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Membership Guidelines
Purpose of the Women's High-Tech Coalition
To provide the resources to all professional women involved in any facet of
the IT, high-tech, and ecommerce world, including related regulatory and legislative
policy issues, to thrive and achieve in this evolving and dynamic new industry.
WHTC is providing the opportunities for networking, education and "meeting
the players," and will further set its sights for the future to give its membership
access to the unlimited opportunities the advances in technology will continue
to present.
Privacy Statement
The Women's High-Tech Coalition will not trade, sell, or share a member's
personal information for use by any business or organization without the member's
consent, unless required by law. A member's personal information will be stored
in the Women's High-Tech Coalition database, which is located in the United
States.
Membership Eligibility and Sponsorship
All prospective members shall have one (1) sponsor from the WHTC existing
membership list. To be eligible, a prospective member shall be a professional,
has primary responsibility in the areas of high-tech, IP and e-commerce; on
either a technical systems level, or with respect to development of policy
in a congressional position or as part of the Executive branch or a regulatory
agency with responsibility for oversight and supervision.
Types of Membership
Private Sector
A private sector member should have a professional position in a company
which engages in the delivery of technology-related goods or services.
A purely technical background is not a pre-requisite, but association
with and understanding of the high-tech, ecommerce and IP nature of the
individual business will be an important element of the decision. The
geographic location of the company is not a limitation, as WHTC's goal
is the establishment of various Chapters of the Coalition — first
in the U.S. and then in specific areas internationally.
Public Sector
A public sector member must have primary responsibility for developing and/or
advising on issues related to the industry sectors of technology-related, e-commerce,
telecommunications or IP. The individual may be an employee of the U.S. Congress,
a University, trade association, foundation, embassy or any Executive Branch
or regulatory agency of the U.S. Government.
Membership Review Procedures
The Women's High-Tech Coalition Membership Committee shall periodically review
all candidates for membership and make its recommendations to the Women's High-Tech
Coalition Board of Directors. The Women's High-Tech Coalition Board of directors
shall hold a vote on each member candidate. A majority vote of those members
present and voting shall govern. The Membership Committee and the Board of
Directors shall determine the total number of members allowed in the Women's
High-Tech Coalition at any time. This number may be changed at any time at
the discretion of the Membership Committee and the Board of Directors.
Membership Dues
- Dues
Dues and event fees for all members shall be established by the Board of
Directors. Dues for private sector members are $150 per year. Public sector
member dues are $45 per year.
- Delinquency and Cancellation
Any member of the Women's High-Tech Coalition who shall be delinquent in
dues for a period of sixty (60) days from the time dues become due shall
be notified of such delinquency and given an additional 30-day grace period.
If payment of dues is not made within the next succeeding thirty (30) days,
the delinquent member shall immediately make payment or be dropped from the
membership rolls, forfeiting all rights and privileges of membership. Members
who have been dropped from the membership rolls for delinquency of payment
may re-apply for membership after six (6) months.
- Refunds
Dues shall not be refunded to any member whose membership may have to be
terminated. Additionally, luncheon and other event fees will not be refunded
due to failure to attend.
If you any questions, please contact WHTC.
Thanks for
your support!
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