Complimentary Membership for Nonmember Conference Attendees

Nonmembers who register at the full conference rate for STC’s 53rd Annual Conference, to be held May 7–10, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be invited to join STC—free—for the remainder of 2006. The STC office will include an application for a complimentary membership with the conference registration confirmation receipt letter.

A nonmember can return an application to the Society office by mail or fax; a drop box will also be available at the on-site conference registration desk. The deadline to return the application to the STC office by mail or fax is June 30, 2006. The sooner nonmembers forward their applications, the sooner they can take advantage of STC services and benefits.

Membership at a Glance

As of January 4, 2006:

Total members	17,176
Members residing in the U.S.	14,632
Members residing in Canada	1,512
Members residing elsewhere	1,032
Total communities*	161

*Includes 111 professional chapters, 29 student chapters, and 21 SIGs

Community Membership Drives

The communities listed below are leading their respective categories in membership growth percentage from June 30 through January 4, 2006. Chapters are ranked in the size category they attained on June 30, 2005; the list also includes a category for SIGs. The numbers in parentheses denote the number of communities in each category as of June 30, 2005.

*Chapter*	*Percent growth since* *June 30, 2005*	*Chapter*	*Percent growth since* *June 30, 2005*	*Chapter*	*Percent growth since* *June 30, 2005*
Professional Chapters, Size Category 1 More than 600 members (three communities)		Student Chapters, Size Category 1 20 or more members (six communities)		Student Chapters, Size Category 2 Fewer than 20 members (twenty-three communities)
Silicon Valley	10.75	James Madison U	100.00	Trinitite	133.33
Boston	8.96	New Jersey Institute of Technology	38.46	Cedarville U	87.80
Puget Sound	6.37	Texas Tech U	37.50	Brigham Young U	80.00
Professional Chapters, Size Category 2 301 to 600 members (nine communities)		Professional Chapters, Size Category 3 151 to 300 members (seventeen communities)		Professional Chapters, Size Category 4 76 to 150 members (twenty-seven communities)
Atlanta	8.98	San Francisco	19.02	Northeast Ohio	17.52
Rocky Mountain	8.98	Alberta	15.66	New Mexico Kachina	17.09
Houston	8.78	Suncoast	13.91	United Kingdom	16.67
Professional Chapters, Size Category 6 Fewer than 41 members (twenty-eight communities)		Professional Chapters, Size Category 5 41 to 75 members (twenty-seven communities)		Special Interest Groups (twenty-one communities)
Republic of China	160.00	James River	24.56	Quality and Process Improvement	38.07
Aloha	35.71	Oklahoma	22.92	Policies and Procedures	27.04
Southern Nevada	35.14	New Jersey	21.74	Environmental, Safety, and Health	24.31

990 Form Available on STC.org

STC has posted its 2004 IRS 990 form to the STC Web site at www.stc.org/about/990stc01.asp. The form includes information on revenues, expenses, and changes in fund balance. Recent changes in reporting laws require nonprofit organizations to make their 990s available for inspection by the public. Posting the 990 form simplifies this process and is in keeping with the board’s desire for more openness and transparency in communication with members.

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