{"id":1295,"date":"2023-01-25T05:39:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T05:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?page_id=1295"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:59:10","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1295\" class=\"elementor elementor-1295\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50bdff90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50bdff90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2697bdb9\" data-id=\"2697bdb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2de7cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d2de7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join SMPS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232d095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232d095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Become a member of a diverse community of marketing and business development professionals working together to move the AEC industry forward. <b>SMPS provides support to you and your firm to successfully navigate today\u2019s environment<\/b>. We\u2019re here to help you grow your firm and advance your career. Make the most of your membership by staying engaged and taking advantage of the resources we have to offer.<\/p><p><b>Want to learn more about SMPS?<\/b> Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/who-we-are\/\">Who We Are page<\/a> or download our <a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MembershipDigitalProspectBrochure_Current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership brochure<\/a>. Need help building your case for SMPS membership? Download our <a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MembershipDigitalJustificationToolkit_Current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">justification toolkit<\/a>. Please reach out to our membership team at <a href=\"mailto:membership@smps.org\">membership@smps.org<\/a> for any questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56abb3 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d56abb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.smps.org\/account\/login.aspx?signup=yes\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Today <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35298753 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35298753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55f516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d55f516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to Join<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb7cca elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"8eb7cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Join as a new member - $449<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1491\"><p>New to SMPS?\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Start an individual, anniversary-based membership. Includes one chapter and access to MySMPS resources.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.smps.org\/account\/login.aspx?signup=yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Join Today<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1492\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1492\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Renew your membership - $449<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1492\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1492\"><p>Already a member? <br \/>Has your membership been inactive for fewer than 70 days?.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.smps.org\/account\/login.aspx?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log in and Renew Today<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1493\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1493\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Reinstate as a former member - $449<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1493\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1493\"><p>Did your membership expire more than 70 days ago?<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.smps.org\/account\/login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log in and Reinstate Today<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1494\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1494\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Transfer Membership - No fee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1494\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1494\"><p>Leaving the profession and need to transfer the remaining portion of your membership?<\/p><p>Email <strong data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2302\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2300\">membership@smps.org<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0with the recipient\u2019s details.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babc9a3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"babc9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a704b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a704b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternative Membership Options<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d894a0b elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d894a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Student Membership &#8211; $25:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Students can apply using <\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SMPS_StudentApplication_Current.pdf\">this PDF form<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Optional:<\/span> <a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/StudentRenewalNotice_Current-50th.pdf\">Student renewal notice PDF<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Retiree Membership &#8211; $30:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Eligible retired AEC professionals can apply using <\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RetiredMembershipApplicaton_Current.pdf\">this PDF form<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>*Eligibility may require verification.<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1039\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a7527 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SMPSMembershipApplicationCurrent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Membership Application<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RenewalNoticePrint_Current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Renew Membership<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ReinstatementApplicationInteractiveCurrent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reinstate Membership<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SMPS_StudentApplication_Current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Student Membership<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RetiredMembershipApplicaton_Current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" 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