MEMBERSHIP CLASSES AND QUALIFICATIONS
There are two classes of members:
Ordinary Members
Associate Members
Members may be:
Corporations (including limited companies),
Academic and recognised organisations or
Individuals.
Ordinary Membership is open to applicants engaged in the UAV systems industry within the United Kingdom as a researcher, designer, developer, manufacturer or operator of UAV Systems, or as a supplier of UAV system components or consultancy services. All Ordinary Members must be:
Registered in the United Kingdom or
Resident in the United Kingdom.
Associate Membership is open to applicants who are engaged in the UAV systems industry within the United Kingdom but who:
Are not a UK-registered company or
Are a UK-registered company or UK-resident individual but are not directly engaged in research, design, development, manufacture, operations or consultancy.
Associate Membership is also open to applicants who are engaged in any aspects of the UAV systems industry but are operating outside the United Kingdom. The Governing Council will review such applications on an individual basis.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Entrance fees and annual subscriptions payable by Members to meet the operating costs of the Association are fixed annually in the General Meeting.
The current fees are as below:
Ordinary Membership per calendar year |
Corporate
Large
Medium
Small
(See below for definition of company sizes) |
£1,100
£660
£220
|
Academic and recognised organisations |
£220 |
Individuals |
£150 |
Associate Membership per calendar year |
Corporate (all sizes) |
£330 |
Academic and recognised organisations |
£330 |
Individuals |
£150 |
All subscription rates above are exclusive of VAT
The terms Large, Medium and Small are in relation to company size and are as defined by the United Kingdom Government's Department of Trade and Industry:
Small Company
Turnover less than £2.8m; Balance Sheet less than £1.4m; and employees less than 50.
Medium-sized Company
Turnover between £2.8m and £11.2m; Balance Sheet between £1.4m and £5.6m; and employees between 50 and 250.
Large Company
All other companies. |