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MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION. SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP. 56,000+ WORLDWIDE 120 NATIONS REPRESENTED 160 CHAPTERS 13 REGIONS + REGION-AT-LARGE. MEMBER BENEFITS. Handbook Series Bookstore Discounts Networking Knowledge Access to Members Only Benefits E-News (Society Connections and the HVAC&R Industry ).

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MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

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  1. MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

  2. SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP • 56,000+ WORLDWIDE • 120 NATIONS REPRESENTED • 160 CHAPTERS • 13 REGIONS + REGION-AT-LARGE

  3. MEMBER BENEFITS • Handbook Series • Bookstore Discounts • Networking • Knowledge • Access to Members Only Benefits • E-News (Society Connections and the HVAC&R Industry )

  4. Benefits of ASHRAE Membership • ASHRAE membership provides free management training • Employee involvement in chapter and regional activities increases: • Profitability • Productivity • Proficiency

  5. Networking Skills Training by ASHRAE • Develop an industry network • Develop the ability to work with a wide spectrum of people • Learn to work with speakers

  6. OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE • Volunteering for Positions in Technical Committees and Subcommittees • Giving Presentations • Writing Papers • Organizing Technical Sessions

  7. Professional Development Training by ASHRAE • ASHRAE can contribute to continuing education through Continuing Education Units for professional development

  8. Management Education Training by ASHRAE • Develop coordination and scheduling skills • Learn to differentiate between leadership and management • ASHRAE Journal • Business and Management column • Legal Issues column • Distinguished Lecturers programs • Business, management, and legal issues

  9. Learn to solve problems without confrontation Learn to differentiate between leadership and management Improve goal setting skills Learn to organize and present seminars Develop negotiating skills Develop the ability to delegate and assign tasks Learn to monitor progress of tasks Improve ability to conduct a business meeting Develop ability to work with a wide spectrum of people Management Skills Training by ASHRAE

  10. Employers and Employees Experience Benefits of ASHRAE Membership • Areas of employer and employee membership benefits include: • Improved Networking Skills • Improved Communication Skills • Improved Management Skills • Management Education • Professional Development

  11. Communication Skills Training by ASHRAE • Improve ability to conduct a business meeting • Improve ability to work with a wide spectrum of people • Improve public speaking and presentation skills • Improve presentation of results • Learn to organize and present seminars • Learn to work with speakers • Learn to introduce speakers • Develop negotiating skills

  12. Minimal Cost Management Training by ASHRAE Available at CRC and Society Meetings • Business management and legal education programs at CRC and Society meetings • Special publications such as “The ASHRAE Member’s Survival Guide” and a DVD on how documents and emails can be used in litigation • Society Committee members receive the same training as above

  13. ACCESS TO LEADERS • The Best Talent in the World Attends ASHRAE Meetings • Have Direct Access to Them Through Committee Work • On the Job Training Provided Free of Charge

  14. LOCAL CONNECTIONS • Meet the Key People in Your Area at Monthly Chapter Meetings • Expand Your Network of Contacts for “Crisis” Periods • Improve Chances of Getting Work by Putting Face to a Name

  15. MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS • Significant Member Savings on ASHRAE and Non-ASHRAE Publications

  16. TREATMENT OF NEW MEMBERS • WELCOMING COMMITTEE • INTRODUCE DURING MEETING • HOLD CHAPTER ORIENTATION • ASSIGN TO CHAPTER COMMITTEE

  17. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION • ANNUAL DUES MUST ACCOMPANY APPLICATION ($150.00) • MEMBER GRADE ASSIGNMENT BASED ON COMBINATION OF WORK EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE • ASSOCIATE MEMBER GRADE ASSIGNMENT BASED ON INTEREST IN SOCIETY ACTIVITIES

  18. AFFILIATE MEMBER • AFFILIATE GRADE (EFFECTIVE JULY 2004) • NEW MEMBERS UNDER 30 • MONTHLY JOURNALS/INSIGHTS • NON-VOTING • NO ANNUAL HANDBOOK • 3 YEAR GRADE LIMIT • ANNUAL DUES MUST ACCOMPANY APPLICATION ($40.00)

  19. MEMBERSHIP GRADES • MEMBER - 12 SOCIETY-ACCREDITED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE • ASSOCIATE - LESS THAN 12 SOCIETY-ACCREDITED YEARS • AFFILIATE-LESS THAN 12 SOCIETY-ACCREDITED YEARS

