3.1 Membership renewal
A letter from Christine Longé
SIETAR Europa Office Secretary

Dear Members and interested readers, In a couple months, it will be 2004. Some of you have already renewed your SIETAR membership and we thank you for that. If you have not, we invite you to do so as soon as you can.
    • If you are a direct member of SIETAR Europa or an Associate, you may go to the sietar-europa.org site membership page and renew your membership online. You will find full instructions there for sending us your form by email, mail or fax.
    • If you are a member of a local SIETAR, you may renew directly on your local site or by contacting your local group for timetable and enrollment procedures.

People sometimes ask us, “What do I get for my SIETAR membership fee?” Below are 20 benefits that your SIETAR membership invites you to take advantage of. Of course, it is your imagination and collaboration that are the rich resources that make all these and much more possible. As a SIETAR member you get:  
    • Access to both local and Global networks of intercultural colleagues and professionals. You will receive an updated SE directory quarterly. Your SIETAR network enables you to share experiences, resources, and best practices, as well as to offer and take advantage of work and training opportunities
    • The information and communication services of the SIETAR Europa office and its secretary via the SE office, which also currently serves as the Hub for SIETARs worldwide
    • Information about and access to congresses, conferences training days, briefings and social events both within SIETAR and more broadly in the intercultural and related professions.
    • Discounts on SIETAR events worldwide. Attendance at two major SIETAR events may itself provide enough savings to cover the cost of your annual membership.
    • Opportunities for development through mentoring and being mentored, through coaching and being coached
    • Invitations to participate in special interest groups, task forces,
    • Online resources, documentation center listings, workspaces, chats
    • The opportunity for peer review of books, training programs and other intercultural products that you create or deliver
    • The opportunity to contribute your ideas and research and best practices to the building up of the intercultural profession, one that will prove essential to the world’s well being in the 21st century
    • Representation and a lobby with other NGOs, UN and governmental bodies.

During 2004 we intend to add to these benefits with:
    • A buddy system for new members
    • A new and improved online workspace
    • An online directory with opportunities to expose and advertise your expertise and your wares as well as offer and share on-line employment opportunities
    • Online and blended e-learning in which you may participate as a professor, tutor or learner
    • Optional professional insurance coverage
    • Professional certification standards
    • SIETAR identity as a professional cachet
    • Discount opportunities for other services, e.g., hotels, travel etc.
    • An international congress
    • Last, but not least, good fellowship and lots of fun

Your SIETAR membership fees which are among the lowest rates among professional societies like ours make all of this possible. We hope you will renew now and will take the extra effort to invite others interested in this field to join you.  If you belong to a group or organization, consider the benefits of an organizational membership.

Formulas and instructions for the annual membership fee payment are available online or through your local SIETAR office. Should you need further information or assistance with the enrollment process please contact us at any time.
Best regards, Christine Longé, Secretary
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