membership/policy.md

Membership Policies/Processes

Policies

Coffee Meeting

• CNY50/pax

Monthly/quarterly recruitment report

Processes

Applying to be a member

1. Prospect is referred by existing member OR via online application form
2. Secretary will organize voting by the chapter to accept prospect as member (1st round)
3. Chapter will organize and conduct prospect interview by 2 or more existing members
4. Secretary will organize voting by the chapter to accept prospect as member (2nd round)
5. Membership Chair will give final approval to accept prospect as member
   • The whole process is expected to finish within 3 weeks
   • Each round of voting will last for a maximum of 48hrs. Vote is invalid if less than half the chapter vote
   • If there are negative votes, chapter Membership Chair must decide whether to proceed or stop

Waiver of membership criteria

1. Each chapter gets to apply for 1 waiver per year for members who do not meet criteria

Sabbatical

1. Only once
2. Must return within 1 year, otherwise re-apply as new member