Ways to Engage
There are many ways to engage with APPTI—something for everyone. Companies can become full members, associate members, or single-team members of APPTI. The levels of engagement and dues are described below.
Universities, government agencies, and associations are invited to become partners. Such organizations may name participants to the various teams, attend the meetings, and share in producing team work products. There is no fee for partner participation. Individuals may visit the website, serve as co-authors and reviewers, attend general public workshops, offer ideas, and receive mailings. They may attend certain meetings through prior arrangement. |
Becoming a Member or Partner
Interested? Please contact the executive director at 202-463 2742 or David.Turpin@appti.org. All memberships and partnerships must be approved by the Board of Directors.
DUES:
A Full Member is any company interested in the programs of APPTI. Full members can designate a representative to the board of directors. They can name members to any and all work-teams of APPTI, attend all meetings, and participate in team activities. Dues for full members are:
An Associate Member is a company of which the primary business is not forest products, and which sells less than $1 billion a year in manufactured forest products. Associate members can name members to any and all work-teams of APPTI, attend all meetings, and participate in team activities. They do not serve on the board of directors. Dues for associate members are:
A Single-Team Member is a company that sells less than $1 billion a year of manufactured forest products, and may join as a member of one individual team at a reduced rate. Joining more than one team incurs the full rate. Single-team members can name a representative to the single team of its choice, attend the meetings of that team and the all-members’ meetings of APPTI, and participate in the designated team’s activities. Dues for single-team members are half the fee for associate membership:
Contact APPTI today for more information on membership.
DUES:
A Full Member is any company interested in the programs of APPTI. Full members can designate a representative to the board of directors. They can name members to any and all work-teams of APPTI, attend all meetings, and participate in team activities. Dues for full members are:
- $16,500 if annual sales are < $500 million
- $27,500 if annual sales are $0.5-3.0 billion
- $44,000 if annual sales are > $3 billion
An Associate Member is a company of which the primary business is not forest products, and which sells less than $1 billion a year in manufactured forest products. Associate members can name members to any and all work-teams of APPTI, attend all meetings, and participate in team activities. They do not serve on the board of directors. Dues for associate members are:
- $11,000 if annual sales are < $500 million
- $16,500 if annual sales are $0.5-3.0 billion
- $27,500 if annual sales are > $3 billion
A Single-Team Member is a company that sells less than $1 billion a year of manufactured forest products, and may join as a member of one individual team at a reduced rate. Joining more than one team incurs the full rate. Single-team members can name a representative to the single team of its choice, attend the meetings of that team and the all-members’ meetings of APPTI, and participate in the designated team’s activities. Dues for single-team members are half the fee for associate membership:
- $ 5,500 if annual sales are < $500 million
- $8,250 if annual sales are $0.5-3.0 billion
- $13,750 if annual sales are > $3 billion
Contact APPTI today for more information on membership.
Research…follows funding. If industry-wide consortia such as APPTI and AF&PA can define research questions and then fund research on a competitive basis, paper and bioresource programs will respond to a request for proposals."
- Michael A. Roberts
Executive Director, Washington Pulp & Paper Foundation