1. Membership Promotion (MP)
Membership GRADES

2. What are the various membership grades?
Membership Types
What are the various membership grades?
Member
Twelve or more years experience in the built environment: Education, licenses, work experience
Associate
Any applicant working in built environment industries
Affiliate
Introductory membership for applicants
Age 30 and younger
New to the built environment industry
Student
Students in engineering, architecture, construction or food science academic programs

3. What are the associated benefits with each member grade?
New Member
New Associate
New Affiliate
New Student
Developing Economies
Annual Fee
$196
$52 (yr 1), $72 (yr 2), $93 (yr 3)
$20
$90
ASHRAE Handbook
Yes
20% off of list price first year
$49 print $39 CD
Yes CD only
ASHRAE Handbook Online
Yes year
$49
Yes year
Publications Discounts
Education & Certification Discounts

4. Membership Advancement
Why does a member advance from Associate to Member?
Prestige
Local chapter recognition
Service Society, chapter or regional committees
To qualify for ASHRAE Fellow/other Society awards
You can add Member ASHRAE to your tag
Allows your chapter to shine
Society recognition in Insights

5. Membership Advancement
Who should I encourage to advance?
Associate with 12+ members years
Associates with a PE license
To advance:
Update member bio online
Send an to indicating an interest in membership advancement

6. Membership Transfers & Changes
What other types of membership grade changes are there?
Students
Student members who are no longer enrolled as full-time students must transfer (SmartStart) to Associate
Students interested in transferring:
Affiliates
Affiliate membership is limited to three years
Is for members age 30 and younger
Automatically transferred to Associate after the three year term
Affiliates can change to Associate early
Contact for assistance
Required to pay the balance difference of the two memberships

7. Developing Economies Membership
What is this and who qualifies for it?
Associates & Members residing in low and lower middle income economies per World Bank
Engaging members globally expands our reach
ASHRAE Handbook CD & Digital ASHRAE Journal
Renewing members residing in designated countries:
Select ‘DC’ in online renewal, or
Select $90 option on print invoice
New members: join online and select ‘DC’ option
Print application at ‘Join ASHRAE’ online

8. What questions do you have?
Group Discussion
What questions do you have?
Membership Grades
All of the MP training materials can be found at:
Staff Support
You have two staff contacts at ASHRAE Headquarters in Atlanta, GA, USA. They are:
Daniel B. Gurley, Manager of Membership
address:
Phone: (678)
Rhiannon Loomis, Asst Manager of Membership
address:
Phone: (678)