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I sometimes wonder whether I should refuse to post anonymous comments as the factual accuracy level of a comment drops dramatically when the writer refuses to identify themselves. But I persist since I think that the deliberative process is useful and that good ideas can come from anywhere. Let's just start with the most blatant inaccuracy in the very first sentence of this comment. <> The reality is that CAI is a membership organization of almost 29,000. The single largest group of members are community volunteers: folks who are homeowners who serve on their boards, participate in committees, or are just plain interested in making their communities work better. In fact, homeowners represent about 50% of CAI's total membership. Professional community managers are the next largest group, but a distant second in terms of number. They are followed by our business partners, who are by far the smallest overall segment of the membership. Of course there are also those CAI conspiracy theorists who claim that we are simply an attorney's organization, despite the fact that attorneys make up something less than 3% of total membership. Not sure how that reconciles with this commentors claim that we are dominated by the managers, but I would certainly appreciate it if all the folks who don't like us could at least agree on one specific conspiracy theory and one set of (inaccurate) facts. It''s probably not worth going on, but I will mention that there is clear, demonstrated value in CAI professional designations. There is value to the manager in the sense that expanding their skills and education leads directly to improved compensation and expanded employment opportunities. And there is value to the consumer as designated managers are required to comply with a comprehensive ethics standard and demonstrate their knowledge in a wide variety of areas critical to managing a community successfully. I guess that is why the Commonwealth of Virginia, in establishing a new community manager licensing program this year, specifically identified CAI's AMS and PCAM designations and NBC-CAM's CMCA certification as the basis for manager competancy in the state. (NC, SC, IL, and several other states are in the process of considering similar programs) As usual, we will continue to work for the benefit of our members and the betterment of all community associations across the country. Tom