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Copyright © 1997 AFEB. All rights reserved.
Revised: May 21, 1998.

AFEB Membership

Membership in the Association For Electronic Business isto anyone with an interest in CALS. While the organization emphasizes the needs of the local Huntsville community and the surrounding area, all are welcome. The AFEB strives to provide a balance of focus on technical, management, and broader issues such as social impact of CALS and related technologies.

Benefits of Membership

Joining AFEB

Members List (available to AFEB Members only)

Benefits of Membership

While meetings areto everyone, there are advantages to being listed as a member.

  • Expedited Communication You will receive early notification of meetings, seminars, regulations, and availability of reference material.
  • Networking You will be recognized among your CALS peers and be sought out for your particular areas of expertise. Membership will help others identify your expertise and you will learn of others with complementary skills and experience. There will be opportunities to share experiences so all may benefit.
  • Education We want to make our meetings informative and useful. As a member, you will influence the content and direction of AFEB activities.
  • Participation CALS, along with many other related information technologies, is undergoing rapid technological evolution, definition, standardization, and acceptance. Regional Interest Groups, such as the HCIG, are being asked to help shape and define these directions. As a member, you can help determine these directions. Your opinions will be sought out.
  • Influence There is strength in numbers. A vibrant organization will have increasing influence with government, social, educational, and industry leaders. Support for positions on issues of import to you and your peers will relate to the strength of the organization.
  • Economics As a member, you will have reduced rates for AFEB sponsored seminars, tutorials, and special meetings.
  • Access - As a member, you will have access to areas in the AFEB WebPages that are unavailable to non-AFEB members. This function is will be available soon.

You are Invited to Join the AFEB NOW

The following the AFEB membership application. If you would like to become a member, fill in the requested information. Print out the form before you submit it (to get your membership activated immediately, after printing, submit the application electronically (see the submit button at the bottom)), then mail the application and the $10.00 annual membership dues to the address at the bottom of the application. Please note that all membership dues for next year are due in January regardless of when the fees were paid this year.

Upon receipt of your annual membership dues, you will receive a certificate of membership (starting for 1998 members), your AFEB password for "AFEB Members Only" WebPages (starting for 1998 members), a list of items that are available for checkout from the AFEB Library (Local checkouts only), and a personal phone call from an AFEB board member welcoming you to the AFEB (Regional phone calls only) and other member accessories.

1. Do you want to become a member of AFEB?

YES, sign me up for the year

YES, sign me up for years starting in 19 (please pay the each years membership. Note that AFEB membership may be more or less in the following years. If more, you will be contacted for additional payment. If less, there is no refund.)

 

2. Please fill in the following information:

Your Name
Your Title
Your Company
Your Mailing Address
Your E-Mail Address
Please be aware that members with email receive more vital information than those with just faxes. Member email is used to receive latest information on CALS, CALS discussions, and updates when the WebPages changes - like new CALS links, articles, etc. Voting, if a quorum can be achieved by email. is also done.

Your Telephone
Your FAX

3. Any Comments You wish to Include

 

4A. What is your profession?

Computer/Technical

Engineer/Physicist/Chemist

Manager

Tech Writer

Other

4B. What type of business does your company do?

Industry working commercially

Industry with under 50% contracts with government

Industry with Contracts mostly with:

NASA

DoD

Other

Government (NASA)

Government (DoD)

Government (Other)

4C. Rate the following benefits 1 to 10 (1 being the most important) that you would like to see from AFEB. Any benefit that does not interest you, please rate 10.

Contacts Workshops Networking
WebPages Luncheons Reference Material
Speakers Tutorials Standards Notification

4E Rate from 1 to 10 (1 being the most important) the following types of people/topics that you would like hear from. Any people/topics that do not interest you, rate a 10.

Idea people Current Project Demos
Experts Introductory Topics
Local Users Vendors

5. Would you like to be a part of a committee in this area that would allow you input into AFEB decisions and market your companies abilities? Please mark the area(s) that you would like to help.

Board Member : Board Member participation for AFEB require about 6-10 hours/month. Board Members are voted on in November for specific positions (see BI-laws). To be considered for board membership you must be nominated by the Board Nominating Committee. Please mark the following areas that you would be willing to help with:

Publicity Speakers Facilities Web Page Membership Other

Liaison: Liaison's are from specific companies/organization that wish to provide insight into their large organizations. Liaison positions available are established by the AFEB board and applicants must be approved by the AFEB board.
Advisor: Advisor's help the AFEB board in the planning of specific events. They may be chairperson of an event providing leadership on the organization and implementation of the event or they may serve on the event committee. An advisor position requires about 10 hours/month for about 3 months. Advisor's may be considered for board membership if the advisor consents. A

Contributor of articles for Web Page

My company has a conference room that seats that would be available free of charge with advanced notice. (Note: Companies that provide conference rooms are invited to give a 10-15 minute presentation on their companies' CALS efforts during the meeting that is held at their site.)

Other:

 

Please Print this form NOW!

After Printing, mail the form and $10.00 membership dues (non refundable) to:

Cynthia Hauer
Mevatec
1525 Perimeter Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35805

To get your membership activated immediately, after printing, submit the application electronically by pushing the submit button below:

Last Update March 25, 1998



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