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Affiliates (Non-voting) Annual fee $ 50/annum (Inc. $ 20 research fee)

          MEMBERS IN This Category
                     (a) Builders
                     (b) Building construction managers
                     (c) Project managers
                     (d) Chairpersons of all organizations involved with residential building
                     (e) P.I. and other insurance assessors
                     (g) Building underpinners
                     (h) Drillers
                     (i) Manufacturers of concrete and footing fittings

Associates (Non-voting) $ 100/annum (Inc. $ 20 research fee)

          MEMBERS IN This Category
                     (a) Structural Engineers
                     (b) A.C.S.E.V. members, A.C.E.A. members.
                     (c) Other Professional Engineering organizations working in the low-rise building field
                     (d) Building Surveyors and Building Inspectors
                     (e) Building Consultants
                     (f) Geotechs that do not meet qualification for corporate membership.
                     (g) Researchers
                     (h) Other interested scientists

Corporate Members (Voting) $ 150/annum (Inc. $ 20 research fee)

This membership level is relevant to persons who are in a geotechnical commercial practice and have either the necessary qualifications in civil Engineering or Geology and a minimum of 5 years appropriate experience or equivalent qualification and experience acceptable to the society.

                     (a) All existing members will be Corporate Members but membership will be reviewed each September
                          2006 (commencing 2006)

                     (b) Revision will consider whether attendance requirements and Continuing Professional Development
                          scores have been met.

Students (Non-voting) $ 10/annum (No research fee)

          MEMBERS IN This Category
                     (a) All Engineering, Geological, Building Diploma and Building Surveying full-time students
                     (b) Other interested full-time building or science students

Research Fee

From time to time the Society funds undergraduate and post-graduate research projects. To finance these
projects we collect $ 20/year from our membership, excepting Students.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The necessary C.P.D score for continuing CORPORATE membership has been set at 50 points.

ACTIVITY	POINTS SCORED
- Attendance at workshops or field or laboratory excursions	20 points*
- Committee membership	15 points*
- Attendance at Annual General Meeting	10 points*
- Attendance at General Meetings`	5 points*
- Presentations of case studies at FFS meetings	5 points*
- Published geotechnical conference papers	40 points*
- Presentation of Geotechnical Research to FFS AGS ACSEV or related organisations.	30 points*
- Student presentation of geotechnical thesis to University	25 points*

*Note: The above are guidelines only. Where warranted, extra points may be awarded on a case by case basis.

To become members, please download and fill out the attached form and we will process your application.