Member Benefits

Do you ever question why you are a member of ASM?  Is it really worth $85 a year?  I do, and I come up with a definite yes.  Here's why:

• You get an excellent trade journal, "Advanced Materials & Processes," that tracks industry events and conferences, and has employment ads and technical articles.
• You gain employment opportunities, via ASM networking and the ASM resume database.
• Continuing education opportunities, via ASM-offered courses.  One of the best ways to advance your career is to stay current through relevant training.
• Your local chapter of ASM.  Most materials-related professional societies do not have local chapters (SAMPE excepted).  Your local chapter brings you nine monthly dinner meetings a year with your peers around the Sound, including a holiday program and an industrial tour.  These events are a pleasant way to keep your finger on the pulse of what's happening in our local materials community.
• Leadership:  As a member of ASM, you have the chance to develop your leadership skills, both through local chapter involvement and through involvement at the national level, if you choose.  These skills help you in your job and your personal life.
• Citizenship:  Feeling unfulfilled in your job?  ASM membership gives you a venue to give something back.  You can help organize activities, teach, work with students and exercise your creativity.
• Professionalism:  The connection with 55,000 other members worldwide, and the access to ASM activities will help you build your professional reputation and feel a part of a community much larger than your immediate work group.