Membership Renewal Period Coming to an End
ICA members have until 15 November to renew their membership or risk suspension. Amanda Pike, our member services associate, reminds members that receiving an e-mail reminder to renew indicates that you have a balance on your 2010-11 dues. Printed invoices have been mailed to those remaining few who have yet to renew, however, the most efficient renewal method is still the internet. ICA offers an easily maneuvered website that's securely linked to your personal account. Upon login, click the invoice number to access the invoice details. Make any changes to your sections there and continue to checkout, or, if you would like to make a donation to the organization or any of its sections, enter the amount you wish to donate and then click to checkout. It's that easy! The transaction site is http://www.icahdq.org/cgi-shl/Dues.exe/Run:RENEW.
Your ICA Profile: Why is it important?
When you've finished paying your dues, you might notice a link offering you a chance to update your profile. Many members have updated their profiles to indicate research interests, many have not. The update utility is very simple to use. Your profile helps other members find you through our "Find a Colleague" interactive directory. The link for both the Update project and "Find a Colleague" is on your MyICA page on the web site.
Updating your profile allows you to choose keywords describing your research interests; indicate your willingness to review papers or journal articles; let others know you would like to collaborate on projects; and indicate your degree level. Even your section choices help others locate you. And don't forget, you have access to that directory as well!
Profile Update includes a choice of over 150 keywords from "Advertising" to "Youth Culture. Use up to 200 words in an open-text box to tell others what your interesta are; words within that description are also searchable. Indicating your willingness to review or collaborate is as easy another checking a box.
Membership Totals
While the official membership tally is taken at the end of September, the numbers continue to grow until the end of our renewal period. Here are the totals as of this printing.
Our membership total is 4,033. There are 169 members residing in Africa or Oceania, 180 in Non-U.S. Americas (104 from Canada), 326 in East Asia, and 296 in West Asia. Europe has 775 members and the United States has 2,287. Membership from the US remains the highest, but we are happy to see our non-U.S. membership continue to grow. Each section actively seeks to increase those totals.
That's all for this month; next month I will cover using your Account Manager and go over what happens when using the various links on your MyICA page (and how to get them there!). Until then, have a great November.