{"id":54063,"date":"2025-12-02T18:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=54063"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:24:56","slug":"membership-corner-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2025\/12\/02\/membership-corner-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership Corner: December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54063\" class=\"elementor elementor-54063\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64461ae2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64461ae2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53c08083\" data-id=\"53c08083\" 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-5021a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5021a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/from-hq-1280-1024x456.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/from-hq-1280-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/from-hq-1280-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/from-hq-1280-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/from-hq-1280.png 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-38bbf735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38bbf735\" 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>Welcome to December, chapter leaders! Here are a few membership-related resources that may come in handy.<\/p><p><strong>Member Directory:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Thanks to our amazing community, the MySMPS Membership Directory is more powerful than ever. The directory has evolved and now you can search for members using several additional filters, including Fellow and CPSM designations.\u00a0Please share the news with your chapter\u2019s members!<\/p><p>The updated member directory was made possible in response to our request on October 17, when more than 1,300 members logged into smps.org and verified contact and\/or firm demographics. Those who reviewed their information were entered for a chance to win a complimentary membership renewal or a complimentary on-demand webinar.<\/p><p>Congratulations to the following two members who were randomly chosen:<\/p><ul><li>Eric Keens, SMPS Atlanta, who joined in 2008<\/li><li>Veronica Ritona, SMPS San Francisco, who joined in 2012<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Membership and re:Members\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_NmQzNThhYmYtMmMxOS00ZTU5LWEzOTItYmRkOWFhNzBkYjc3%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2292968365-ce88-4724-882e-c6d582be47df%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%228a529820-6e1a-429c-baf7-64a0128bc79b%22%7d\"><strong>Office Hours<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Most Thursdays, 3:30-4 p.m., ET. This is optional and available should you have any questions.<\/p><p><strong>Membership Prospects:\u00a0<\/strong>As a reminder, your non-member data should be sent to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:memberprospects@smps.org\">memberprospects@smps.org<\/a>. Initially we\u2019re focusing on the following data points. For example, does your chapter have a career center? Please share the non-members who use it, and SMPS HQ will take it from there.<br \/>1. Career Center<br \/>2. Education<br \/>3. Networking<br \/>4. Award submission<br \/>5. Bookstore<br \/>6. Website analytics<br \/>7. Sponsors<br \/>8. Foundation\/donors<br \/>9. Student events<\/p><p><strong>SMPS HQ Comp Membership<\/strong>: Each year, chapters are provided one free membership ($449 value) to bestow to a new or renewing member.\u00a0For the new member,\u00a0with no previous history (or record), they would need to begin at smps.org, click \u201cLogin\u201d in the upper right-hand corner, and \u201ccreate an account.\u201d\u00a0 Once that\u2019s done, the chapter should inform HQ via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:membership@smps.org\">membership@smps.org<\/a>\u00a0and we will apply the chapter comp membership accordingly.<\/p><p><strong>SMPS Student Membership:\u00a0<\/strong>Our students are our future! For $25 per year, students can gain access to a wealth of SMPS resources and network.\u00a0The Society\u2019s commitment to students is further evident in our partnership with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2025\/03\/24\/smps-and-ace-mentor-program-partner-to-promote-workforce-development-in-the-a-e-c-industry\/\">ACE Mentor Program<\/a>.\u00a0Active students\/prospects may join online at smps.org. They will be required to confirm academic status, degree major, degree type, graduation year and upload a dated transcript or schedule.<\/p><p><strong>Membership Referrals:\u00a0<\/strong>Being connected within the\u00a0AEC\u00a0community has great benefits. In case you haven\u2019t heard, we have\u00a0<strong>Share SMPS: Refer a Friend<\/strong>\u00a0program. Please let your chapter members know that if they refer a colleague who joins the Society as a new member, they\u2019ll earn\u00a0three additional months of membership. This appreciation will be recognized within 30 days of the new member joining.\u00a0 Please encourage the new member\/referred to provide the referrer\u2019s details within their smps.org Account &gt; Personal Info section.<\/p><p><strong>Group Membership Discount:<\/strong>\u00a0Does a local firm want to get on board with SMPS? Wonderful! If the firm has five\u00a0<strong>new<\/strong>\u00a0SMPS members, all joining at the same time,\u00a0the firm will receive a 10% overall discount. If they have more than five joining,\u00a0 that 10% still applies, assuming criteria are met.\u00a0Once a firm (or chapter) identifies the prospects, please email the list of names\/contacts to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:membership@smps.org\">membership@smps.org<\/a>. HQ will instruct them on next steps.<\/p><p><strong>Why doesn\u2019t one renew their membership?\u00a0<\/strong>The top reason, at 24% is, \u201cI do not have the time to take advantage of membership.\u201d<\/p><p>See you next time for the Membership Corner! Any questions? Reach out to membership at <a href=\"mailto:membership@smps.org\">membership@smps.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to December, chapter leaders! Here are a few membership-related resources that may come in handy. Member Directory:\u00a0\u00a0Thanks to our amazing community, the MySMPS Membership Directory is more powerful than ever. The directory has evolved and now you can search for members using several additional filters, including Fellow and CPSM designations.\u00a0Please share the news with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54063"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54936,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54063\/revisions\/54936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}