AENC Membership Information
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The AENC Membership year is September 1 – August 31. Annual dues notices for the upcoming membership year are distributed via email in July. New members can join after the Annual Meeting in July and receive August for free! Membership will be active upon receipt of dues payment along with membership application or renewal. There are no refunds for cancelled memberships. To learn more about joining AENC, contact Madi McDougald (919) 848-8255 or madi@aencnet.org. We offer prorated dues to first-time new members! Email Madi for New Member proration code before applying for membership Membership belongs to the entity that pays for it. In the case of staff changes, membership may be transferred from one person to another within the same organization. Please log in to your member compass to make these changes or email Julie.
Membership categories are below. Note: retired & lifetime memberships are not listed. Reach out to staff for more information on those two membership categories or if you aren't sure which member type you should be.Membership Year:
Brand New AENC Members
September – December
no proration
January
deduct $20
February
deduct $30
March
deduct $40
April
deduct $50
May
deduct $60
June
deduct $70
If you are an Association Professional and/or a Meeting Planner, email Madi about a complimentary first year membership with the Brand New Dues Scholarship to 'try AENC out'!Membership Transfers
Membership Categories & Dues:
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.
| Seat | Per Seat Cost | Total Cost |
| 1 | $295 | $295 |
| 2 | FREE | $295 |
| 3 | $145 | $440 |
| 4 | $145 | $585 |
| 5 | $145 | $730 |
| 6 | $145 | $875 |
| 7 | $145 | $1,020 |
| 8 | $145 | $1,165 |
| 9 | $145 | $1,310 |
| 10 | $145 | $1,455 |
| 11+ | Free | $1,455 |
Please click here for full breakdown of membership dues for Association members.
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.
- Attorney/Legal
- Financial Services
- Event Services - (AV, Facilities without hotel accommodations, catering)
- Hotel/Resort
- Consulting/Communications
- Speaker/Speakers Bureau
- DMOs/CVBs
- Graphic Design/Printing/Promotional Products & Gifts
- Website Design/IT
- Photography
- Meeting Planners, non-association
- Advocacy - consultants, researchers and lobbyists
- Recruiting and other HR services
$375 for first member
$295 for each additional member
CVB Member
Any individual who is employed by a Convention & Visitors Bureau.
$335 for first member
$255 for each additional member