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• EERI is the principal national society in the U.S. for earthquake professionals. EERI’s members are dedicated to reducing earthquake risk by staying on top of the latest scientific and engineering advances, better understanding the social and economic impacts of earthquakes, and serving as advocates for seismic safety.
• Our 2,500 members come from nearly every state in the nation and 60 foreign countries and include the world’s leading engineers and earth scientists, architects and urban planners, and experts in the policy and social sciences. EERI members come from all areas of professional practice, government, and academia.
• EERI works to keep earthquake policy issues on the front burner and to press for more support for research and implementation. EERI’s advocacy activities and high-profile national conferences have opened the doors of influential members of congress and federal agencies to concerns about seismic research and practice.

• Earthquake Spectra, EERI’s prestigious quarterly peer-reviewed journal
• The monthly EERI Newsletter, filled with timely information on recent earthquakes, new publications, conferences, and news of the profession
• Latest information about recent earthquakes and post earthquake reconnaissance reports on the Learning from Earthquakes Program website
• Access to the resources of the World Housing Encyclopedia: http://www.world-housing.net/
• Technical publications: monographs, oral histories, and specialty reports

• EERI’s technical seminars bring the latest in cutting-edge research to those in practice. Recent seminars have focused on seismic performance of existing concrete construction and issues in geotechnical engineering of importance to practicing geotechnical and structural engineers.
• EERI members are now able to download videos of each of the live presentations from these seminars through a new online video website: http://www.eeri.org/cds_publications/catalog/.
• EERI members receive substantial price reductions on these technical videos.
• EERI members receive significant member-only discounts on materials in the Online EERI store, and on registration fees for technical seminars, meetings, and conferences.
• EERI’s committees and student and regional chapters provide immediate opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills to make the world a safer place.

	The monthly Newsletter, which contains time-sensitive information for earthquake professionals and researchers, news, a calendar of events, new publication announcements, and other items of interest.
	Earthquake Spectra, a quarterly journal containing professional papers that bear directly on the practice of earthquake engineering and related disciplines.
	The Membership Roster, a sourcebook of professionals in the field.

• Advance information and reduced fees for Seminars, Annual Meetings and Continuing Education programs

• The opportunity to participate in technical committees and projects

• Many other publications produced by the institute throughout the year

Active Membership: Active members are individuals who are entitled to vote in the yearly election of Board of Directors, to hold office, to serve on committees, and to actively participate in the Institute.

Affiliate Membership: This category of membership is available only to those individuals in developing and less developed countries. Affiliate members have the same benefits and privileges as active members except for the right to vote. For information, please contact the Membership Coordinator.

Retired Membership: Applicants must have five or more years of EERI membership and be 65 or over.

Student Membership: Applicants must be full-time students with a valid interest in the objectives of the Institute.

E-Student Membership: (Reduced dues) Same requirement as a regular Student Membership, but students receive only electronic access to the Newsletter and Earthquake Spectra. Student members will not receive other publications unless the costs are underwritten by outside funding sources.

Young Professional Membership: Applicants must be employed for less than 5 years in their field.

Institutional Membership: This category provides an opportunity for libraries, universities, and private firms to receive a one-copy subscription to the same EERI publications that members receive, as well as reduced fees for one representative to attend Seminars, Annual Meetings, and Continuing Education Programs.

Subscribing Membership: EERI Subscribing Membership is an opportunity for companies to publicly demonstrate their support for earthquake engineering and for the work that EERI is doing.

• EERI highlights the names of this select group in each issue of the prestigious quarterly technical journal, Earthquake Spectra and lists Subscribing Members in the Membership Roster, a virtual “Who’s Who” of Earthquake Engineering.

• EERI provides an exclusive opportunity for Subscribing Members to exhibit at the Annual Meeting free of charge and to receive exhibit space at all EERI specialty and national conferences at discounted fees.

• Subscribing Members are entitled to receive up to three copies of the monthly EERI Newsletter, the quarterly journal, Earthquake Spectra, the annual Membership Roster, and all other publications sent to members

• A Member Profile page for each Subscribing Member appears on EERI’s website: www.eeri.org, with an active link to the firm’s website, if desired. Upon joining, new Subscribing Members are featured in the EERI Newsletter, sent to nearly 2,400 members.

• Each new Subscribing Member is presented with an engraved perpetual plaque at the Annual Meeting, during a special reception held annually in recognition of Subscribing Members.

• Subscribing Members have the opportunity to run, free of charge, short announcements of job openings in the monthly EERI Newsletter, and receive early notification of student resumes posted on EERI’s website for potential employment.

• EERI's mailing list is now available to its Subscribing Members for a nominal fee. This mailing list can be used by Subscribing Members to announce products and services to the entire membership or a portion thereof, once each year.

• To enhance Subscribing Member visibility and maximize participation in programs of particular interest to them, EERI has developed three categories of Subscribing Membership. Gold ($10,000), Silver ($5,000) and Bronze ($3,000). Members at these levels have the option of directing their additional support (over and above the basic Subscribing Member dues) to Institute programs of particular interest to them, including political advocacy.

• The highest levels of Subscribing Members receive complimentary registrations to EERI Technical Seminars, based on level of membership. Bronze level members receive two free registrations, Silver level, three, and Gold level, five.