roundtable: CPSR Dir Member and Chapter Outreach

roundtable: CPSR Dir Member & Chapter Outreach

CPSR Dir Member & Chapter Outreach

Susan Evoy (evoy@pcd.Stanford.EDU)
Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:37:28 -0800 

Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:37:28 -0800
From: Susan Evoy <evoy@pcd.Stanford.EDU>
Message-Id: <199511072037.MAA11800@pcd.Stanford.EDU>
To: roundtable@cni.org
Subject: CPSR Dir Member & Chapter Outreach


Corrected version.  First copy had a glitch.  Should be "With 21
chapters in 14 states ...

Susan Evoy
<evoy@pcd.stanford.edu>


Director of Member and Chapter Outreach

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) seeks an 
experienced organizer to serve as Director of Member and Chapter 
Outreach for this 1,600-member national alliance of computer 
professionals.   The job involves a significant amount of national 
travel. 
 
Organizational Background

CPSR provides a voice for computer professionals in the policy debate 
over the introduction of computer technology in society.  With 21 
chapters in 14 states, CPSR is a democratically governed grass roots 
organization whose members include computer professionals, computer 
users, computer science educators and others interested in the impact 
that computers are having on society. 

CPSR's National Office in Palo Alto, CA, provides logistical, technical 
and financial support for volunteer activists throughout the country who 
sponsor CPSR conferences, develop CPSR positions, and present CPSR's 
views to local policymakers.  Current projects include an on-line 
campaign to oppose legislation to deregulate the telecommunications, 
cable television and media industries; monitoring the introduction of 
Caller ID technology; and promoting the development of community networks 
to provide access to new sources of information for the less privileged 
members of our society.  Other issues  of interest to CPSR members include 
privacy an civil liberties, weapons and peace, the National Information 
Infrastructure, intellectual property, participatory design, computer 
workplace issues, computers and education, computers and the environment, 
and gender issues in computing.

Applicant Qualifications

The Director of Member and Chapter Outreach is a newly created position, 
to be funded initially through grants.  Applicants should have a minimum 
of five years experience in organizing, preferably including both grass 
roots community organizing and national issue campaign organizing, and be 
familiar with the public policy issues in computing.  Excellent written 
and oral communication skills are also required, and applicants must be 
able to travel.  Salary range is $30-40K, plus benefits.

Application Process

To apply, submit a resume or C.V., three references, and a brief writing 
sample, to: 

Audrie Krause, Executive Director
CPSR
P.O. Box 717
Palo Alto, CA 94302.  

Electronic submissions may be sent to: akrause@cpsr.org.  Please indicate 
"Organizer" as the subject of your message.  

For further information, contact Audrie Krause at (415) 322-3778, or 
by email.

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