Association name |
Target members |
Cost for 12 month membership |
Type of membership |
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) |
Human performance specialists, classroom trainers, writers of training materials, training application developers |
US$180 |
Classic membership includes:
|
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Communications Society (IEEE Communications) |
People interested in communications science such as network engineering, wireless communications, but not necessarily in written or other communications, more engineering-oriented |
US$196 |
Fee is US$156.00 for IEEE plus US$40.00 for the Communications Society. Only one type of membership is available |
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) |
Performance technologists, training directors, human resources managers, instructional technologists, human factors practitioners, and organizational consultants |
US$145 |
Only one type of membership is available |
Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for Documentation (ACM SIGDOC) |
Writers with computer focus only, software engineers. Note that a bachelor’s degree is a requirement of membership. |
US$134 |
Fee is US$99 for ACM membership plus US$35 for the special interest group. Another membership option could be up to US$233 depending on access to online archives. |
Society for Technical Communication (STC) |
Technical writers, educators, researchers, Web designers, technical publications managers from all fields and specialties |
US$150 |
$130 for limited membership: publications only and our chapter does not receive rebate dollars $140 for E-membership: Online access only but our chapter does receive the dues rebate which funds local activities such as training and networking opportunities |