IALD MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

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A. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

1. Members in all grades shall subscribe to the ideals,
goals, Vision Statement and Mission Statement of
the Corporation.

2. Voting members shall subscribe to the ideals, goals,
Vision Statement, Mission Statement and shall
subscribe to the Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct. Voting members, as part of submission for
membership and as part of yearly payment of dues
for membership, shall be a signatory to a written
agreement to abide by the Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct.

B. VOTING MEMBERS
1. Only the following grades of VOTING MEMBERS
shall have the exclusive right to vote on all matters
pertaining to the affairs of the Corporation.

a. Professional
b. Fellow
c. Associate
d. Retired

C. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS
1. A Professional member shall devote the majority of
his/her professional time to the design of
architectural lighting. Candidates for Professional
membership shall have, at the time his/her
application is submitted, at least five (5) years of
experience in the field of architecture lighting
design at the job of senior designer or above in an
independent consulting practice. The process for
application for professional membership is outlined
in the Professional Membership Application
Procedures included at the end of these Guidelines.

2. The Membership Committee may, by unanimous
vote of all Committee members, invite applications
for professional membership from senior lighting
designers with twenty or more years of experience
whose body of work is well known and highly
respected or who have won multiple Lighting
Design Awards. For these applicants, the committee
will waive the requirements for the submission of
references, resume, project list, and the portfolio of
work.

D. FELLOWS
1. A candidate for Fellow membership shall be
a Professional member of the IALD and an
outstanding member of the profession. The process
is outlined in the Fellows Nominations Process
included at the end of these Guidelines.

E. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
1. The Membership Committee shall be guided by the
following criteria to apply to all Associate members:
a. An Associate member shall devote the majority
of his/her professional time to the design of
architectural lighting.

2. Candidates for Associate membership must
complete an application and include the following
materials. Incomplete applications will not be
considered.

a. A resume including professional experience/
employment history and educational background
showing a minimum of three (3) years of design
experience as an independent lighting designer
or equivalent experience.

b. A recent project list of projects on which you
served as an active designer.

c. A brief profile of your company/employer.

d. Two letters of reference from individuals who are
familiar with your work and not your current
employer. If possible, please include at least one
IALD member.

F. RETIRED
1. A Retired member shall be a Voting Professional,
Fellow or Associate who is retired from the active
practice of lighting design.

2. A Retired member shall abide by the Code of Ethics
and Professional Standards, Vision Statement and
Mission Statement of the Corporation.

3. Dues shall be reduced for Retired members and set
by the Board of Directors when other dues are
established.

G. NON VOTING MEMBERS
1. The following grades of membership shall be NONVOTING
MEMBERS of the Corporation and shall have
no rights to vote on matters pertaining to the affairs
of the Corporation.

a. Affiliate
b. Design
c. Educator
d. Student
e. Honorary

H. AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
1.Affiliate membership shall be open to the
following individuals:

a. Practicing Affiliates:
A practicing professional in a related field,
including , but not limited to architecture,
interior design, electrical engineering, or
professional designers whose practice is primarily
in the area of daylighting, event, television or
theatrical lighting. All practicing affiliate
members shall abide by the IALD Vision
Statement, Mission Statement and The
Guidelines for Specification Integrity.

b. Press Affiliates:
An individual who is a member in good standing
of the staff of or a freelance consultant for a
publication that is devoted to reporting or
photographing items of interest in the field of
architectural lighting design.

c. Commercial Affiliate:
An individual whose primary duties involve
the practice of lighting design or applications
engineering and who is employed by a company
which manufacturers, represents manufacturers
or distributes lighting or lighting control
equipment. All commercial affiliate members
shall abide by the IALD Vision Statement, Mission
Statements and The Guidelines for Specification
Integrity. Commercial Affiliates shall reapply for
membership every two (2) years.

Commentary: The IALD recognizes that
globally there are individuals employed by
manufacturers, agents or distributors who
are engaged in activities similar to those in
independent lighting practice. The intention
of the Commercial Affiliate membership
category is to include these individuals and
encourage the growth of independent
lighting design in emerging markets. This
category shall not be interpreted to include
membership for individuals whose primary
duties involve the manufacture, sale or
installation of lighting or lighting control
equipment.

2. Candidates for Practicing and Commercial Affiliate
Membership must complete and sign an application
and include the following materials. Incomplete
applications will not be considered.

a. A resume including professional experience/
employment history and educational
background.
b. Brief profile of your company/employer.
c. Description of primary job duties including
project list.

3. Candidates for Press Affiliate Membership must
complete and sign an application and include the
following materials. Incomplete applications will
not be considered.

a. A resume including professional experience/
employment history and educational
background.
b. Brief profile of your company/employer.

I.DESIGN MEMBERSHIP
1. Design membership shall be open to all lighting
designers new to the profession, recent college
graduates and those who have less than three years
of experience in the industry.

2. Candidates for Design membership must complete
and sign an application and include the following
materials. Incomplete applications will not be
considered.

a. A resume including professional experience/
employment history and educational
background.
b. A brief profile of your company/employer.
c. Two business/work references who are not
related to you and not your current employer.

J. EDUCATOR MEMBERSHIP
1. Educator membership shall be open to an educator
who devotes the majority of his or her professional
time to the teaching of lighting and/or related
subjects.

2. Candidates for Educator membership must
complete and sign an application and include
the following materials. Incomplete applications
will not be considered.

a. A resume including professional experience/
employment history and educational
background.
b. Description of courses taught.

K. STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
1. Student membership shall be open to a student
in good standing of an accredited institution such
as a technical school, design school, college, or
university, with studies concentrated in lighting
design or related fields.

2. Student membership is also open to all interns
working in the field of lighting design.

3. Candidates for Student membership must complete
and sign an application and include the following
materials. Incomplete applications will
not be considered.

a. Copy of current student identification.
b. Signature of professor/ supervisor for verification
of student status.

L. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
1. Honorary membership is open to persons not
necessarily in the profession of architectural lighting
design, but whose significant contribution to the
Corporation or Profession warrants such election.
A candidate for Honorary membership shall be
nominated by at least three (3) voting members of
the Corporation and elected by a majority vote of
the Membership Committee.

M. USE OF CORPORATE NAME OR INITIALS
All members shall use the following specific guidelines
in identifying themselves as members of the IALD
according to their membership grade.

FELLOW
<Fellow's Name>, FIALD or (Fellow of the International
Association of Lighting Designers).

PROFESSIONAL
<Professional Member's Name>, IALD or (Professional
Member of the International Association of Lighting
Designers).

ASSOCIATE
<Associate Member's Name>, Associate IALD or
(Associate Member of the International Association of
Lighting Designers).

PRACTICING AFFILIATE
<Practicing Affiliate's Name>, Practicing Affiliate
Member of the IALD or (Practicing Affiliate Member of
the International Association of Lighting Designers).

COMMERCIAL AFFILIATE
<Commercial Affiliate's Name>, Commercial Affiliate
Member of the IALD or (Commercial Affiliate Member
of the International Association of Lighting Designers).

DESIGN
<Design Member's Name>, Design Member of the
IALD or (Design Member of the International
Association of Lighting Designers).

EDUCATOR
<Educator's Name>, Educator Member of the IALD or
(Educator Member of the International Association of
Lighting Designers).

STUDENT
<Student's Name>, Student Member of the IALD or
(Student Member of the International Association of
Lighting Designers).