Membership

I am a member and I need to renew my membership

Click here to renew. Who can join? Any individual or organization interested in vexillology and agreeing to subscribe to the Association’s Bylaws is eligible for membership in the Association.

Membership Categories

There are four classes of membership:

  1. Active members may attend meetings, vote, hold office, serve on committees, and receive publications without additional cost. They are eligible for one free classified ad in the NAVA News per year and one free non-commercial exhibit table at the Annual Meeting. Active membership is open to any individual eighteen years of age or older. Dues are US$40 annually.
  2. Associate members have all the privileges of active members except voting and holding office. Associate membership is open only to spouses of active members, individuals under the age of eighteen, and full-time college or university students. Dues are US$20 annually.
  3. Organizational members have all the privileges of active members except holding office. They have free insert privileges in the NAVA News (one page per issue, member supplies inserts), preferred rates on ads and exhibit space at the Annual Meeting, and a listing on the Organizational Members web page. Organizational membership is open to any commercial or nonprofit organization. An organizational member may designate an individual to represent the organization in the Association. Dues are US$60 annually.
  4. Honorary members are selected by the Executive Board on the recommendation of the Membership Committee for rendering distinguished service in the field of vexillology or to the Association. Honorary members do not pay dues, but have all the privileges of membership except voting and holding office.

Any school, library, or other institution may subscribe to the Association’s publications for US$40 annually.

How to Join the Association

Print out the membership application, fill in the requested information, and mail it with your dues to the address on the form. All payments must be either by: (1) check drawn on funds deposited in the United States; (2) money order; (3) international postal money order payable in U.S. dollars; or (4) over the Internet through PayPal. Cash is strongly discouraged. Please make all checks or money orders payable to “North American Vexillological Association”.

Your membership will be processed after your first year’s dues are received. This normally takes 3 to 4 weeks. To accelerate the process, you can apply online and pay through PayPal (www.paypal.com), by sending the payment to treas –at– nava.org. Make sure to list your name as it appears on the membership application.

Notes About Membership Applications

Dues are payable on an annual basis (1 January to 31 December) and are not prorated. An applicant may request that membership become effective on 1 January of the following year if the application is submitted after the October annual meeting. The Association is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and membership dues and other donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed under United States law and article XXI of the 1980 United States-Canada tax treaty.

Member Flags

The Association maintains a Member Flag Registry, documenting the personal flags of its members.

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