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Membership Policy

Membership Policy adopted on December 13, 2005. For information about corporate WAURISA sponsorship, see our Sponsors page.

There are two ways to become a member of Washington URISA:

Regular Membership Signup

At any time you can join WAURISA by filling out this form and mailing the form along with the appropriate fee to the address listed on the form.

Attend the Annual Conference

If your registration for the annual WAURISA Conference is paid in full you automatically become a member of WAURISA or if you are already a member you membership is renewed for the upcoming year.

Regular Washington State Chapter of URISA (WAURISA) Members

  • WAURISA Members will get a certificate of membership when they join (existing members that don't have a certificate will be sent one or you can get one at the annual conference)
  • Individual Membership dues: $25
  • Individual Membership runs from Annual Conference to Annual Conference
  • Registration for the annual Conference includes $25 individual membership dues
  • An individual who pays membership during the calendar year before the conference gets their Conference Registration at a $25 reduced price. Their membership expires before the following year's conference.
  • WAURISA Educational sessions and other non-conference WAURISA events are open to non-WAURISA members. However, valid WAURISA members whose dues are current get admission to each event at a $15 reduction in cost. (For example, if the cost for a non-conference event is $25 per person, the advertised price would be $40 for non-members and $25 for members).

Individual Student WAURISA Members

  • Nominal Individual Student Membership dues: $15
  • Student must submit evidence of carrying a current half-time (8 hours) academic load.
  • Individual Student Membership runs from Annual Conference to Annual Conference
  • Student registration for Conference includes $15 individual student membership
  • An individual who pays student membership during the calendar year before the conference gets their Conf Registration at $25 reduced price, subject to verification of continued current half-time academic load. Their membership expires before the following year's conference.
  • WAURISA Educational sessions and other non-conference WAURISA events are open to non-WAURISA members. However, valid WAURISA members whose dues are current get admission to each event at a $15 reduction in cost. (For example, if we determine that the cost for a non-conference event is $25 per person, the advertised price would be $40 for non-members and $25 for members).