Membership Team’s Duties (Bylaws)

Conduct membership drives, provide membership literature at meetings, and pursue other measures designed to increase the Chapter’s membership
Send information to persons who inquire about membership in the Society and to nonmembers whose names appear on the monthly meeting sign-in sheets
Process all membership application copies and address corrections received from the Society, and any address corrections received from other sources. Promptly enter corrections and additions in the master copy of the membership directory
Send welcoming letters or packets to new Chapter members as soon as their application information is received from the Society. Include any other information that might be of use to the new member
Provide new members’ application information and current members’ address changes to the Secretary for inclusion in the Chapter mailing list
Contact each new member as soon as possible after receiving an application. Verify all information required to update the membership directory and Chapter Mailing List
(Leader) Publish a membership column in the Chapter newsletter at least once every quarter. This column should include new and changed member information, announcements of membership-related news, and other information suggested by the team members or officers
Publish an annual membership directory for the Chapter containing (as a minimum) all members’ names. addresses, telephone numbers, job titles, and employers
Publish membership directory updates, when needed
Periodically conduct a campaign to update the nonmember listings on the mailing list. Nonmembers may receive mailings that are not restricted to MEMBERS ONLY, if they have a bona fide interest in technical communication and if they declare their interest in remaining on the mailing list at the required intervals. Nonmembers may be charged standard subscription rates for Chapter mailings, if these are established by the Newsletter Team and approved by the Administrative Council