How Does My Group Become an Affiliate?
Eligibility:
Affiliate membership is open to any non-profit, professional, membership organization that is committed to the same or similar goals as ISTE and has well-established methods of communicating with its own members. Affiliate organizations shall not be bound by geography. ISTE and the Affiliate organization shall work together to achieve the following purposes:
- Provide an international organization that supports the use of technology in education
- Promote and encourage the appropriate use of information technologies to improve the quality of education
- Support professionals using technology in education including teachers, technology coordinators, curriculum coordinators, teacher educators, administrators, information resource managers, educational technology specialists, educational researchers, and others
- Cooperate with the manufacturers, publishers, and other private sector organizations to identify technological needs and establish appropriate standards for hardware, software, and other technology-related educational systems, products, and services
- Encourage research and evaluation relating to the effective use of technology in education and to promote the dissemination of such research to practitioners
- Provide information to educational policy makers
- Promote the sharing of information and communication between professionals using information (and/or instructional) technologies in all areas and levels of education from the local to the international
- Facilitate the achievement of all of the above by conducting activities including, but not limited to: ISTE's annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), as well as other conferences, workshops, seminars, the preparation of publications, and the development of other materials useful to the membership and the educational technology field.
To apply, submit the following in a single Word (.doc) or Adobe (.pdf) file (3MB max.):
- Completed
Application (PDF, 992KB ~1.25 minutes, PDF
Instructions)
- Letter of Intent to Apply (provides history, structure, and mission of the organization and outlines the methods the organization uses to communicate with its members)
- Membership Brochure (information used to prospect new members)
- Copy of current, official Bylaws or Constitution
- Copy of primary publication produced by organization for distribution to individual members
- Copy of conference or professional development promotional collateral
Please e-mail the application to:
ISTE Affiliate Membership Program at affiliates@iste.org
Hard copy may be sent to:
ISTE Affiliate Membership Program
175 West Broadway, Suite 300
Eugene, OR 97401-3003 USA
Questions or comments, please contact the the program directly:
affiliates@iste.org
543.434.8900
1.800.336.5191
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