comment on that letter? > > > > > > ~CB > > > > > > Corey Bailey Audio Engineering > > > www.baileyzone.net > > > > > > > > -- > > Rebecca Chandler > > New York | Wisconsin | Florida | Wyoming > > 917-475-9630 > https://weareavp.com <https://www.weareavp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/WeAreAVP> <https://twitter.com/WeAreAVP> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/732498/> >