ASFE creates unique and uniquely effective programs, services, and materials that help members advance their business and professional practices and thereby prosper through professionalism. Whether your firm consists of one person or thousands, you will discover that ASFE knows what you have to contend with and has spot-on resources that can provide real help, real time.
“ASFE is for large firms,” some say. But just as many say “ASFE is for small firms.” In truth, as experienced members will tell you, ASFE is for all geoprofessional service firms; i.e., firms that provide: geotechnical and civil/infrastructure engineering; environmental science and engineering; construction materials engineering and testing; applied sustainability; geology, biology, ecology, and cultural resources preservation; and an array of related services. ASFE succeeds because it focuses on what all geoprofessional firms have in common: The people who make them work…most of whom have extensive knowledge and experience when it comes to technical issues, but far too little when it comes to the nontechnical issues that can make or break a firm. More....
Some firms provide their geoprofessional services only as part of a design/build “package.” Because they do not make those services available separately, they are not eligible for member firm status, but they are eligible for professional colleague membership, entitling them to virtually everything available to a member firm, plus the ability to network with individuals who in many cases represent their clients and prospective clients.
Benefits for Faculty Members
Professors, associate professors, and assistant professors benefit from their involvement in ASFE, by having the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of issues that affect the way in which a discipline is practiced. For just $50 a year, ASFE Faculty Members receive at least one of everything free of charge, and can obtain substantial discounts on materials they want to distribute to their students. They can also participate in meetings and committees, without restrictions.
Benefits for "Practitioner" Members
Many geoprofessionals are unable to become involved in ASFE via their employing organization because the employing organization – a government entity, trade or professional association, client organization, etc. – is ineligible to become a member firm. But these individuals can join ASFE as Associate Member “practitioners.” For a modest annual fee, they, too, are entitled to receive at least one of everything, and to become involved with or lead almost any committee.
Benefits for "Consultant" Members
Consultant Membership is a by-invitation Associate Membership category that gains the involvement of some of the membership’s top consultants. Particularly popular among ASFE-Member Firms retained counsel, this category permits them to participate with in-house counsel in both the Legal Affairs Committee and the Advocates Assembly, as well as any other committee ASFE has established.
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