MTA Members and Affiliates:

I am very pleased to announce that the MTA has hired a new Executive Director! After a five-month search, our Executive Director Search Committee unanimously recommended, and the Board approved, to engage Tom Silveri as the new Executive Director of the Market Technicians Association.

Tom has an exceptional history of strong professional conduct, financial management, and leadership in business. He is a licensed CPA with more than two decades of experience: as an audit consultant with Price Waterhouse, a corporate controller at the advertising agency of J.Walter Thompson, and as a controller and director of financial planning for the public relations firm, Hill and Knowlton. Tom then spent ten years at the human resources solutions company DBM, Inc., where he rose to serve as COO and, finally, President and Chief Executive Officer. Tom has years of experience working with company Boards and financials. He has managed issues ranging

The Long-Range Planning Committee meeting, held at the Doubletree Hotel at Newark Airport, was attended by members from all across the U.S., Canada, and even Europe. MTA Vice President Larry Berman opened the Association’s Long Range Planning committee meeting by reviewing our organization’s mission statement. More than 30 members in attendance agreed that it is important to:

A.  Educate the public and investment community about the value of technical analysis.

B.  Attract and retain a membership of professionals.

C.  Encourage the highest standards of professional competence.

In discussions, 90% of participants agreed that B preceded C and A, and a clear majority indicated that the correct order was B, C, and then A.

MTA co-founder Ralph Acampora added that the mission of our organization is no longer confined to words in the Constitution. In February 2005, securities regulators chose to recognize

Within the MTA bylaws is section BL4.02, defining application procedures for members and affiliates. The forms are easy to complete – some personal information and regulatory history are very straightforward. But common questions among applicants for membership are “Why are sponsors required?” and “How can I get sponsors?” In the early days of the MTA, sponsors personally knew the applicant and they usually met frequently. Membership in the MTA has always been limited to professionals practicing technical analysis. The only way to ensure this standard is met is through the use of sponsorship. Those not meeting this qualification are nonetheless eligible to become Affiliates of the MTA, and they are entitled to most of the same benefits and privileges as full Members. Sponsors are asked five questions about the applicant:

1. Your relationship to applicant;
2. Time known;
3. Discuss in detail the applicant’s technical work as you understand it;
4. Personal evaluation or comments;
5. Do you believe that