| Question:
What is the difference
between International Affiliate and Member status regarding membership in SIOP?
Answer: There are only three things that an
International Affiliate (and Associate Member, too, for that matter) cannot do
that a Member can:
1) vote on SIOP ballot issues and for
SIOP officers
2) serve as a SIOP officer
3) serve as a committee chair
Other than those three things, a SIOP
International Affiliate may participate fully in SIOP by attending conferences,
serving as a member of committees, contributing to TIP and other
publications, etc. Dues are the same for all professional members, regardless
of member status. International Affiliates of SIOP do not have to meet the
requirement for membership in another group (APA, APS, CPA) but must be living
and working primarily outside of the U.S.
Question: How long will it take for me to become a SIOP
member?
Answer: It
usually takes from six to eight weeks for the review of one's application and
verification of member status with APA, APS, or CPA. It can take longer,
though, if the other required membership (APA, APS, or CPA) is not verifiable
as current and of professional status. You are encouraged to apply for
membership with one of these organizations concurrently with or even prior to
your application to SIOP, as they can take longer. (International Affiliate
applicants do not have this requirement.)
Question: When do I have to renew/what is the SIOP dues
year?
Answer: If you
join prior to February 1st of a year, your dues will be for the current dues
year. (The SIOP dues year runs from May 1 to April 30 of each year and renewal
notices are sent out each May.) You will be sent the most recent 2 issues of TIP,
as well as a directory and any other timely mailings (e.g., conference
registration booklet and/or program). If your dues payment comes February 1st
or after, it will be applied to the next dues year, so that in effect, you will
receive a long dues year. Dues are never prorated, nor is there a late fee,
however, renewal payment must be made by the end of August in order for one to
be listed in the Membership Directory created each Fall.
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