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Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is the difference between ICOM and ICOM-US membership?The International Council of Museums, ICOM, is an international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the research, conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible. The Member Space of the ICOM Website is an great information hub for anything related to the daily life of our organization. In Member Space, you will find ICOM conferences and discounts on partners events, publications, tools and professional standards, ICOM learning, job listings and more. All active individual and institutional representatives members will receive access to the Member Space. Member Space ICOM-US is the National Committee of ICOM for the United States. The Member Portal for ICOM-US registers your data such as main mailing address, for the annual payment of the membership, the sending of the ICOM materials and for inviting to US activities. It is SEPARATE from the icom.museum Member Space log in. All active individual and institutional representatives members will receive access to the ICOM Member Portal. You can find a complete list of all National Committees here. How to join ICOM-US?Membership is annual and runs from January 1 to December 31 of every year in which dues are paid. New memberships received after September 30 will become effective as of January 1 of the following year unless otherwise indicated. Join by completing the application form on our Join Us page HERE. Approval process for joining ICOM-US as a new memberYour application will be reviewed by the ICOM-US team and sent to the ICOM Secretariat for approval. Once you are approved, you will receive an update from the ICOM Secretariat that your application has been accepted and a link to provide membership payment, if not already submitted. The ICOM Secretariat, located in Paris, will manufacture the ICOM cards and send them to the ICOM-US office. ICOM-US will then send new members all their membership materials by USPS, including the membership letter, ICOM card, and annual ICOM sticker to validate the card. The application/ approval process can take about 4-6 weeks to be finalized. How to renew?Membership is annual and runs from January 1 to December 31 of every year in which dues are paid. Each fall, ICOM-US closes membership for the current year and opens membership for the following year. During the time membership is closed, payments cannot be made. When membership reopens in the fall, through August of the next year, current members can renew their membership by one of the options below and will received the year's membership sticker in the mail to be placed on the ICOM-US membership card. 1. Online Pay the invoice directly in your renewal email from ICOM-US with a credit card OR you can sign in to your profile here and click "renew" in the gray header. The Key Contact for the Institution can submit payment through their profile on behalf of the organization. 2. By Check Please make checks out to ICOM-US Membership and send to the mailing address below. ICOM National Committee for the United States Individual membership vs. Institutional membership (benefits of international committees, membership number and ICOM cards) Joining as individual member, you can join up to 4 international committees (voting member on only one committee and join up to three additional committees- four total) and receive your own individual membership number specific only to you and your own ICOM card (with your name and membership number). As an individual member, you can renew on your own and create your own network within ICOM. With an institutional membership, an institution can assign 3 representatives to join and be involved in international committees and also use the institutional membership number to attend conferences, workshops, free entry, etc. Institutions receive a certain amount of ICOM cards, at the time of joining, depending on their membership level (min: 3 to max: 8 cards). The membership cards are permanent, and each year, the institution will receive new stickers to add to the cards for proof of membership. These cards can be distributed however the institution would like. The cards have the institutional name and institutional number on the card. Some institutions assign a specific person to each card to hold, others have one admin hold onto the cards and let all staff use them on an as needed basis. Out of the 3 representatives, is one Key Contact, who can pay dues on behalf of the institution, edit and update the institution's profile, edit and update the other representatives, register other linked users from their institution for events. If an institution does not renew their membership, then those (3) representatives for that institution will not be active in ICOM, such as a leadership position with an International Committee, until the institution has renewed. To change a representative on the membership profile, please contact [email protected]. Where is the ICOM card accepted?The acceptance of the card is at the discretion of individual venues, museums, and institutions. We highly suggest you please contact the venue ahead of your visit to check if the ICOM card is accepted and/or if there is a booking procedure. This is especially important as museums in the US and around the world begin to reopen. Capacity will be limited for museum and exhibition entry for a period of time. This is a difficult time for museums, so we ask for your patience and understanding if museums need to make temporary changes, or temporarily suspend, acceptance of the ICOM card. Museums are not taking such decisions lightly. We are staying connected with all our members - in the US and abroad - regarding museums who offer free/discounted entry and sector professionals who use the card. Please contact us at [email protected] if you become aware of any updates to acceptance to museums. How to get involvedThe best way to get involved is through an international committee. Can I join more than one international committee? How to join the International Committees? ➔ When you complete your application or renewal form at www.icomus.org ➔ Through the ICOM website here: https://icom-museum.force.com/login You can join or update your IC and email in the memberspace. * Please note that the username and password for memberspace may not be the same for the ICOM-US website Click here for a more detailed step-by-step process to join an IC. Transfer to ICOM-USTransferring from another National Committee? Use our Application Form here to be added to the ICOM-US database. Updates or Changes to MembershipHow to receive replacement card or sticker? How to update contact information or new affiliation? For more information, please contact our team at [email protected]. |
