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Professional Membership |
Design
Professionals need to stay abreast of progressive wood industry issues
and changing building design standards. To help professionals stay informed
about the technical issues affecting the wood industry, the American Forest
& Paper Association (AF&PA) offers Design Professional Membership
in its American Wood Council (AWC).
The American Wood Council
(AWC), a product group of AF&PA, provides wood design
and construction information to assist engineers and architects,
develops structural and
fire performance data on a wide range of traditional and engineered wood
products, and engages in long-term research.
For $100/yr**, Design Professional Members receive:
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listing in AF&PA Design
Professional Services Directory with description of professional
services. |
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Member discounts on Technical
Publications. |
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AWC IMPACT newsletter |
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Wood
Design Focus, the Forest
Products Society quarterly journal of contemporary wood engineering. |
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For a list of past issues and topics, look here: http://www.forestprod.org/wdfindex.html |
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Wood
Design & Building, a quarterly North American magazine
on design and construction of modern wood buildings. |
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Frequent updates
on wood industry developments, association activity, new publications,
and special reports on engineering, building codes, standards, fire technology,
and research projects. |
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Announcements of
seminars offering CEU credits. |
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Access to technical
information with a direct 800 phone number to AWC. |
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current AWC Design Professional Member who refers a colleague who
becomes a DPM can request one complimentary AWC publication – hardcopy
or electronic. Make sure your colleague lists your name in the “Referred
by” field of the application form (this offer does not apply to building official DPMs).
** per year, $150 Outside
US & Canada, $50 Students (verification required). Membership
dues are based on the calendar year (January 1 – December
31). Dues are pro-rated depending on when your application is received.
January 1 – March 31: full dues; April 1 – June 30:
25% pro-ration; July 1 – September 30: 50% pro-ration. New
or reinstated applications with payment received on or after October
1 will be given membership for the remainder of the current year
and the next calendar year.
Dues, contributions,
or gifts to AF&PA are not deductible as a charitable contribution
for income tax purposes. Payments, however, may be tax deductible as ordinary
and necessary business expenses subject to restrictions imposed by recent
federal tax law changes. No portion of your design professional member
dues are allocable to lobbying. |
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