GSDI

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association

Associate Member Application

Summary of Contents (scroll down or click to your desired topic)

A. Qualifications of an Organization, Agency or Firm to be an Associate Member

B. Benefits of Joining

C. Dues Table and Sponsorships

D. On-line Application Form

E. Calculation of Annual Dues and Sponsorships

F. Pay Dues Online or Request an Invoice

A. Qualifications of an Organization, Agency or Firm to be an Associate Member

Associate members may be agencies, private companies, and not-for-for profit organizations that are actively involved in promoting, developing, or advancing spatial data infrastructure concepts but do not qualify as a full member. They may become GSDI Association associate members upon payment of dues.

B. Benefits of Joining the GSDI Association

See the Benefits of Joining GSDI (pdf) for a summary of the benefits accruing to organizational (full and associate) and individual members in the GSDI Association. This document also answers many "frequently asked questions."

C. Dues Table and Sponsorships

Dues are scaled based on approximate ability to pay as set forth in the table below. The form of the organization and the gross national income per capita for the nation, determine the amount of annual dues any specific organization will need to pay.

Gross National Income Per capita	Private Company (Sub-national)	Government Agency (Sub-national)	Not-for-Profit Organization (Sub-national)
High National
Income per Capita	$5,000	$1,000	$500
	($1,000*)
Med National
Income per Capita	$3,000	$500	$200
	($500*)
Low National
Income per Capita	$1,000	$100	$50
	($100*)
Very Low
Income per Capita	$500	$50	$50
	($50)

*Small Business Annual Dues – A small business is defined as 15 or fewer employees.

To determine the row under which your nation or organization falls, consult the N ational Income Rankings of the World Bank drawn from the 2005 World Development Indicators report. International and global organizations are assumed to fall in the dues paying column appropriate to their organizational form but in the row of the national income per capita of the median member of their organization.

As part of the dues paying process, your organization also may want to contribute to the d eveloping nation fund, become a Developing Nation Sponsor, or become an GSDI Association Sponsor.

D. On-line Application Form

Name of Organization:

Name of Director:

Name of Contact Person (if different):

Street Address1:

Street Address2:

City:

State/Province: Postal Code:

Nation:

Phone: Include country code

Fax:

Email:

URL:

Name of Organization’s Liaison to GSDI:

Email of Liaison:

After submittal of your application you will receive an e-mail verification to
that your application has been received. It may take a few minutes.

E. Calculation of Annual Dues and Sponsorships

Amount ($US)

Annual Dues for Associate Member Organization

(See C. above. Enter the appropriate amount.)

Contribution to Developing Nation Fund

(Optional: minimum of 10% of dues recommended)

Developing Nation Sponsor

(Optional: $2,500 minimum to receive designation)

GSDI Association Sponsor

(Optional: $30,000 minimum to receive designation)

____________

TOTAL =

F. Pay Dues Online or Request an Invoice

Assuming that you have filled in sections D and E above, choose one of the following options.

Option 1	Submit application and pay online now the amount indicated above through use of a credit card.

Option 2	Submit application and request an invoice for which you may submit later payment by check (mail), credit card (information submitted by Fax, e-mail, mail, or online) or wire transfer.

	To erase all entries above, select

If you select either Option 1 or 2 and do not receive a verification email within a few minutes that your application has been received, please check your junk mail just in case it ended up there. If you have any questions or problems, contact Marilyn Gallant, Business Manager, GSDI Association, 946 Great Plain Ave. PMB-194, Needham, MA 02492-3030 USA, phone 1 508 720 o325, mgallant@gsdi.org.

Note: Dues invoices are sent out electronically in subsequent years by the Business Manager and are due in the month in which your organization first joins.

Note: Your payments may be tax deductible. Please consult the tax laws of your country. The GSDI Association is a United States Public Charity, recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization under the U.S. Tax Code.

Harlan Onsrud, Web Administrator onsrud@gsdi.org