An update to the previous post about ACCO's individual membership packages:

After numerous inquiries as to when ACCO would allow individuals to join, I'm excited to announce that ACCO has opened select membership categories.  The membership types now available^* are:

• Corporate ($695 per year — special offer, available through 9/30/09, of $350 for second year)
• Government ($395 per year — special offer, available through 9/30/09, of $225 for second year)
• Non-profit ($395 per year — special offer, available through 9/30/09, of $225 for second year)
• Academic ($395 per year)

ACCO membership benefits include:

• Invitations to exclusive networking, education and professional development activities/events
• Subscription to CCO Connect^TM (to be made available to individual members in Summer/Fall 2009)
• Complimentary access to ACCO Webinar Series programs (savings of $1,200 per year)
• Discounts on registration fees for all ACCO events (minimum of 25% off fees for annual conference, workshops, seminars, etc.) and ACCO business partner events (e.g. Green Power Conferences, Environmental Markets Association, American Council on Renewable Energy, etc.)
• Access to ACCO's Advisory Board and ACCO Business Partners
• Access to the ACCO Job Bank (to be launched in Fall 2009)
• One complimentary job posting in the ACCO Job Bank and discounted fees for all jobs posted thereafter (to be launched in Fall 2009)
• Discounts on registration fees for ACCO Certificate Seminars and Workshops taught by top academic institutions
• Subscription to CCO Quarterly^TM (first issue to be published in Fall 2009)
• CCO Certification Programs (to be launched in 2010)

For more information on pricing, please visit www.accoonline.org/individual_membership.html to learn more about membership benefits and costs.

You can also apply for membership directly by clicking here.

* - Student and business (for consulting professionals) memberships are not currently available.  Stay tuned for more information on future availability of those categories.