GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, NGO & RESEARCH LABS MEMBERSHIP

The IA FORUM understands that government, academia, NGO, and research labs professionals often face budgetary constraints. That said, we offer attractive discounted membership rates for these professionals, to ensure financial limitations don’t prevent them from being part of the IA FORUM community.

Who Qualifies?

• U.S. Federal Government Agencies & State Dept of x: Dept of x, HHS, NASA, IRS, FEMA, New York State Dept of x, and alike.
• U.S. Federal Government & International Law Enforcement Agencies and the “Intelligence Community”: FBI, CIA, DoJ, Secret Service, DHS, INTERPOL, Europol, NSA, and alike.
• Academia: Private and state universities, government & non-profit research agencies, labs, hubs, and incubators.
• NGOs: Non-profits and charity groups.
• Research Labs, Incubators & Hubs: A wide array of organizations focus on the study and advancement of AI and other technologies.
• Policymakers: U.S. federal and state government agencies, international agencies, and non-profit think tanks, legislative bodies, and AI policy think tanks.

Membership Application Process, Approval, Registration & Payment 

There are several ways to become an IA FORUM member, including the below options:

• Invited by the IA FORUM - which equates to you being "pre-approved" as a member.
• Referred by an IA FORUM Advisory Board member or current member that's your internal/external colleague or friend - which equates to you being "pre-approved" for membership.

If You’ve Been "Pre-Approved" for Membership, Via the Above Methods:

• Please SELF-register for membership, on website page of the membership plan you would like to join, clicking the "JOIN" button on the page.
• However, if you require additional information before joining, please schedule a call with Jules Miller via her Calendly link at https://calendly.com/jules-theiaforum - or an IA FORUM team member, so they can further discuss membership with you, prior to you joining the IA FORUM community.

Applying Directly Through the IA FORUM Website:

• If you qualify for membership. please SELF-register for membership, on website page of the membership plan you would like to join, clicking the "JOIN" button on the page.
• When completing your online membership application, please answer the below required information.

     - Name of the Advisory Board or Member that referred you to the community, I.e. - "John Smith".

     - Name of the Sales Rep (aka - Director of Community Engagement) that helped you register for membership?

     - How did you learn about the community, I.e. - "LinkedIn", "Member Referral", etc.

Payment Options:

• Most members pay for their membership with their PERSONAL credit card, and/or…via their corporate business credit card, to then have the expense covered by their employer at a later time.