ATypI Reduces Fees for Low-income Countries

If by "other organizations" you mean AIGA, then I'm with you. SOTA already offers a reduced membership fee of $35USD per year for all members residing outside North America. This membership level is deemed Global Professional, and carries the exact same benefits as the regular Professional membership level (which is $60USD).

> by almost a third of the regular membership price

To be more clear, to almost a third.

And Stephen, we shouldn't just be talking about membership fees, but also competition entry fees; but also maybe even competition payout amounts (where applicable).

hhp

>you mean AIGA

Yeah, I meant AIGA mostly. Can't cite other specific organizations, but a few seem steeply priced.

>but also competition entry fees

I think competition fees are ridiculously high.

Add to the priciness of being a designer the cost of any conference and you have to choose between your mortgage and your continuing education. I don't think it's fair. I mean... the HOW coneference goes for almost $800 and it's pretty lame from what I hear.

>To be more clear, to almost a third.

Dang! yes, you are right Hrant. I corrected it. Huge difference.

It would also be nice to have a ‘graduate’ membership category for people like me who have recently graduated from a design program. The £150 I paid, plus the plane ticket and accommodation when I went to the Copenhagen conference was already very expensive for me. This year I’ll have to probably pay about £400, even though the conference will be in my home town. Plus the £62.50 membership fee! It really is exceedingly high. I’m trying hard to save up...

How do you all afford ATypI? I went to a meeting back when they used to allow volunteers to work - I worked the registration table, set up and broke down the lab, and did some AV setup work - in exchange for reducing the registration cost. I mean, even now, as a professional designer, the registration cost would put me back groceries for a month. I'd love to go, but I like to eat, too. I really would like to go again - I had a great time and learned a tremendous amount. The two academic groups I am part of - one with a membership size and journal structure almost identical to ATypI's - have a sliding scale for membership and meeting registration. They have about 700-900 people show up at their meetings, but then again they run it with a staff of one. A good model, I think.

Does anyone know roughly what the fees are for the Vancouver conference? Are there any provisions for bringing one's spouse along (without paying double)?

> How do you all afford ATypI?

If I told you I'd have to shoot you.

Paul: a chart of ATypI pricing since 1994.
And yes, there is now a "spouse" setup in place.

Also: ATypI Conference Page.

hhp

Heh heh, who did that? :-)

hhp

A refresher for posting links here in comments:

<a href="http://whatever.com">Linked text</a>

equals: Linked text

Dude, I don't need a refresher, I need time... But thanks for fixing things up. So can we codify this protocol? ;-)

hhp

Aw, you got 10 seconds. The problem is, when you post long URLs it messes with our fragile layout on the individual article page.

Thanks! I would like to add a comment:
The support of the ATypI regional delegate Rubén Fontana was fundamental.
Thanks Rubén!

R.

I can't believe it, my co-worker just bought a car for $75601. Isn't that crazy!