Membership Eligibility and Rights

• A Full Member has voting rights and is any person who:
  • Possesses a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline or area of study which would qualify the person for a professional position in cartography, geographic information sciences or related activities, including but not limited to, compilation and research, execution and production, teaching, interpretation, dissemination and preservation; or
  • Has four years of active experience in cartography, geographic information sciences or related activities, as described above, or
  • Possesses a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university and has an interest in cartography or geographic information sciences.
• An Early Career Member is any person who has completed his or her degree within the last two years and was a Student Member for two years prior to completion of the degree. An Early Career Member has voting rights.
• A Lifetime Member shall be any person who applies to the Society for such designation and has been a Full Member for one (1) or more years.
• A Student Member is any person pursuing a course of study as a graduate or undergraduate student on a full?time basis (as defined by the academic institution) leading to a career in cartography, geographic information sciences or related field. A Student Member shall not have voting rights.
• An Affiliate Member is any person who does not participate directly in any of CaGIS' disciplines, yet has an interest in cartography and GIS, and wishes to support the mission and goals of CaGIS. An Affiliate Member shall have all the rights and privileges of membership, except for the right to vote and to hold CaGIS office.
• An Organizational Member is any organization (private sector firm, government agency, academic institution, etc.) who provides sustaining support to CaGIS, and supports the mission and goals of CaGIS. The criteria and benefits for organizational members are:
  
  LARGE ORGANIZATION (11 or more employees)
  • Five (5) free Full memberships for employees and a discounted rate of $100 for each additional Full member.
  • Discounted and complimentary exhibitor registration fees for employee members at AutoCarto and other CaGIS sponsored/co-sponsored conferences (details to be determined conference-by-conference, for example, 2 comp exhibitor plus 5 discounted registrations, or up to 10 discounted registrations if no exhibit booth)
  • 50% discount on booth rental at the AutoCarto and other CaGIS sponsored/co-sponsored conferences
  • Free Annual Conference pre-attendee list.
  • Free Annual Conference post-attendee list.
  • Discount on ad in CaGIS Journal
  • Annual subscription to CaGIS journal
  • Link to your organization on the CaGIS homepage
  
  SMALL ORGANIZATION (10 or fewer employees)
  • Two (2) free Full memberships for employees and a discounted rate of $100 for each additional Full member.
  • Discounted and complimentary exhibitor registration fees for employee members at AutoCarto and other CaGIS sponsored/co-sponsored conferences (details to be determined conference-by-conference, for example, 1 comp exhibitor plus 3 discounted registrations, or up to 5 discounted registrations if no exhibit booth)
  • 50% discount on booth rental at the AutoCarto and other CaGIS sponsored/co-sponsored conferences
  • Discount on ad in CaGIS Journal
  • Annual subscription to CaGIS journal
  • Link to your organization on the CaGIS homepage