Q Group Membership Policy

Once a person has successfully applied for full Q Group membership and paid the current year's fee, they will become a financial member and are able to attend all seminars, the annual colloquium, and the Christmas dinner and AGM. They can also be nominated for election as a Committee member and vote in this election or on any other voting matters if and when they arise. Student members are able to attend seminars and the colloquium, but they can not vote.

Members are expected to contribute actively to the various activities of the Q Group such as attendance at seminars, attendance at annual colloquia, contribution to other Q Group activities such as various working parties, and making presentations from time to time. Members who do not participate actively may not be invited to renew their membership.

There are numerous circumstances in which a membership can be put on hold for a period:

• The member moves overseas and expects to return at some future date
• The member leaves the industry and wishes to retain the option of becoming a financial Q member in the future

In these circumstances, the Membership sub committee or Treasurer should be notified of your change of status. When you return, please notify the Membership sub committee or Treasurer, pay the current fee and you will be a financial member again.

If a member is not financial after 60 days of invoicing and has not contacted the Membership sub-committee or Treasurer with a suitable explanation, then their membership will not continue. If at a future date such a removed member wishes to re-join, they will need to contact the Membership sub-committee and pay the membership fee for the year in which they rejoin as well as a rejoining fee equal to a year's membership.

June 2002