HATS is a non-profit association of technical and professional societies in Huntsville, Alabama, North Alabama, and South Central Tennessee.
Why Join?
Whether you are technical or non-technical nonprofit organization, a corporation, or a member of the community, HATS has events that directly benefit you.
What does HATS do?
HATS is an umbrella organization for the Huntsville community to come together under for members services as follows:
- Event organization and support. HATS can assist a member organization in its events, which includes:
- Free advertising opportunities for your organization
- Use of credit card machines
- Limited printing of B&W flyers
- Distribution of conference & seminar announcements
- Protocol support
- Limited name tag printing
- Use of HATS supplies for meetings
- Foam name tag organizers
- Network of audio-visual equipment owners
- Network of location information
- Network of speaker contact information
- Continuous update of a shared events calendar.
- Notification and distribution of member organizations’ conferences and seminars.
- Promotion of member organizations’ goals.
- Promotion of member organizations’ missions.
- Communication board to keep your organization in touch.
- An annual dinner for the public recognition of the leadership of your organization.
- Support with media releases for your organization.
- Coordinated participation in area science and technology education in local schools.
- Posting of information to the HATS website, including a jobs link page to local opportunity sites.
- Opportunities to link with other organizations for event teaming.
- Education and professional development opportunities.
Join Now!
HATS' members are local organizations, businesses, civic groups, veterans’ organizations, societies, and local community groups.
By becoming a HATS member, you will demonstrate your support of the local community and all its technical capabilities.
As a HATS member organization, you will gain a tight local network that allows you to work closely with other prominent businesses in your own backyard and collaborations that may save revenue by avoiding duplication while focusing on team efforts.
Member organizations may designate up to three individuals to be HATS liaisons.
Through HATS, local organizations, businesses, and military communities work together for mutual benefit.
WHY BECOME A HATS MEMBER?
- Members will increase their visibility and show support in the Tennessee Valley market.
- All members can participate in all HATS events and meetings, including the Professional of the Year reception and dinner recognizing the leadership in your organization.
- Members save money by allowing HATS to process credit cards for your society’s functions.
- Members have a network of previously unavailable professional organizations for announcements for your upcoming events, such as luncheons, meetings , and conferences.
- Member organizations’ information and announcements will be maintained with the community events calendar and other website features.
- Members will have access to HATS vast Tennessee Valley contacts list and networking opportunities information.
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Technical Society Membership:
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$50 per year
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(less that 25 members):
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$25 per year
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Association Membership:
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$30 per year
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Corporate Membership:
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$100 per year
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Individual Membership:
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$10 per year
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Membership Class Definition
Technical Society Members. Active member organizations must be recognized non-profit professional technical, scientific, and engineering organizations or societies, incorporated or active in the region. Representatives of active Member organizations shall have a vote at the HATS membership meetings and in all HATS ballot votes. Individual members of HATS member organizations shall be eligible to serve in any position on the HATS Board of Directors, including officers of HATS.Email us at hats@hats.org for more information on becoming a memberAssociate Members. Associate member organizations must be non-commercial firms, corporations, partnerships, organizations, companies, or entities which are interested in the objectives or activities of HATS and which, by Associate Membership in HATS, may assist in fulfilling and be helped by the purpose for which HATS was formed. Associate member representatives can neither vote nor are eligible to serve as officers. They may serve, however, as directors or on any HATS committee or subcommittee.
Corporate Members. Corporate member organizations must be commercial organizations that support the mission and activities of HATS. Representatives of corporate member organizations can neither vote nor be elected to a HATS office. However, they may serve on any HATS committee or subcommittee.
Individual Members. Individual members must be local individuals who support the mission and activities of HATS. Individual members can neither vote nor be elected to a HATS office. However, they may serve on any HATS committee or subcommittee.
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