Membership Promotion Night

Our next meeting on October 8^th will be our first Membership Promotion Night of the year!  How can you help, you ask?  All you have to do is bring a prospective member to October’s Chapter Meeting and have him/her join that night!  He/she can either bring a completed application for membership, or fill one out at the meeting along with either cash or check made payable to “ASHRAE” for $165 for society dues and $40 for chapter dues.  Both the host member and new member will each receive a credit to November’s Chapter dinner meeting!

Membership Grades:

This month we’ll discuss in depth the ASHRAE membership grades.  The next Membership Promotion article will go into how to upgrade if you qualify for advancement.  The following information on Membership Grades was taken from http://www.ashrae.org/members/page/598.

Student Member:  As a student member you get many of the ASHRAE benefits for a fraction of the cost.  Yearly dues are $16.  To qualify, you must be studying or have an interest in an HVAC&R industry-related field.  Eligible students must be participating in an approved course of study in a university, college, junior college or technical institute.  Student Members may purchase the ASHRAE Handbooks at a discounted price of $49 each.  As a student member, you are also allowed to participate in the Student Design Project Competition, apply for Grants-in-Aid, Society and Local Scholarships and participate in Student Branch Activities.  Additionally, student members receive free registration for ASHRAE Meetings; and Student Activities at the Winter Meeting.  Student member grade ends one year after leaving school or graduating, at which point you can advance to regular member status during the first year and pay only $16 instead of the full Affiliate fee of $165.

Affiliate Member:  This membership level is the newest for ASHRAE.  It helps young engineers entering the work force receive all of the benefits of ASHRAE for a reduced cost.  Yearly dues are, for Year 1: $50, Year 2: $70, Year 3: $90.  Assignment to this grade is limited to those who are under 30 years of age who are first-time new members.  Additionally, if you were a student member of ASHRAE, you can qualify for 3 years as an affiliate member before becoming an Associate Member.  Benefits of this membership grade include the ASHRAE Journal (print and electronic copies), ASHRAE Insights and discounts on ASHRAE Handbooks and ASHRAE courses and print media.  The ASHRAE Handbook is not given with this Member Grade.

Associate Member:  The associate member grade is awarded to individuals who have less than 12 years of ASHRAE-approved industry experience in HVAC&R fields.  Yearly dues are $165.  Benefits include the ASHRAE Handbook printed during your member year, the ASHRAE Journal (print and electronic copies), ASHRAE Insights, HVAC&R Industry eNewsletter, Society Connection eNewsletter and discounts on ASHRAE courses and print media.  Members who are awarded this member grade typically are a few years out of college and do not have their PE license yet or do not have a college degree and have been working in the industry for less than 12 years.

Member:  The grade of Member is awarded to individuals who have 12 or more years of qualified industry-related experience.  Credit for industry-related experience can be earned from any combination of approved education, work experience and professional registration.  Yearly dues are $165 and include a copy of the ASHRAE Handbook printed during your member year, the ASHRAE Journal (print and electronic copies), ASHRAE Insights, HVAC&R Industry eNewsletter, Society Connection eNewsletter and discounts on ASHRAE courses and print media.

Life Members:  To become a life member, you must be a good standing Member for 30+ years and at least 65 yrs old.  You will receive the same benefits of the most recent membership grade.  There are no annual Society dues for Life Members.