Levels of Membership

Organizations can become Partners, the highest level of membership, for a yearly commitment. Organizations can become Sponsors and Advisors for a yearly commitment and receive the benefits summarized in the Table below. Partners, Sponsors, and Advisors are allowed to have one representative on the Steering Committee.

In order to fulfill one of its missions, i.e., provide service to small businesses, a category of Associate Membership for an annual membership is available to organizations which employ less than 25 employees. In addition, individuals can become individual members. Associate Members and Individual Members do not serve on the Steering Committee and are not listed as official members, but they have access to many of the Center’s programs, services and activities. Associate Members and Individual Members can serve on the Technical Advisory Committee.

Benefits		Partner	Sponsor	Advisor	Associate
1	Membership on the Steering Committee of the Center	X	X	X	-
2	Facilitated access to pool of skilled graduate students	X	X	X	X
3	Facilitated access to faculty experts in areas related to process safety and risk management technology	X	X	X	-
4	Preprints of research reports published by the Center	X	X	X	X
5	Annual report of the Center’s research and sponsored activities and twice-yearly Research Highlights	X	X	X	X
6	Free use of computer software developed by the Center *	X	-	-	-
7	Discounted fees for Symposium, Continuing Education Courses, Publications, and other Services	40%	20%	10%	-
8	Library and information services	X	X	X	X
9	Discounted fees Database searches	Free	50%	25%	10%
10	Symposium Registration - One Complimentary	X	X	X	-
11	Ask the Expert	X	X	X	-
12	Symposium Proceedings	X	X	X	-
* Subject to restrictions imposed by licensing agreements for sponsored research.