SPRING MEMBERSHIP DRIVE April 1, 2011 – May 6, 2011

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As you reach ever higher to new career goals and business opportunities, as you work to keep up with our changing industry, you’ll meet plenty of challenges. NACE membership helps you overcome these challenges—giving you the right information, tools and resources at the right time.

NACE membership helps you market your business, increase your sales, advance your career and learn about the very latest in menu design, presentation, and décor. The oldest, largest professional association for the catering, events and convention services industries, NACE gives you the resources you need when you need them.

Membership in NACE offers you extraordinary benefits like these:
•    Premiere, industry-specific education
•    Networking and connecting with professionals at all experience levels
•    Local and national seminars, conferences, and awards programs
•    Internationally recognized professional certification
•    Breaking industry news and trends
•    Directories, resources and so much more…

When you join NACE, you immediately become part of an extended family, there to help you with all your business and career needs. You immediately have a long list of member benefits at your fingertips—most only a mouse click or phone call away. From more than 40 local chapter meetings across the country to the premiere industry annual conference, from exclusive professional certification to monthly news and trends reports, you gain access to valuable tools and resources designed to move you to exactly where you want to go.

Membership Categories and Dues Structure
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Memberships are inclusive of a national membership and one local chapter membership.

Professional Members
These members are currently employed or self-employed in, or who supply the catering, event, or hospitality industries. Professors and teachers of accredited, college level courses relating to the catering, special events and hospitality industries may also join. Professional members may vote in chapter and NACE national elections, hold any office in which they meet the required criteria and serve on committees. Professional members will be assigned to a chapter in their geographic area or, if no chapter exists in their location, the member will be considered a member—at-large.

Multi-Membership
This membership category is made available to businesses with three or more people at the same company and same location. A discount is provided for multiple members at a location. The company must maintain at least three members at all times.

Young Professional Membership
This membership is limited to those individuals under 25 years of age who are employed or self-employed in or who supply the catering, event, or hospitality industries and who have paid any fees or dues required for this membership. They may vote in chapter elections, may hold any office for which they are eligible, and serve on committees.

Student Membership
This membership is available to individuals enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university hospitality undergraduate or graduate program. Student Members may serve on committees, but they may not vote, hold office, or serve on the Board of Directors. This membership is available for no more than five (5) years in an undergraduate academic program and no more than three (3) in a graduate program, as long as the member provides annual proof of the full-time enrollment qualification.

Membership Replacement
Membership in NACE is non-transferable and is the property of who pays the membership dues. Members replacing a member at a location will be considered the new member and the previous employee is considered a transitional member. The new member will take over the membership, including the paid through date, and the transitional member will have 90 days to reinstate their membership fees. Reinstatement fees will not be assessed up to 90 days and the transitional member will have member privileges for 90 days. Please contact the NACE membership department with questions regarding NACE membership replacement.

First Year Single Professional Membership Dues…………………………………………………..$395
(includes one-time initiation fee of $50)
Second Chapter Member Annual Dues………………………………………………………………..$50
(add more chapter(s) to your membership, in addition to annual membership dues)
Multiple Member Annual Dues (minimum of 3 individuals at the same location same company required)
First Two Professional Members……. ……………………………………………………………….$395
(each includes membership in one local chapter)
Additional Professional Members, each……………………………………………………………..$320
(includes membership in one local chapter)
Student Member Annual Dues………………………………………………………………………….$50
(must be full-time student, junior or senior level, in a hospitality program)
Young Professional Member Annual Dues…………………………………………………………..$195
(Professionals 25 years of age and under are eligible to receive this rate with proof of age. This rate is effective beginning 1/1/2010 and is NOT retroactive. Memberships purchased prior to this date are non-refundable. The appropriate application must be used to receive this rate.)

Code of Ethics
As a condition precedent to admission to membership of NACE, candidates for membership shall agree in writing to abide by this code of ethics. Failure to maintain compliance herewith shall be cause for expulsion of any member, following due process as provided in the bylaws of the association.

Requirements:
•    Members shall at all times conduct themselves and their professional activities in conformance with the laws of the land.
•    Members shall keep the concerns of their clients foremost in mind in the conduct of their business consistent with the objectives of their employers.
•    Members shall continuously work to improve their knowledge and skills to the benefit of their clients, themselves, NACE and the organization they represent.
•    Members will have sympathetic understanding of the problems of fellow members. This understanding is a unifying and strengthening force.
•    Members shall transact all business on behalf of the association in accordance with the bylaws, policies and procedures manual, laws of the land and this code of ethics.
•    Members shall not engage in activities harmful to the purpose of NACE, or use their position in the association to exploit personal views.
•    Members shall devote themselves to giving of their time and talent to the communities in which they live, work and play, without regard to rewards therefrom.
•    Members shall encourage promising persons to enter the profession of catering and to grow therein to become the best in their chosen profession.