Membership 

Please  contact Matt Germonprez (germonr@uwec.edu), MWAIS Membership and Publicity Director for any questions regarding membership of the association.

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• AIS Member Benefits
  

Article II of the MWAIS Bylaws, reproduced below, provides detailed membership information:

ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1. MEMBERSHIP CLASSES.

MWAIS shall provide all classes of membership as contained in Article II of the constitution of AIS. All members of MWAIS shall be members of AIS upon payment of the appropriate AIS dues.

SECTION 2. CHAPTER DUES.  

The Executive Board shall have the authority to determine the MWAIS dues and other payments to be made by the members of the Chapter from time to time. The annual dues of each member for MWAIS shall be paid at the beginning of the membership year coinciding with the member's AIS membership year. MWAIS dues and other payments will be collected by the AIS Business Office at the time of registration for AIS membership and payment of AIS dues. MWAIS dues will be remitted to the Chapter by the AIS Business Office, minus any agreed upon administrative charges, which shall be retained by AIS.

SECTION 3. MEMBER RIGHTS.

Each regular member shall have the right to vote, participate in all MWAIS and AIS activities, and hold office in MWAIS and AIS.

SECTION 4. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS.

The members of the Chapter shall not be liable for the debts and obligations of the MWAIS nor of AIS.

SECTION 5. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.

Resignation

A member of the Chapter may terminate his or her membership at any time by submitting a letter of resignation to the Executive Board or by failing to pay either AIS or MWAIS dues within two (2) months of the date on which they are due.

Expulsion

A member may be expelled for conduct deemed prejudicial to the Chapter by a two-thirds majority of the individual members in attendance at a "general business meeting" of the Chapter where a quorum is present, provided that the member shall first have been served with a written notice explaining the reason(s) for the proposed expulsion, and shall be given an opportunity to challenge the proposed expulsion to those in attendance at the general business meeting.