By Erin Gallalee | Member Services Manager
The 2017 membership season is now open, and we invite you to become a Gold Value Package member! Year after year, the Gold Value Package membership category has an extremely high join and renewal rate. STC members feel it provides great value for its cost. Join or renew your STC membership today and enjoy benefits that build your professional career and help you stay ahead of your peers in the industry.
Now is a great time to join STC as a new member because you’ll get the remaining months of 2016 for free! This will give you more time to take advantage of your Gold Value exclusive benefits, including:
- Five live webinars
- Free chapter membership, plus free SIG memberships
- An additional 20% off all online courses
- Early Bird registration pricing for STC’s annual conference in Washington, DC, at the Gaylord National Resort, 7-10 May, any time during the registration season
- Ten free print issues of Intercom magazine
All of our membership categories also receive Classic benefits, such as a $245 discount on certification; online subscriptions to the award-winning Intercom magazine and Technical Communication journal; a personalized Education Report Card; access to STC’s annual Salary Database; our library of over 150 free, on-demand Web seminars; discounts from Liberty Mutual, MadCap, Office Max, Lenovo, UPS, and others with our Affinity Program; member-only discounts on STC webinars, online courses, recorded sessions, and the annual Summit; access to the new Career Center, where you can post your résumé and view job postings; and networking opportunities with other TC professionals from around the globe.
Also, the Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) program is now open! This program offers a three-tiered professional certification: Foundation, Practitioner, and Expert. STC members save $245 when registering for the CPTC Foundation exam. The Gold Value Package will be even more valuable for those members collecting CEU credits for their CPTC certification. Employers are contacting us seeking CPTC professionals for opportunities, so get certified and be at the top of your field.
Renew your STC membership or join today and be a part of your Society. Visit www.stc.org/membership/ for more information or email membership@stc.org with any questions. We look forward to welcoming you as a Gold Value Package member in 2017!
