There are four membership levels in the FCIA:

• Sponsor Member (US$20,000/year)
• Principal Member (US$12,000/year)
• Associate Member (US$8,000/year)
• Observer Member (US$2,500/year)
• Individual Observer Member (US$475/year)

See Membership Benefits Matrix below for a summary of benefits by level.

Becoming a member of the FCIA is a simple process:

1. Download and return a completed application;
2. Include payment of first year dues, or an approved purchase order for first year dues; and
3. while not necessary, it would be a good idea to review the FCIA Bylaws.

FCIA Membership Benefits Matrix
		Sponsor Member	Principal Member	Associate Member	Observer Member	Individual Observer Member
1	Plugfest Fee Discount	40%	30%	20%	10%	0%
2	SANmark License Discount	20%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3	Bold Product Listing on Web
4	Company Logo on Event Collateral
5	Banner Add on Home Page
6	Create Focus Group Questions
7	Create End-User email Questionaires
8	Obtain Reseach Results		Six Months later
9	Sponsoe Press Releases
10	Voting on organizational matters
11	Eligible for board service
12	Eligible to be an officer
13	Eligible to chair committees
14	Post FC-related compan press releases on Web Site
15	Scrolling Logo on Home Page
16	Eligible to be Quoted in FCIA Press Release
17	Eligible to participate on Review committees
18	Eligible to participate on Marketing committees
19	Eligible to participate on Membership committees
20	Eligible to participate on Speed Forum
21	Eligible to Participate on other Committees and Forums
22	Participate in FCIA sponsored events	1st choice	After Spondor exercises options	After Sponsor & Principle execise options
23	Participate in FCIA's Marketing Communications Programs	1st choice	After Spondor exercises options	After Sponsor & Principle execise options
24	Product Listing on Web
25	Attend All FCIA Member Meetings			non voting
25	Attend the General FCIA Member Meetings
26	Member promotion in FCIA collateral, including FCIA web, links to member's home pages.
27	Include in general mailing lists
28	Receive FCIA Material
29	Not More than a million dollars of revenue
30	Not a company representative
31	No more than ten employees

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