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FULL MEMBERS
Members who are Full and Voting Members of the association, and who are Vendors, Distributors or Channel Service Providers now have a SUPERB ADDITIONAL BENEFIT from their membership. In recognition of their support for the Association they can now EXHIBIT FREE of charge at our conferences held twice a year in February & October.
In addition to the superb speaking and exhibition opportunities, the events still offer a wide variety of sponsorship elements.
CONFIDENCE ASSURED MEMBERS
The PCA's previous membership structure allowed it to charge its Confidence Assured (CA) members to attend conferences; typically the delegate rate for a PCA event is £99. With immediate effect all CA members may attend the October & February conferences free of charge, an added value to membership of nearly £200.
VALUE ADDED TAX
Until now the PCA as a Not-for-Profit Trade Association has not been registered for VAT. However it has had to absorb the VAT on supplies & services purchased, and has not been able to recover it. Our Members have also been unable to recover any VAT included in the value of any invoices raised in respect of supplies.
As from October 1st, the PCA will be VAT registered and VAT will be charged, but will now be recoverable by any member with a VAT registration so making all costs levied in respect of events even cheaper!
Membership fees are not subject to VAT and so will continue, as at present, to be invoiced without VAT.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
Over recent years the Association has steadily increased the range of member benefits offered and recognising that the ultra-low amount of the Confidence Assured Membership (£50 annually) costs as much to administer as it generates. We therefore have no option but to increase the CA membership rate to £75.00 to take effect from 1st January 2009 for all existing members. This new rate will become effective for all new members from 1st October 2008
MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT - NEW MEMBERS
Members have previously expressed the view that it would be proper to charge all new members a one-off Joining Fee, to recognise the historical efforts and investment of current members in the development of the association and the wide range of benefits available. Accordingly a joining fee of £25 for all new members is to be introduced from 1st October 2008.
NEWSLETTER!!
Finally - do you receive the monthly PCA e-newsletters? Its our main way of communicating with our members and is sent via an e-mailing service, some members might have this blocked as a spammer. You should receive copy during first second week of the month.
If you don't receive it please let us know.
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The latest meeting of the PCA Management Board was kindly hosted by Enta Group at the Enta Headquarters in Telford. We would take this opportunity to thank the Chairman Jason Tsai and Group Marketing Director Jon Atherton for their invitation. The Group photo shows from the left Keith Warburton (PCA CEO) Derek Jones (PCA Chairman) Steven Bambridge (GfK) Robert French (TalkInternet) Simon Halworth (Formjet) Jason Tsai (Enta) John Harris (PCA) Jon Atherton( Enta) and John Carter (DMSL)