[Discuss] Greetings! And membership

[Catarina Mota]

Good point! Also, we usually have low-priced student tickets for the summit
and we could give student members first dibs at those (they tend to sell
quickly).

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 6:17 PM, David Carrier <dcarrier at parallax.com> wrote:

>      I'm all for keeping the student rate low.  A large portion of the
> commercial members could get their employers to pay for the membership, but
> students usually don't have any income, let alone someone to pay for their
> membership.  If we end up including things of value, like tickets to the
> summit, we could include them only in the full membership.  That way,
> students who want to be a member can, even if their fees aren't financially
> supporting us.  When students do want to participate, they can still pay
> what it takes to cover the costs, such as buying tickets to the summit.
>
> — David Carrier
> Parallax Inc.
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> Dustyn Roberts wrote:
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> Sounds fair to me! Maybe $30 for student rate?
>
> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Alicia Gibb <pip at nycresistor.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>> We're working on putting our by-laws together and introducing membership.
>> The main reason for membership is so that you all can vote for things like
>> future board members!
>>
>>  We've looked at a lot of membership strategies. Unfortunately, the law
>> around non-profits won't allow public votes on issues - only the members of
>> the group, so we want to have the most inclusive membership possible. Some
>> memberships are fee based, some are merit based. Since we didn't want to
>> get into judging merit, we are considering moving towards a fee-based
>> membership. We are hoping to cover costs from domain hosting to assisting
>> the Summit costs with membership fees. Please give us your feedback on the
>> amount we're asking and the benefits of membership.
>>
>> Annual membership: $100 per year
>> Student rate: Suggestions?
>>
>>  Benefits:
>> + Voting in board members (we hope to vote in 3 more board members via
>> membership in Sept.)
>> + Voting on other topics that require a broader community vote
>> + Reduced ticket prices for the Summit
>> + Opportunity to chair a program for OSHWA
>> + Sticker?
>>
>>  Thanks,
>> Alicia
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