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AIRS is all about

STANDARDS

CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION,

TRAINING, NETWORKING and SUPPORT

The Standards themselves are free to members and non-members alike at www.airs.org/standards

OPTIONS AND BENEFITS

PLATINUM MEMBER ($585)

Our best value & most popular option for nonprofit and government organizations

Benefits applicable to all I&R staff & volunteers of the Platinum member organization.

AIRS Certification member pricing ($95 v. $250 for non-members) plus further 15% discount
AIRS In-Person Conference registration member pricing ($565 in-person v. $1,050 for non-members) plus further 15% discount
AIRS Accreditation member pricing ($6,000 v. $9,000 for non-members)
One hard copy of the 3-volume 700-page AIRS I&R Training Manual, plus a bookmarked PDF that can be shared with all staff, plus separate PDFs for more than 300 test questions and answers, and a trainers’ slide deck (value $450 for non-Platinum members). This year's edition aligns with the AIRS Standards and contains nearly 40 new training scenarios.
Reduced pricing on additional hard copies of the AIRS I&R Training Manual ($75 each)
25% off posted sponsorship/exhibitor fees at AIRS In-Person Conferences and similar events
Access for all staff and volunteers to free AIRS webinars and archived training material at our learn.airs.org training portal
Member pricing for online training courses at https://learn.airs.org/online-courses
Option to create your own Learning Management System (that allows you to create your own training programs) at https://learn.airs.org/pricing
Receive regular information emails from AIRS on I&R news
Access to special rates on telephone interpretation & bilingual staff testing from LanguageLine Solutions
Access to preferred pricing for cloud telephony services from NICEinContact
Access to the AIRS Networker – a private knowledge portal for I&R professionals that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads – all of your staff and volunteers can create their own profile
AIRS member discount on user license for the 211 LA County Taxonomy
Voting privileges
Membership in AIRS state/regional Affiliate where applicable

SILVER MEMBER ($225) or GOLD MEMBER ($330)

Gold & Silver levels are distinguished by the annual I&R program budgets of their nonprofit or government organizations. Gold is for budgets over $100,000 and Silver for budgets under $100,000.

Benefits applicable to all I&R staff & volunteers of the Silver Member or Gold Member organization

AIRS Certification member pricing ($95 v. $250 for non-members) plus further 5% discount
AIRS In-Person Conference registration member pricing ($565 in-person v. $1,050 for non-members) plus further 5% discount
Access for all staff and volunteers to free AIRS webinars and archived training material at our learn.airs.org training portal
Member pricing for online training courses at https://learn.airs.org/online-courses
Receive regular information emails from AIRS on I&R news
Access to special rates on telephone interpretation and bilingual staff testing from LanguageLine Solutions
Access to the AIRS Networker – a private knowledge portal for I&R professionals that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads – all of your staff and volunteers can create their own profile
AIRS member discount on user license for the 211 LA County Taxonomy
Voting privileges
AIRS Accreditation member pricing ($6,000 v. $9,000 for non-members)
Membership in AIRS state/regional Affiliate where applicable

INDIVIDUAL MEMBER ($75)

Available only to:

Students
Retired I&R practitioners (i.e. folks who have been previously working for an AIRS member organization)
Military members (including veterans) or
AIRS Certification holders whose agencies (either nonprofit or governmental) will not take out a membership

Anyone outside this definition cannot be an individual member.

AIRS Certification member pricing ($95 v. $250 for non-members)
AIRS In-Person Conference registration member pricing ($565 in-person v. $1,050 for non-members)
Access to free AIRS webinars and archived training material at our learn.airs.org training portal
Member pricing for online training courses at https://learn.airs.org/online-courses
Receive regular information emails from AIRS on I&R news
Access to the AIRS Networker – a private knowledge portal for I&R professionals that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads
Voting privileges
Membership in AIRS state/regional Affiliate where applicable

COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATE ($925)

Designed for commercial for-profit organizations engaged within the I&R sector. For-profit organizations cannot join at any other level.

Benefits applicable to all I&R staff of the Commercial Associate

AIRS Certification member pricing ($95 v. $250 for non-members)
AIRS In-Person Conference registration member pricing ($565 in-person v. $1,050 for non-members)
AIRS Accreditation member pricing ($6,000 v. $9,000 for non-members)
Ability to have posted (approved by AIRS staff) up to two information messages a year (e.g. webinars, new products) on the AIRS Networker
AIRS staff accessible for confidential consultation and facilitating connections with other AIRS members to discuss partnership possibilities
Access to special rates on telephone interpretation & bilingual staff testing from LanguageLine Solutions
Access for all staff and volunteers to free AIRS webinars and archived training material at our learn.airs.org training portal
Member pricing for online training courses at https://learn.airs.org/online-courses
Option to create your own Learning Management System (that allows you to create your own training programs) at https://learn.airs.org/pricing
Receive regular information emails from AIRS on I&R news
25% off posted sponsorship/exhibitor fees at AIRS In-Person Conferences and similar events

CONSULTANT ASSOCIATE ($330)

For self-employed individuals who operate a business that works within the I&R sector

Benefits applicable to the registered individual

AIRS Certification member pricing ($95 v. $250 for non-members)

AIRS In-Person Conference registration member pricing ($565 in-person v. $1,050 for non-members)
Ability to post up to two information messages a year (e.g. webinars, new product announcements) on the AIRS Networker via the AIRS Executive Director
AIRS staff accessible for confidential consultation and facilitating connections with other AIRS members to discuss partnership possibilities
Access to free AIRS webinars and archived training material at our learn.airs.org training portal
Member pricing for online training courses at https://learn.airs.org/online-courses
Access to free AIRS webinars and archived training material at our learn.airs.org training portal
Receive regular information emails from AIRS on I&R news
25% off posted sponsorship/exhibitor fees at AIRS In-Person Conferences and similar events

JOIN AIRS: THE SLIGHTLY SMALLER PRINT

All AIRS memberships are for a year and need annual renewal on January 1st
A single integrated membership structure provides automatic membership to both AIRS and the independent state/regional Affiliate that serves your state/region (if applicable). For example, a Michigan-based member agency becomes a member of both AIRS and Michigan AIRS for the same single price. You get the benefits of both organizations for one membership fee!
As all memberships begin on January 1st, any new organization joining after July 1st will pay a partial fee providing membership coverage until December 31st, at which time a full renewal can be made for the following year.
If you are based in Canada, AIRS has a joint membership program with InformCanada. Applications must be made via www.informcanada.ca.
Member benefits are provided only to the direct staff/volunteers of that organization (or in a large governmental concern – a particular department). For example, if you are an association or an oversight body, member benefits cannot flow through to all of the separate organizations that are under your umbrella. If you are uncertain about how the situation of your own organization applies to this guidance, please contact our Executive Director.
AIRS is a private nonprofit association that operates without government funding. Member applications may be subject to review and approval. AIRS reserves the right to terminate the status of any organization or individual at any time and for any reason.

Questions? Email moayad@airs.org