Dues: $189 per year; $50 application fee
Requirements: open to professionals in communications disciplines with ten years or more experience who are serving in an executive, managerial or senior position.

Memberships are available in local chapters in many cities. Additional dues apply. For more information, go to the AWC Professional Chapters List.

Benefits of Belonging

When you become an Executive Communicator, you gain recognition for your accomplishments and longevity in the profession. While list of benefits is growing and being refined, the core benefits already include:

• Listing in the AWC Conference Program and Online Directory as Executive Communicator
• Express registration at AWC national events
• Special Executive Communicator ribbon at national events and reserved seating at Clarion/Matrix dinner
• Special discount of $50 toward the Matrix Foundation's certification fees if coupon used within 9 months of renewal or new executive membership.

  Just For You

• Membership pin
• Professional Membership certificate
• Professional Membership card
• AWC branded credit card (if qualified)

  Access (online)

• Members Only sections of AWC Web site
• National Online Directory
• Job/Salary Survey data access
• InterCom monthly newsletter
• Communiqué bi-monthly newsletter
• Career Center
• Leadership materials

Via Email

• AWC Infoflash periodic email announcements
• Quick response to inquiries to AWC Headquarters
• Online renewal notice and processing

  Taking a Stand

• Literacy (in cooperation with Laubach Literacy)
• First Amendment and Freedom of Information
• Gender equity in the communications workplace
• Recognizing the accomplishments of women in communications

  Opportunities

• Participation in a growing online and personal network of communicators
• Membership in an AWC local professional chapter (dues apply)
• Inclusion in National Online Directory
• Priority for inclusion of articles in AWC publications
• Priority highlighting of member published books in AWC online bookstore
• Option of running for election to the AWC Board of Directors or serving as an officer of a local chapter
• Authorized purchase of AWC logo merchandise
• Right to display special AWC member logo on business cards
• Participation in AWC trend surveys
• Vote in AWC board elections
• Recognition possibilities at local and national level

  Discounts

• Clarion Awards competition
• Annual Professional Conference registration
• Hotels
• Rental Cars
• Office Supplies
• Professional Publications
• Electronic news release service