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Springfield IL Area Chapter, Association for Women
in Communications |
| The site for members of the
Association for Women in Communications in Springfield, IL,
representing communications professionals and communications
students in central Illinois. |
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5 Great Reasons to Join AWC
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1. The AWC plays a role in the
advancement of women in communications professions.
2. The AWC gives people a chance to
take on leadership roles by being elected to the Board or by heading
up a committee.
3. The AWC gives people a chance to
build and improve professionally.
4. The AWC offers monthly programs that
give members an opportunity to learn about local people working in
various aspects of the industry, which also serves as a great
networking opportunity.
5. The AWC offers discounts on various
publications, hotel stays, car rentals, business-related products and
much more.
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The Springfield Area AWC
Chapter |
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The Springfield AWC Chapter
is a professional organization of more than 50 women and men
in the communications fields, located in Springfield and surrounding
areas. Our members are represented in the following
professions: advertising, association communications,
community relations, corporate communications, government
communications, freelance/entrepreneurship, graphic design,
health communications, marketing/public relations, and many
others. Benefits of membership include networking opportunities,
a monthly newsletter, job bank, Master Communicator Awards
and monthly chapter
meetings.
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Membership
Categories |
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Professional
Communicator Member |
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National Dues
$99/year, $50 new member application fee
Requirements: open to professionals currently
employed in communications disciplines or who hold a
communications degree. |
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Executive
Communicator Member |
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National Dues
$159/year, $50 new member application fee
Requirements: open to professionals in
communications disciplines who must have ten years or
more experience are serving in an executive, managerial
or senior position. |
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Entrepreneur
Member |
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National Dues
$84/year, $50 new member application fee
Requirements: open to freelancers or consultants in
a communications discipline, who are self-employed and
who have no employees.
Note:
To qualify for this special rate, you must be actively
in business, rather than simply contemplating working
as a consultant, freelancer or sole proprietor. You
may not be otherwise gainfully employed. Please submit
either a web address or a business card along with
your application.
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Retired
Member |
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National Dues
$29/year, no application fee
Requirements: Open to retired communications
professionals, age 62 or older, who work less than 20
hours per week, or age 72, regardless of employment
status. |
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Emeritus
Member |
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National Dues – none
(not available to new members)
Requirements: Open to members who have been continuous
members of AWC for 50 years or longer. |
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Faculty
Advisor Member |
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Association Dues –
none
Requirements: Open to any faculty member of an
accredited college or university who serves as the
official advisor to a chartered and active AWC
student chapter. Faculty Advisor members must meet the
other guidelines for AWC Professional membership. |
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Collegiate/
New Graduate |
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National Dues
$29/year, no application fee
Requirements: Open to women and men working
full-time toward a degree (undergraduate or graduate)
and who demonstrate a commitment to a communications
career. This membership category is also available
to new graduates for one year following their
graduation. Graduate date and school name are
required for validation. Search to see if your
school is a Student
Chapter. |
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| Application
for new members |
| Application
for renewing members |
You have the
option of filling out and submitting an online application or
printing it out and mailing it with your check to The
Association for Women in Communications, 3337 Duke Street,
Alexandria, VA, 22314. Remember to add $25 for Springfield
Chapter dues.
Note:
members have a 30-day grace period after their expiration date
to renew with no fee (Members are sent a past due notice by
AWC National headquarters). |
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Contact National AWC:
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Jo A
Kim, AWC Membership
Manager - members@womcom.org
Contact Jo for membership and chapter matters. Sarah
records payments in the database and updates member records,
as well as does queries for specific purposes. Sarah processes AWC payments, including credit cards.
Susan
Pinta, AWC Clarion Awards Manager - clarion@womcom.org
Contact Susan for questions regarding the annual Clarion
Awards competition; and orders for extra awards for your
clients and colleagues.
Pamela Valenzuela, AWC Administrator – info@womcom.org
Contact Pam for AWC management and financial matters, or any
quality of service issues relative to AWC.
AWC HQ, 3337 Duke Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703/370-7436
Fax: 703/370-7437 |
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How do I become involved and begin networking?
You can become an active member by serving on committees, such as the Scholarship or Master Communicator
committees. For more information about getting involved,
contact AWC President president@awcspringfield.org.
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more information pertaining to the Springfield AWC chapter, contact: Association for Women in Communications,
Springfield IL Area Chapter, Attn: Membership, P.O. Box
5192, Springfield, IL 62705-5192, or contact Vice President of Membership:
Kelly Thompson VPmembership@awcspringfield.org. |
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Us: P.O.
Box 5192 Springfield, IL 62705-5192 United
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