2.4 Membership Policy
2.4.1 Articles of Association Part 2 & Part 3 form the basis of and take precedence over Membership
Policy and include but not limited to:
 National Secretariat Office is required to keep a Register of Members
 Classes of Membership
 Cessation of Membership
 Expulsion
 Membership fees on all classes of Membership are set annually at the Board meeting
following the AGM per document 4.4.100
2.4.2 National Secretariat Office is to issue Membership identification numbers
2.4.3 Speaker Service Members may be called Strategic Partners/Sponsors/Alliance Partners/Allied
Organisations or similar for marketing purposes
2.4.4 Classes of Speaking Membership are awarded by the Designation Committee – see Policy 2.5
2.4.5 Bureau Members must meet the following criteria:
 Possess a minimum of 8 speaker/bureau contracts
 Evidence that the company has a listing in a media directory
2.4.6 An individual cannot hold two classes of membership
2.4.7 The representative of any class of corporate membership cannot hold another class of
membership
Relevant Procedures
3.1.3 Board Meeting following AGM Procedure
3.4.1 Prospective Member Procedure
3.4.2 New Member Procedure
3.4.3 Membership Renewal Procedure
3.4.4 Membership Cancellation Procedure
Documents
4.4.100 Membership Fees
Manuals
Directors Manual
Company Secretary Manual
Company Register
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