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Regular
Members
Regular
membership in UNITE is by organization. Any organization
that has an interest in the success of solutions in
environments that include Unisys hardware, software and/or
services, and supports the purposes of UNITE may apply for
membership.
Benefits
of Membership in UNITE
Members
may:
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Vote
in all elections and on all issues submitted to the
membership.
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Participate
in all UNITE conferences and other sanctioned
meetings.
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Subscribe
to UNITE publications.
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Participate
in any UNITE sponsored program.
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Exhibit
in the Expo Hall
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Submit
Resolutions
Duties
of Members of UNITE
Members
are expected to:
Membership (Go
to Membership & Information Form)
To become a member of UNITE, an organization must pay a
fee of $150 per year. This fee could be paid separately
or, for greater convenience, at the time of conference
registration. Payment of the membership fee will entitle
a member organization to one registration at the annual
conference at a discount of $150 from the normal
delegate fee. Any additional registrations from this
member organization will be at the normal delegate fee.
All such registrations would be eligible for speaker
discounts or other discounts which happen to be in
effect for that conference. Thus, there is no change in
the amount of money paid by an organization which sends
one or more delegates to the UNITE Annual Conference.
Member
organizations which pay the annual fee but are not able to attend the Annual Conference will be provided with
a user code and password in order to access the current
Conference Proceedings published on the UNITE web site.
Delegates
attending the Annual Conference will be provided
access to the Conference Proceedings as part of the
registration fee. A user code and password will be
included in the registration packet.
Membership
is valid from the time payment is received until the
beginning of the next Annual Conference.
Membership
Approval
As needed, the
business office will prepare a list of potential members
for review by the Board of Director's membership
chairperson. The membership chairperson will then review
the applications and submit them to the Board of Directors
for approval.
Termination
of Membership
There are
three reasons for membership termination:
Withdrawal
by the member.
Any member may withdraw from membership in
UNITE at any time for any reason. Withdrawing members
are asked to give notice sufficient to avoid disruption,
particularly if the organization has been supporting
officials of UNITE.
Failure to
maintain membership:
If a Member fails to send a delegate to the
Annual Conference or does not pay the membership fee for
the organization if a representative from the member
organization does not attend the Annual Conference, the
organization will presume to have withdrawn from UNITE.
At least annually, the UNITE Business Office will
prepare a list of all members whose membership will
lapse within the next year. The UNITE Business
Office will maintain a list of members in good standing
on the UNITE home page.
Termination
of membership by action of board
The By-Laws of UNITE provide for the
termination of a membership by action of the Board of
Directors. Upon termination by action of the Board of
Directors, the Chief Operating Officer will advise the
terminated member, through the Organization
Representative, in writing of the reasons for the
action, and of any options available. |
