Are you making the
M ST F Y UR IIMS membership?
It became clear from the membership survey carried out earlier this year that many members were unsure of the benefits of membership and in some cases had no idea at all. Apart from being a member of the leading worldwide professional body for marine surveyors, here are some of the benefits you are entitled to take advantage of.
• RECOGNITION As a Full, Technician or Associate Member you are entitled to use the appropriate designatory letters after your name to show your professional commitment and membership of the Institute.
• USE OF INSTITUTE LOGO Certain grades of IIMS membership are entitled to use the Institute’s logo for marketing purposes, subject to adherence to the rules.
• MEMBERSHIP TRAVEL SCHEME IIMS has appointed Norad Travel Group to run its Membership Travel Service scheme. The scheme offers a range of exclusive benefits for IIMS members only.
• NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES From time to time, you will be invited to attend seminars and forums, which will increase your knowledge in specific areas of marine surveying. It will allow you the opportunity to network with other members from different parts of the world as we are a truly international organisation.
• MEMBERSHIP IDENTITY CARD IIMS members receive a membership card once their subscription is paid. It is renewed each year. The card carries the necessary details about each member and can be used to help gain access to marinas, ports, harbours and other marine establishments, or simply to prove your identity.
• ONLINE TRAINING SEMINARS You will be invited to participate in a series of increasingly popular online training seminars delivered at different time points throughout the year by video conferencing covering a variety of marine surveying topics by industry experts. These seminars are charged at a modest sum. You receive a recording of the seminar for future reference and supporting presentation after the event.
• WEBSITE MEMBER LOGIN AREA All members are given access to a password protected members’ only area on this website. Here you can manage your account and
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pay invoices for membership and other services online. Head Office can also post messages to your personal inbox for you to read.
• IIMS WEBSITE Access to the IIMS website at
www.iims.org.uk, the most comprehensive marine surveying website in the world. It is a mine of information with over one thousand relevant news stories and features to search and read. Fresh news content is published most days.
• MEMBERSHIP NEWS BULLETIN Distributed electronically each month in pdf format, the news bulletin aims to keep members up to date with head office news, as well as what’s happening internationally around the IIMS world and forthcoming events.
• MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE As a member, you will receive an electronic copy, readable as a pdf or in e-reader format, of the Institute’s quarterly magazine The Report. Each issue is full of topical articles, case studies
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