Join AENC / Renew My AENC Membership
The AENC Membership dues year is September 1 – August 31. Membership will be active upon receipt of dues payment along with membership application or renewal. There are no refunds for cancelled memberships. Membership Categories and Dues To learn more about joining AENC, contact Madi McDougald (919) 848-8255 or madi@aencnet.org.
Dues notices for the upcoming membership year are distributed via email in July.
Association Management Member
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and staff personnel who devote 50% or more of their working time to general association management duties in a trade, technical, educational, philanthropic, or business association, or in individual membership societies with a common professional or business interest.
Example 1: Your organization has 3 members.
The first member pays $295. The second and third members pay $145 each.
Total dues invoice for the organization is $585. The dues invoice will be sent to the organization’s primary contact.
Example 2: Your organization has 11 members.
The first member pays $295. The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth members pay $145 each. The tenth and eleventh members pay $125 each.
Total dues invoice for the organization is $1,705. The dues invoice will be sent to the organization’s primary contact.
Affiliate Member
Per AENC bylaws, “Affiliate Membership shall be available to any individual, who has an interest in associations or who provides goods and services to associations, or who is employed by an organization that has an interest in associations or that provides goods and services to associations but who does not otherwise qualify for Association Professional Membership”. The below is a list of business types our Affiliate Members typically fall into. However, if you would like to be a Member of AENC but you do not fit in one of the categories, please connect with AENC staff to discuss how you may be able to participate as an AENC Member.
Retired Member
Any individual who previously held an AENC Membership and is retired from full-time work.
Retired executive, no longer employed or seeking employment by an association.
$50 per member
CVB Member
Any individual who is employed by a Convention & Visitors Bureau.
$295 per member