As you're aware, STC will introduce new membership categories this fall. The new categories vary in price and give members the option of joining multiple STC communities (chapters and SIGs). Membership dues have not been increased.

The STC board of directors recently approved the cost of member dues for four of the new categories. The board also decided how many STC communities members may select. The new categories will appear on dues renewal forms (to be mailed in November) and on new member applications for 2005. The board will establish the amount of community rebates for fiscal year 2006 at its annual meeting in May. (For those who have not yet filed for the 2005 rebate, the deadline is September 30th.)

Descriptions of the new membership categories follow. All dollar amounts are in USD. A table showing the costs and benefits of these categories has been posted to the STC Web site at www.stc.org/transformation/

"Classic" Membership

The classic membership entitles members to the paper versions of Intercom and Technical Communication and access to the online versions; full access to the members-only area of the STC Web site; and a choice between the following options for membership in STC communities:

• one chapter and one SIG, or
• three SIGs.

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