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incentives to membership

Ah yes... you would not want to lose that...

But then non-IfA member can access the JIS if they pay.

Personally I would think that showing one of the incentives and showing the IfA was actually doing stuff would be worth it. After all, you are not allowed to know what they are doing and why its worth joining until you join. When I was on council I did suggest that perhaps a bit more PR (here for example) would help. Hide not your light under a bushel, and people might start coming. The DF are showing what they do... publicly, which will hopefully have the result that more fieldstaff will join...


Just for those that don't know what you can get with membership:

1. An invaluable free weekly Jobs Information Service bulletin
   
2. The Archaeologist magazine (four times a year)
   
3. Yearbook and directory of members
   
4. papers on specialist professional topics
   
5. standards and guidance leaflets (though I thought they were freely available anyway)
   
6. Discounted entry in the IfA Conference (non- IfA must pay more)
   
7. opportunities to participate on Council and committees
   
8. free membership of regional and special interest groups
   
9. discounts on insurance, legal advice and health care
   
10. an arbitration service
    
11. discounts with some publishers
    
12. use of the Society of Antiquarians of London library
    
13. a membership card and certificate (my fave)
    
    
14. discount at Cotswold Outdoor
    

No Keyrings and T-Shirts though.