Objective: Membership Committee will promote membership in the Society, make recommendations to Council on policy matters pertaining to membership, maintenance and terminations, nurture Society programs and work with other Society Committees to enhance Society membership and increase Society enrollment.

Goals	Strategies for Implementation	Implement	Resources Necessary for Implementation
Enhance membership value	Review membership benefits and make recommendations to Council.	Annually   Report to Fall Council	Committee members
Enhance educational component	Work with Meetings and Education & Professional Development Committees to sponsor lecture series around the country. (2000-working with Special Interest Group for test)	Ongoing     Report semi-annually to Council	Committee members   Advertisement and promotion expenses
	Work with Meetings and Education & Professional Development Committees to organize short courses using local instructors to minimize cost to the Society.	Ongoing     Report semi-annually to Council	Committee members   Advertisement expenses   Production expenses (see Short Course budget)
Facilitate year-round interaction	Examine the feasibility of establishing state and regional chapters.	Study in progress 2000	Committee members
	Review existing Associate Members for potential upgrade to Active.	Annually   Report to Spring Council	Committee members
	Review member categories to determine if needs of community are being met.	Annually   Report to Fall Council	Committee members
Increase student membership and enhance student member retention following graduation	Work with Education & Professional Development Committee to review student needs and make recommendations to Council.	Annually   Report to Fall Council	Committee members
Enhance values in Student Chapters	Continue to provide journals free to active Student Chapters.	Ongoing	Office staff time
Enhance student member value	Work with Meetings Committee to provide student access to social events at nominal charge	Ongoing	Committee members
	Work with Meetings Committee to increase opportunities for students in organizing annual meetings	Annually   Report to Spring Council	Committee members
	Work with all Committees to provide student ad-hoc membership (non-voting) in some committees	Ongoing	Committee members
	Work with Special Interest Group Chairs and Education & Professional Development Committee to encourage student participation in Special Interest Groups	Ongoing   Report to Spring Council	Committee members
Recruit members at the growth rate of 15% annually	Study incentives for current members to recruit new members and recommend to Council.	Ongoing	Committee members
	Study and recommend methods to increase visibility to members via Internet and mailings.	Ongoing   Report to Council semi-annually	Committee members
	Study and recommend offering discounted membership to members of peer societies.	Ongoing   Report to Fall Council	Committee members
	Define and study methods of accessing candidate members and make recommendations to Council.	Ongoing   Report to Fall Council	Committee members
	Study and recommend to Council hosting evening functions at other meetings.	Ongoing   Report to Fall Council	Committee members
	Study and recommend to Council the organization of special educational sessions at other meetings.	Ongoing   Report to Fall Council	Committee members