Statement of Policy on Benefits for Registered Member Companies and Employee Benefits 

It is the policy of the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) to collect yearly dues from its member companies to help support the organization and its education and business networking programs including DCAT Week, the Annual Dinner, and member services.
 
In order to give our membership the utmost flexibility, we allow companies to determine which type of benefits allows them the best exposure with potential customers, clients, and business partners while ensuring brand identity and efficiency.
 
To understand this, it is important to know that each membership comes with two types of benefits: Registered Member Company Benefits and Employee Benefits.

• Registered Member Company Benefits (i.e. brand-specific benefits such as sponsorships, suites and annual dinner tables) exist only in the name of the company holding the membership. Such benefits are non-transferable to affiliates (i.e. subsidiaries, divisions, sister companies, wholly-owned entities) or the parent company associated with the registered member company.
• Employee Benefits (such as member rates to DCAT events) are available to all employees of the registered member company and its affiliates. 
• Memberships can thus be established at the corporate (parent company) level, at the individual affiliate level, or both, to allow each corporate entity to promote its brand within DCAT.

Specific benefits of membership are listed below:

Registered Member Company Benefits
Each registered member company may:

1. hold a suite or suites in DCAT’s room block at an Official DCAT Week Hotel under the registered member’s name; no signage of affiliates will be permitted.
2. hold a table or tables at the DCAT Annual Dinner under the registered member’s name
3. receive a full listing in all print and electronic member directories, including mobile applications 
4. receive valuable recognition through member-only sponsorship opportunities and advertising
5. post job listings to the DCAT Industry Job Center site
6. nominate employees of the registered member to participate in DCAT leadership (Program Management Council, Board of Directors, or chair of task forces)

Employee Benefits
Employees of each registered member company and its affiliates may: 

1. participate in any programs and events at the member rate 
2. participate in DCAT volunteer committees 
3. participate in DCAT social networking sites 
4. receive electronic notifications of special programs and events
5. receive free yearly subscriptions to selected industry publications

Please note that affiliates or parents of the registered member company are NOT eligible for either the registered member benefits or employee benefits listed above, unless such affiliate or parent holds its own membership.
 
A registered member company that wants employees at its affiliates to receive the employee benefits listed above must LIST those affiliates and provide any required information on the membership application or renewal application at the time the dues are paid.

Policy adopted May 4, 2011