  20. MEMBER-GET-A-MEMBER • $10 COUPON AWARDED FOR EACH NEW MEMBER RECRUITED • INCLUDE SPONSOR INFORMATION ON APPLICATION

  21. GRADE ADVANCEMENT • COMPLETE ONLINE ADVANCEMENT FORM OR HARDCOPY ADVANCEMENT FORM • NO FEE REQUIRED

  22. ADVANCEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM • $20 INCENTIVE COUPON • MAY BE USED TOWARDS ANNUAL OR WINTER REGISTRATION FEE • PUBLICATIONS • LOGO MERCHANDISE

  23. STUDENT ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM • NO ADDITIONAL FEE TO TRANSFER • MUST APPLY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF GRADUATION DATE • COMPLETE REGULAR APPLICATION • GRADUATED DUES STRUCTURE

  24. STUDENT ADVANCEMENT • 1ST YEAR AFTER GRADUATION-$16.00 • 2ND YEAR AFTER GRADUATION-$40.00 • 3RD YEAR AFTER GRADUATION-$40.00 • 4TH YEAR AFTER GRADUATION-$150.00

  25. REINSTATEMENTOPTION #1 • PAY BACK DUES FOR MISSED YEARS • MAINTAIN ORIGINAL SOCIETY ELECTION DATE & LAST GRADE • RECEIVE BACK HANDBOOK ISSUES FOR PAYMENT YEARS • NO APPLICATION REQUIRED

  26. REINSTATEMENTOPTION#2 • SUBMIT COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM AND CURRENT ANNUAL DUES • NEW ELECTION DATE ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL MEMBERSHIP YEARS REMAIN PART OF MEMBER’S HISTORICAL RECORDS AND COUNT TOWARDS SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES SUCH AS LIFE & RETIRED MEMBERSHIP)

  27. SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP GRADES

  28. LIFE MEMBER • 30 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP • 65 YEARS OF AGE

  29. LIFE MEMBER BENEFITS • DUES EXEMPT • RECEIVES ANNUAL HANDBOOKS IF RENEWAL NOTICE IS COMPLETED • RECEIVES MONTHLY JOURNALS • INSIGHTS NEWSLETTER • MAINTAINS ALL RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES OF MEMBER GRADE

  30. RETIREE • 10 YEARS OF SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP • 55 YEARS OF AGE • FULLY RETIRED FROM ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS

  31. RETIREE BENEFITS • ANNUAL DUES $20.00 • MONTHLY JOURNALS • NO HANDBOOKS • MAINTAINS RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBER GRADE

  32. MEMBERSHIP RETENTION

  33. LOSS OF BENEFTIS • 3 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY- NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE • 6 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY - NO JOURNAL OR INSIGHTS • 9 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY- NO HANDBOOK • 12 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY- ALL UNPAID MEMBERS DROPPED

  34. SOCIETY BILLING CYCLE • 2 MONTHS BEFORE ANNIVERSARY - ORIGINAL BILLING • 3 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY- 1ST NOTICE • 6 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY-2ND NOTICE • 9 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY - 3RD NOTICE • 11 MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY- FINAL NOTICE

  35. LINCOLN BOUILLON AWARD • GIVEN TO THE SOCIETY MEMBER WHO PERFORMS OUTSTANDING JOB TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP

  36. WHAT IS A MENTOR? • AN EXPERIENCED ASHRAE MEMBER WHO HELPS AN INEXPERIENCED ASHRAE MEMBER OR STUDENT • A ROLE MODEL • HELPS TO FOCUS ON THE PROTÉGÉ’S PROFESSIONAL AND ASHRAE DEVELOPMENT

  37. BENEFITS TO THE MENTOR • PROVIDES PERSONAL GRATIFICATION • OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE • OPPORTUNITY TO GROW RESOURCES • NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

  38. BENEFITS TO THE PROTÉGÉ • PROVIDES TECHNICAL GUIDANCE • IMPROVES NETWORKING SKILLS • ENHANCES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF ASHRAE’S BENEFITS, SERVICES& PROGRAMS

  39. NURTURES LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE SOCIETY VEHICLE TO BRING STUDENT MEMBERS INTO ASHRAE RELATED FIELDS ENCOURAGES AND NURTURES DIVERSITY ENCOURAGES CHAPTER PARTICIPATION HELPS RETAIN YOUNGER MEMBERS BENEFITS TO ASHRAE

  40. Where to get more information • ASHRAE HEADQUARTERS • CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN • ASHRAE HOMEPAGE-www.ashrae.org

  41. CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT (CALL TOLL-FREE ) TO: • PAY DUES BY CREDIT CARD • ORDER PUBLICATIONS • REPORT CHANGE OF ADDRESS • REQUEST PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE • ANNUAL & WINTER MEETING REGISTRATION • PDS REGISTRATION

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