Corporate Member Update

This is being sent to all Region and Chapter Presidents and Chapter Corporate POCs:

Dear Chapter Leaders:

 I am pleased to announce that starting January 1, 2018, we will be changing our industry membership categories in an effort to update, simplify and customize options for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Tomorrow a similar message will go to the Company POCs (tailored to their designee size), and later this week a letter will go out in the mail.  More details will be provided at the Annual Meeting.

The Corporate Members will become “Community Partners” of the Association of the United States Army under this new program (replacing the corporate member program).  This is intended to reduce the confusion on a company about their membership.  They’re either a National Partner (was “Sustaining Member”), or a Community Partner (was “Corporate Member”).  The National Partners will be allowed to affiliate with up to 3 Chapters per National Partner membership, as Community Partners of those chapters.  This should help your chapters to build rapport with those large companies in your footprint.

One of the many benefits for 10 Designee companies that they will now be listed in our Industry Guide, and will receive discounts on registration and space at events in the United States.  The five designee companies will be listed in the Industry Guide.  The two designee companies will receive discounts in the AUSA Store and on Advertising.

Please review the chart below to see all of the benefits of AUSA’s Industry Partner Program:

Industry Partner Program
Level	Community Partner			National Partner
Price	1yr – $175	1yr – $370	1yr – $685	1yr – $7000
	3yr – $475	3yr – $1,000	3yr – $1750
Designees	2	5	10	50
with access to member only benefits (Army Magazine, ILW publications, Affinity program, etc.); receive AUSA News monthly
Affiliation with local Chapter(s) Invitation to local events Recognition of support a local level	1	1	1	3
Exhibit at the AUSA Annual Meeting				X
Attend AUSA Annual Meeting	X	X	X	X
Invitation to AUSA’s ILW Breakfasts				X
Discount on Registration for Events (e.g., Hot Topics, Symposia)			X	X
Discount on exhibit space at other US Meetings (Global Force Symposium, LANPAC, etc.)			X	X
Display at other domestic AUSA events	X	X	X	X
Attend other domestic AUSA events	X	X	X	X
Priority exhibit space at symposia				X
Listing in Industry Guide		X	X	X
Member Plaque	X	X	X
Membership Window Sticker	X	X	X
Membership Longevity Certificates (every 5 years)	X	X	X
10% Discount at AUSA Store	X	X	X	X
10% off Advertising Rates	X	X	X	X
Career Center Discounts	X	X	X	X

With these new changes, dues for membership will increase beginning on January 1, 2018. They can take advantage of this early notice by renewing their membership at the current rate by December 31, 2017.

For more information, please contact:

• Teshaka Stanley, Community Partner Program Administrator
  Phone: 703-907-2414
  Email: TStanley@ausa.org
• Mark Wolf, Community Partner Program Manager
  Phone: 703-907-2648
  Email: MWolf@ausa.org

We appreciate your continued support of AUSA and look forward to working with you in the upcoming year.

Mark D. Wolf

Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Retired

Association of the United States Army (AUSA)

Corporate Membership Program Manager

Office Phone: 1-800-336-4570, ext. 2648 or 703-907-2648

Cell Phone:  571-332-6987

Fax: 703-236-2927

mwolf@ausa.org

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