Did you know that all WISPA members have the ability to edit the WISPA Wiki? The WISPA wiki can be accessed at http://wiki.wispa.org and is a member's only site. On this wiki, our members can share information such as contracts, forms, software tools and much more. Review the Section Headings to find one of interest. Then select the Edit tab to add additional usable information that you feel like contributing to the Wiki. If you are a WISPA member and you do not know your login information, please send an email request to [email protected]. Help us build a valuable resource for our existing and new members!
Did you know that WISPA publishes news articles and special announcement on our homepage and via Twitter? Follow wispaboard. Did you know that WISPA maintains a Google Calendar? The calendar can be viewed on the WISPA Homepages at http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=1984 or click on the Large Calendar <http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=1984> link below the small calendar in the right sidebar. Anyone with events to place on the calendar should send an email to [email protected] and we will get the event posted. Did you know that WISPA lobbies the FCC through personal visits, filing comments and sends letters to better our industry landscape and improve our competiveness? Did you know that WISPA has numerous committees that need assistance from our members? These committees include FCC, Legislative, Promotion, Bylaws, Wholesale, Tradeshow and several others. WISPA is a very successful grassroots effort that thrives on our member's contribution of time and effort, more so than financial commitment. We strive to keep dues low, but do request assistance in other ways. Did you know encourages our Vendor Members to offer discounts to WISPA members. These discounts can be viewed in the Wiki. Vendors are encouraged to edit the Special Offers <http://wiki.wispa.org/index.php/Vendors:Special_Offers> heading under the Navigation pane. Did you know that WISPA is run by a nine member annually elected Board of Directors? The Annual Election will kick off in June. Important dates are below. Consider running for a Board position this year. We always want new blood and new ideas to join our Board and enhance our membership offerings. We will be seeking volunteers for the Nomination Committee soon. June 2, 2010 Nomination Committee Members Due June 7-21, 2010 Nominations Accepted June 29, 2010 Nomination Slate of Candidates Due June 30-July 14, 2010 Campaign Period July 15-29, 2010 Election Period July 30, 2010 Election Results Posted Did you know that WISPA is sponsoring the Wireless Without Limits Cruise on Nov. 14th - 19th to the Grand Cayman and Cozumel? Or that WISPA is sponsoring the Rural Broadband Expo tentatively scheduled in early November? Or that WISPA is planning its first Regional meeting on June 16th-18th in St. Louis, Mo? Inquiries for any of these events should contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Did you know that WISPA has multiple payment packages for WISPA membership? Our membership levels include Associate, Principal and Vendor Members. The details of those packages are listed below. To start the signup process, please go to http://signup.wispa.org and fill out the form. Did you know that WISPA and our industry NEEDS YOU! Join Today! A. Principal Member. A Principal Member is a person or business that operates a wireless information service as defined in Section 1.2 of the WISPA Bylaws. Principal Members may have other types of business interests and still meet the criteria to be a Principal Member. Annual Dues: $250 Semi-Annual Dues: $135 Monthly Dues: $25 per month B. Vendor Member. A Vendor Member is any distributor, supplier or manufacturer of goods and services provided to WISPS. Annual Dues: $1000 Semi-Annual Dues: $600 Quarterly: $325 Monthly Dues: $125 per month C. Associate Membership. An Associate Member is any individual or business entity that does not qualify for principal or vendor membership. Annual Dues: $100 D. Advisory Membership. By action of the board of directors, any individual or organization may be appointed as an Advisory member, who shall not have any voting rights. Advisory Membership is the only class of membership which does not require the payment of dues. The board of directors shall have the sole authority for determining which class or classes of membership are available to an individual or business entity. Should an individual or business entity be determined by the board of directors to be eligible for more than one class of membership, said person or business entity shall choose which one of the classes it desires to belong to and shall have the rights and responsibilities of that membership class. Respectfully, Rick Harnish President WISPA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
