» Membership criteria of the Consortium are:

Legally registered organizations and/or institutions supporting the mission, vision and objectives of the Consortium,

Individuals that support the mission, vision and objectives of the Consortium,

Willingness to accomplish duties and responsibilities of membership as stated in the memorandum of Association ;

» The consortium has four types of membership

1. Full Members
Are individuals or organizations and institutions that fulfill membership criteria

2. Associate Members
Associate members are those organizations, institutions and/or individuals that support the mission, vision and objectives of the Consortium and can not be full members or opted to be an associate member.

3. Honorary Members
Honorary members are nominated by the Executive Board and endorsed by the General Assembly.

4. Life time members
Organizations, institutions and/or individuals can be life time members of the Consortium based on their support to mission, vision and objective of the Consortium.

» Responsibilities & Rights of Members

The responsibilities of full member organizations, individuals and associate re depicted here under:

» Full member Organizations and or Institutions

Organizations and institutions that will Pay dues Birr 1,500 a one-time membership fee and Birr minimum 500 annual fees;

Can elect and be elected

Can be a member of a technical committee, task force or chapter;

Able to participate in a geographic chapter.

Should actively attend the general assembly meeting

» Full members: Individual members

Pays dues Birr 200 membership fee and Birr minimum 100 annual fees ;

Can elect and be elected; and

Can be a member of a technical committee, task force or chapter.

» Associate Members

Pays dues – Birr 100 for membership fee and Birr 50 for annual dues;

Can attend the general assembly meeting of the Consortium and air his/her concern but can not elect or be elected

Able to participate in a Geographic Chapter and

» Rights and privileges of Full Members

Full members have the right:

To participate in all deliberations/ meetings of the Consortium;

To have one vote to elect and/or be elected;

To access the facilities of the Consortium;

To access all the records or books of the Consortium during business hours; and

To access fund, training and other services of the consortium as decided by the Board.

» Rights and privileges of Associate Members

Associate members can not nominate and vote in the General Assembly. However, they will serve as members of different task forces established by the board;

Associate members have the right to access the facilities of the Consortium and

Associate members have the right to access all the records or books of the Consortium during business hours

» Procedure for Acceptance of Members

Applicants must submit membership application to the Secretariat or the board and/or the chapters. Membership can be accepted by the Board but must be endorsed by the General Assembly.

An organization or individual may however begin to participate in the Consortium activities while the Executive Board is screening application and approved by the General Assembly.

» Suspensions, Expulsion or Termination of Membership p

Suspension, expulsion and termination of membership shall be in accordance with the rules and regulation as stated in the organizational manual for the Consortium. Any member of the Consortium may file a complaint against another member by filing a written complaint with the Secretariat. The Board shall call a special meeting to consider the charges. A two-thirds affirmative vote of the Board shall be necessary to suspend a member. However, the General Assembly will decide on the expulsion or termination of membership.