ASC new membership and renewal offer – a clarification

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Dear ASC members (and those thinking of becoming members),

Early last year we made 1 September the annual renewal date for all ASC members. This meant some members’ annual subscriptions would expire at various dates before 1 September 2010.

To speed the renewal process we recently offered members who needed to renew between July and 1 September a special inducement; by renewing their annual subscription promptly they would get the period between their expiration date and 1 September 2010 for free.

Unfortunately glitches happen and this offer went to most members instead of just those whose renewal date was between early July and 31 August. Understandably this caused some confusion for those whose subs were due on 1 September and a few members thought they may have been missing out on a free deal.

Our annual membership fee is a low $88 and we manage a tight budget. I apologise for the confusion but this offer is only for those whose subscription renewal falls in the early July – 31 August period.

I hope this explains the nature of this one-off offer and that it wasn’t meant to give all members up to two free months on the annual subscription. Instead we are working on other means to provide value and meaning of an ASC membership this coming subscription year. One such example is the professional development workshops in Sydney which offer a very favourable members’ discount (see http://www.asc.asn.au/2010/07/climate_change_workshops/ ). Check the website for news of other upcoming plans.

Remember that annual subs for most members become due on 1 September.

Cost of membership:

* Individual membership is $88 per annum (incl. GST) * Student membership (with appropriate ID) is $35.20 (incl. GST) * Associate membership (with explanation) is $35.20 (incl. GST) * Corporate membership is $528 (incl. GST).

As always I appreciate your feedback and put effort into making your great suggestions a reality.

Cheers, Jesse

Jesse Shore

President, Australian Science Communicators

http://www.asc.asn.au/

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About Jesse Shore

Jesse Shore is passionate about engaging the community with science and in looking for ways to weave together the arts and sciences. He has been developing science based exhibitions and events since 1984, and was President of the Australian Science Communicators from 2010-2012. His business, Prismatic Sciences, produced five travelling exhibitions for the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry and he manages the ongoing national tour. He previously worked at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney as an exhibition project leader and Senior Curator of sciences. While at the museum he was one of the founders of the Ultimo Science Festival, a major National Science Week activity. He is currently collaborating with an artist to create artworks which have a science slant.

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