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Membership Levels INITIATION FEE: Required for first time applicants and/or if membership has expired or elapsed*. Waived for Student Category. For studios with five or more members applying for the first time, one initiation fee will be charged. Dues:$ 25.00 ACTIVE MEMBER: Individuals who are residents of NC actively engaged in the profession of photography, and who derive a major portion of their income from such photographic activities. Active Members shall have the right to hold office in the association and have equal voting rights together with Life Members. Active Members shall have all other rights including the right to use and display the association name, seal, and/or decal with the "active" designation. All Active Members must be of legal age. (18)* Dues:$ 215.00 ASSOCIATE: Individuals who are residents of NC and employed by an Active Member of PPNC in a partnership, by a corporation, or who are individuals engaged in the profession of photography. Associate Members have no voting rights, nor the right to hold office, but are entitled to other activities and benefits. Dues:$ 170.00 STUDENT: Individuals who are residents of North Carolina, full-time students enrolled in a nationally-accredited institution of higher learning, who can provide student identification. Student members have no voting rights, nor the right to hold office.* Initiation fee will be waived for the Student category. Student members are eligible to attend PPNC Annual Convention providing they work in the print salon under the guidance and supervision of the Print Salon Chairman. Dues:$ 75.00 ASPIRING: Individuals who are residents of NC and are considering the profession of photography as a full-time or part-time career. This membership does not require a NC Sales Tax Number or a NC Privilege License number. Membership in this category is for two years only. At the end of two years, the member must switch to an active or affiliate membership as long as they satisfy the requirements. Members can only be an aspiring member one time. Aspiring members have no voting rights, cannot display the name, seal, and/or decal, and do not have the right to hold office, but are entitled to the other activities and benefits. Dues:$ 170.00 OUT-OF-STATE: Professional Photographers employed outside of the state of NC, who are interested in the growth and development of the PPNC. Out of Sate Members have no voting rights, nor the right to hold office, It is recommended and encouraged that Out-Of-State members join the state association where they are located if located within the territory of the Southeastern Professional Photographers Association. You are not entitled to SEPPA benefits unless you join your home state organization. Dues:$ 170.00 * Only Active and Life members may use the association name, seal, logo, and/or decal with their proper membership category designation attached in their conduct of their professional photography business. Final Classification category at the discretion of the PPNC Board of Directors. Photostat copies of NC Privilege license, NC State Sales Tax certificate and 2 business references from the local area are required for the "Active" category. No use of PPNC privileges is allowed until final approval by the Board of Directors and official notification from the Membership Chairman. The Board of Directors (majority vote) has the right to make exception to the membership requirement. The PPNC Board of Directors has the right to classify or re-classify any member. |
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