How to Join for Others
EDUCATOR/STUDENT — $25
Individuals who are students/interns or interested educators, who are not directly involved in the planning or implementing of meetings or in the supplying of facilities or services to meeting planners. [Educator/Student applicants may not be eligible for membership in any other category.]
RETIREE — $25
Individuals who are SGMP members in good standing at the time of their retirement. [Retired meeting planners may not join SGMP as a Retiree member. If a Retiree member becomes willfully employed and eligible for other SGMP membership, they shall forfeit their Retiree membership.]
Educator/Student Applicants
Educator/Student applicants may join by downloading and mailing the other application to SGMP headquarters. Please do not email credit card information.
Applications are normally entered into the system within one business day and you will then receive a payment confirmation at the email address you provided on your application. At the beginning of the following month, you will be given a membership number and login password through that same email address.
If you are currently involved in any meeting planning activities, then you do not qualify for this membership category. Please see How to Join as a Planner or How to Join as a Supplier.
Student members are responsible for changing their membership category upon graduation. Educator/Student members do not qualify to vote, hold elected office, chair a committee, or receive a scholarship.
Retiree Applicants
Current SGMP members who want to join the Retiree category may join by downloading and mailing the other application to SGMP headquarters. Please do not email credit card information.
Applications are normally entered into the system within one business day and you will then receive a payment confirmation at the email address you provided on your application. At the beginning of the following month, you will be given a membership number and login password through that same email address.
Retiree members are responsible for changing their membership category upon employment. Retiree members do not qualify to vote, hold elected office, chair a committee, or receive a scholarship.
