Active Membership
Active membership of the Division shall consist of persons whose primary job duties are that of an examiner, analyst, practitioner or supervisor in the forensic sciences. Active members shall not lose their status because of retirement or change of position, so long as they remain in good standing.
Associate Membership
(a.) All reputable persons, fully or partially engaged in any of the various phases of the science of forensic identification and investigation and who are not qualified for Active Membership, are hereby eligible to become Associate Members. They shall, in all respects, be subject to the same rules, fees, and charges and entitled to the same rights and privileges as Active Members, except that they shall not be entitled to election to the offices of President, Vice President, or Secretary-Treasurer.
(b.) All reputable persons who are attending a university, college, or community college taking courses in any of the various phases of the science of forensic identification and investigation who are not qualified for Active Membership are hereby eligible to become Associate Members. They shall, in all respects, be subject to the same rules, fees, and charges and entitled to the same rights and privileges as Active Members, except that they shall not be entitled to election to the offices of President, Vice President, or Secretary-Treasurer.
(b.) All reputable persons who are attending a university, college, or community college taking courses in any of the various phases of the science of forensic identification and investigation who are not qualified for Active Membership are hereby eligible to become Associate Members. They shall, in all respects, be subject to the same rules, fees, and charges and entitled to the same rights and privileges as Active Members, except that they shall not be entitled to election to the offices of President, Vice President, or Secretary-Treasurer.
Life and Sustaining Membership
There is hereby adopted a system of Life and Sustaining Memberships which shall forever exempt a Member from the payment of dues and assessments. Life and Sustaining Members shall be eligible to vote and be entitled to all regular privileges of an Active or Associate Member as summarized in Sections 2.02 and 2.03, above.
These memberships will be granted as follows:
(a.) Life Members:
These memberships will be granted as follows:
(a.) Life Members:
- Past Presidents.
- Active and Associate Members who have paid their membership dues and assessments for the past consecutive twenty-five (25) years.
- Active or Associate Members of the Division who pay a one time, nonrefundable sum of money equal to ten (10) times the yearly amount as established in Article III, Section 3.01, of the Bylaws.
Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership of the Chesapeake Bay Division shall consist of persons who have performed some particular service for the Division or who have, in some way, performed a meritorious act for law enforcement. Such person or persons, upon motion by any Member in good standing, may be elected by the Board of Directors or by the Division in conference to:
(a.) Honorary Life Membership shall be excused from lifetime payment of dues and fees. Voting rights and office holding eligibility shall be determined by the recipient’s membership status at the time of the award.
(b.) Honorary Annual Membership shall be excused from payment of dues and fees for a period of one (1) year. Voting rights and office holding eligibility shall be determined by the recipient’s membership status at the time of the award.
(a.) Honorary Life Membership shall be excused from lifetime payment of dues and fees. Voting rights and office holding eligibility shall be determined by the recipient’s membership status at the time of the award.
(b.) Honorary Annual Membership shall be excused from payment of dues and fees for a period of one (1) year. Voting rights and office holding eligibility shall be determined by the recipient’s membership status at the time of the award.
- The President of the Parent Body of the IAI shall automatically be made an Honorary Annual.
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Getting involved in the Division can be rewarding to a CBD member. You can learn so much more about the Forensic and Crime Scene professions through close contact with experts as they carry out functions for a professional organization such as the CBD-IAI. You can read all the books you want, attend all the classes you can afford and try to "go it alone". Still, the best way to improve your skills and to really learn these disciplines is through side-by-side contact with experts already in the field.
In order for the CBD-IAI to function smoothly, the division needs its members to call upon skills which they already have, or are interested in acquiring. The wide variety of skills is needed by the division to operate the educational conferences and to serve the membership between conferences.
Skills needed include:
In order for the CBD-IAI to function smoothly, the division needs its members to call upon skills which they already have, or are interested in acquiring. The wide variety of skills is needed by the division to operate the educational conferences and to serve the membership between conferences.
Skills needed include:
- Person to Person Contact
- Organizational Abilites
- Computer Software and Programming Knowledge
- Audio Visual Components and their Operation
- Writing and Editorial Abilities
- Public-Speaking Skills
- Fund-Raising and Grant-Writing
- Collection and Display of Historical Items
- Conference Planning
- Constitution and By-Laws
- Editorial (newsletter and website)
- Nominating
- Auditing/Fiance
- Membership
- Student Development
- Continuing Education
- Scholarship Fund
- Publicity
- Website
- Any Special Committee appointed by the President
- Set-up and staff the Registration Desk
- Perform Audio-Visual support for speakers
- Organize and perform any fund-raising activities
- Collect, transport and award the Door Prizes
- Assist the Vendor Coordinator to facilitate the Conference Vendors
- Forward any emergency communications to delegates
- Liaison with hotel conference manager and staff
- Photography and collection of conference historical items