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CILTWorld issue 9
CILT NEWS
New Post-
Nominals For
Institute
Members
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport (CILT) International Council meeting
in Kuala Lumpur (above) was told of approval
from the Privy Council for its new byelaws. It is
now in a position to introduce formally a new
membership grade structure and new postnominal
letters to match its name change in
2001.
The new post-nominal letters to be taken
into use in the CILT worldwide are:
Chartered Fellow – FCILT, was previously
FCIT
Chartered Member – CMILT, was previously
MCIT
Member – MILT, no previous post-nominal
letters
Affiliate - no post-nominal letters,
Affiliate replaces Associate, which also
did not have post-nominal letters
In the United Kingdom, ILT members are
included in this change. Amongst other
things, the new membership grade structure
for CILT, set out in the new CILT bylaws,
introduces the grade of Member – MILT. Many
UK ILT members have held this post-nominal
for some time, and these changes introduce
international recognition for the first time.
Members world-wide should use the new CILT
post-nominal letters, subject to their
membership grade, with immediate effect.
‘Act locally, but think
– says new President
At the CILT’s International Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur,
Peter O’Keefe, FCILT, was inaugurated as President for the next two years.
New CILT President
Peter O’Keefe, right,
together with Director
General Cyril Bleasdale
in their caps and gowns,
ready for the
Convocation in Kuala
Lumpur.
I AM PLEASED and honoured to become President
of this great Institute, which has been in existence
since 1919.
I have accepted this position, having been a Vice
President for four years during which time I have
witnessed many changes.
I attended my first meeting on 17 March 1999 –
St Patrick’s Day — and, as the name O’Keefe
suggests, I am an Irishman, but one who has
represented the United Kingdom on the CILT
International Council … so I am already used to
taking an international view of the Institute’s
affairs.
As one of my predecessors, Dr Tony Ridley, used to
say: ‘I am of and for the International CILT and NOT
of any National Council or Section during my term
of office.’ Having said that I will, of course, be
asking ALL in the Institute to act locally but think
GLOBALLY.
When you are considering the role of President you
naturally ask yourself “Can I make a difference in
my two years in office and, if so, what difference?”
During the last few years the International
Council has worked diligently to bring our
Institute into the modern world. For example …
• We have changed our name from CIT to CILT,
thereby embracing more fully the supply chain
activity in our profession.
• We have now changed the post-nominals to
reflect the change of name to CILT
• We have also now updated our byelaws — and
we have made our International Council
meetings more hands-on, active events.
We have a unique Institute, in that it is worldwide
and is for the development of the individual
member.
The standards of our development programmes
are monitored and governed by our Charter, and
we are a charitable organisation run for the
benefit of our members. But even charitable
organisation require funds in order to run well
and therefore we must solve our capitation fee
problem if the Institute is to move forward.