All ACCO membership packages for individuals offer the same level of benefits, regardless of category. Current sectors eligible for individual membership include: publicly-held and private corporations, government entities, not-for-profit institutions¹ and academic institutions.

Membership Benefits

• Invitations to exclusive networking, education and professional development activities/events
• Subscription to CCO Connect^TM (to be made available to individual members in Summer/Fall 2009)
• Complimentary access to ACCO Webinar Series programs (savings of $1,200 per year)
• Discounts on registration fees for all ACCO events (minimum of 25% off fees for annual conference, workshops, seminars, etc.) and ACCO business partner events (e.g. Green Power Conferences, Environmental Markets Association, American Council on Renewable Energy, etc.)
• Access to ACCO’s Advisory Board and ACCO Business Partners
• Access to the ACCO Job Bank (to be launched in Fall 2009)
• One complimentary job posting in the ACCO Job Bank and discounted fees for all jobs posted thereafter (to be launched in Fall 2009)
• Discounts on registration fees for ACCO Certificate Seminars and Workshops taught by top academic institutions
• Subscription to CCO Quarterly^TM (first issue to be published in Fall 2009)
• CCO Certification Programs (to be launched in 2010)

and ...

• Learn from the experiences of your peers to craft winning strategies and supporting documents to help you reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow your climate staff (even in the face of challenging economic times) and improve your organization's bottom line
• Participate in the development of white papers and case studies on best practices before they are made available to the general public
• Expand your network and develop new partnerships with ACCO community members including climate leaders from industry, the NGO community and key government officials in the executive and legislative branches of government

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Eligibility Requirements:

Individual members must be employed by organizations in the sectors described above (and footnoted below) to be eligible for organizational membership.  For example, professionals employed by consulting/service firms are eligible only for charter membership, working group sponsorship packages, and working group individual memberships.  Student membership in ACCO is not currently available.

1. Non-profit membership category applies to institutions that are not primarily considered service providers.

2. Category selected will be reviewed by ACCO management based on primary function of the subscriber's organization.

3. Membership applications will be reviewed to verify appropriate categories.

4. Professional services / consultancies fall under the "affiliate" category.

5. Working group memberships are available to professionals who are ineligible for other individual membership categories.  This category enables participation in a specific working group, discounts on ACCO events and a limited set of membership benefits.

For more information, please contact:

Daniel Kreeger, Executive Director
Association of Climate Change Officers
E-mail: dkreeger@ACCOonline.org
Phone: 202.496.7390

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