How do I become a member?

Regular Member

Only companies and universities may be regular members of the UIDP. Regular membership in the UIDP is for a limited term that ends on June 30, 2009. The cost is $4,000/year, paid annually, through June 30, 2010. Member organizations may send as many people as they wish to UIDP meetings. Those individuals pay no registration fees for meetings held at the National Academies in Washington, DC (1 meeting a year), but will be required to pay a registration fee sufficient to cover meeting costs for the offsite meetings (2 per year) of the UIDP. To become a regular member of the UIDP, simply sign and return the application form to uidp@nas.edu.

Leadership Circle

Leadership Circle Membership carries with it an obligation to support the UIDP at a minimum level of $50,000 for the 3 year (2006-2009) term. In return, Leadership Circle Members may sit on the Executive Committee, are prominently featured in UIDP materials, and have the opportunity to host a UIDP meeting at their home location. Virtually any type of organization may be Leadership Circle Member: companies, universities, foundations, agencies and associations, to name the most common. To become a Leadership Circle Member, contact and submit the application form to uidp@nas.edu.

Affiliate

A UIDP Affiliate is typically an organization whose members are organizations or individuals that have an operational interest, or participate in, collaborative research relationships between universities and industry sponsors, but does not itself so participate.  Any entity that sponsors research at universities may not become an Affiliate, but may qualify to participate in UIDP via membership.  Qualifying organizations can request Affiliate status by emailing us at uidp@nas.edu.  The email must contain the request for Affiliate status and full contact information for the individual who will serve as the point of contact between UIDP and that institution.