No. From the minister's office, no, and even from CSIC. Sometimes they will ignore; other times they will give a blanket response. The other part that's funny now is that they've made it a crime basically for members to speak against the organization. That's now considered part of professional misconduct, which I have challenged.
We're polite. I believe in writing politely to them and saying the right thing, but I also feel strongly that the board cannot contain that.
I ran as a member of the board before, because I thought by being part of it we could;d effect some changes. Unfortunately, I did not win, but that's not the problem. My rationale for running for the office was to make sure that at least as a voice we could say no. One of the things I said in my platform at that point was that I chose not to be paid, but I would work with the board and I did not want to be paid.