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Application
Guidelines

Membership qualifications are spelled out in the brochure.  This sheet adds specific details about classes of membership, application procedure, and fees.

CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP:
Regular Members:  Colleges and universities, national laboratories, professional societies, and other non-profit organizations.  Allowed full participation in all UCGIS activities, including voting.

Multi-campus Members:  This membership category is identical to the regular member category.  It offers a means for smaller campuses to join together to reach a critical mass of resources to qualify for membership.

Affiliate Members:  For-profit organizations.  Allowed full participation in all UCGIS activities, except voting and holding office.

Government Affiliates: Identified as having a separate line item in the Federal budget.  Participate in various UCGIS activities as advisors and observers.  Rights restricted to avoid conflict of interest.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications are due April 30 and September 30 for review by the Membership Committee.  The UCGIS council votes on membership applications at its Summer Retreat and at the Fall Business Meeting, held in conjunction with the GIS/LIS Conference.  Membership becomes affective immediately after a vote to accept.  New members may participate fully in the rest of the council meeting.

The portfolio should be submitted via the World Wide Web.  Separate pages should describe: research and related activities; teaching and curriculum; laboratories; multidisciplinary connections; and staff resources.  

A formal letter of application from a senior administrator should provide the URL address of the portfolio, along with the names and email addresses of the two delegates plus any alternates.  This letter is sent to the Executive Director:
	Thomas M. Palmerlee
	UCGIS Executive Director
	319 C Street SE
	Washington DC 20003

FEES:
An Initiation Fee is required upon acceptance into membership in UCGIS.  The fee for those accepted into membership in the Fall is $3000, which includes dues for the first full year.  The fee for those joining at the summer meeting is $3500 and covers dues for 1.5 years.  An Initiation Fee is required for regular members and affiliates.  There is no fee for government affiliates.

Annual Dues are $1000, billable in September of preceding year, with payment required by January 1.  No dues for government affiliates.

Activity Fees are required for various events, such as the Summer Assembly.  A lower fee will be charged for regular members and affiliates.  Government affiliates will pay the external rate.

(11/97)