FAQ's Frequently Asked Questions As an Associate Member can I participate in everything at a conference.? Can a regular member attend IFPA Board Meetings. Can I correct my information in the IFPA database and the membership directory. Can I get extra copies of TIP magazine? Can I sell CADNET Classified Ads? Does IFPA have an Attorney on Retainer? How can I get a list of IFPA members? How do I contact IFPA? How do you chose where the conferences will be located. How is my CADNET check calculated? What do I have to do to receive a CVC audit? What is the Qualifications to become a member? What months do you pay REBATES for the Classified ads that we run? When I pay the registration for a conference does it include everything As an Associate Member can I participate in everything at a conference.? Associate Members are given a standard size booth at every conference, free with their membership. They are permitted to attend all functions of the conference with proper registration and meal packages except the IFPA Annual Meeting that has a BY-Laws restriction Can a regular member attend IFPA Board Meetings. All members are permitted to attend regularly scheduled board meetings. You would be permitted to have voice, but not a vote. Board meeting sites and dates are posted regularly in TIP and at our website. Can I correct my information in the IFPA database and the membership directory. Yes, and we encourage it Please call or email the Executive Director at 609-408-800 or gary@ifpa.com Can I get extra copies of TIP magazine? We always have a limited quantity of TIPs for filing purposes, and will supply you with what we can. You can read TIP online at www.ifpa.com, usually a couple of days before it is printed. You can also look at back issues and email separate pages Can I sell CADNET Classified Ads? YES! Any IFPA member in good standing can sell CADNET ads. As a member publication you receive a 30% commission for each ad you sell. For more information visit www.CADNETads.com Does IFPA have an Attorney on Retainer? Yes and No, we have delt for many years with King and Ballow in Nashville TN. Mark Hunt of that firm writes a monthly column in TIP . Mark can be reached at 615-726-5497 or mhunt@kingballow.com. Be sure to tell him that it is an IFPA call How can I get a list of IFPA members? IFPA printed their first Membership Directory in several years for 2010. Extra copies can be obtained by contacting the IFPA office at 609-408-8000 or gary@ifpa.com How do I contact IFPA? Several ways; The executive office email is gary@ifpa.com, President Buendo dan@thereminder.com and TIP baraclough@comcast.net. The IFPA phone is 609-408-8000 and CADNET 888-450-IFPA. You can also leave inquiries at our website www.ifpa.com How do you chose where the conferences will be located. A Over the last several years the site has been dictated by the State or Regional association that we have partnered with. This coming year will be with SAPA in Nashville TN. The location for board meetings is traditionally done by the sitting president. All sites are presented to the board for their comments and suggestions How is my CADNET check calculated? The rebate checks are calculated based on several factors: The total revenue that was sold into CADNET during the last 6 months How many ads did your paper run What your circulation is as a % of the total circulation Rebate checks are issued twice a year. Once in August for the first half of the year (Jan-June). And then again in February for the 2nd half of the year (July-Dec). What do I have to do to receive a CVC audit? A If your publication has been a member in Good Standing for 1 year from the acceptance of your application AND you participate in our CADNET program you are entitled to a FREE audit from CVC. Please contact CVC at 1-800-262-6392 and ask for Tim Bingaman What is the Qualifications to become a member? A There are several for both Regular and Associate members. Two that are a must for a regular member are Independently Owned and Free Distribution. These qualifications and others can be found at our website www.ifpa.com and link to How to Join What months do you pay REBATES for the Classified ads that we run? Rebate checks are issued twice a year. Once in August for the first half of the year (Jan-June). And then again in February for the 2nd half of the year (July-Dec). When I pay the registration for a conference does it include everything Usually . IFPA underwrite a substancial amount at each conference, summit, or cam. The registration fee and meal packages are only a small percentage of the final cost of Speakers, Hotel, AV, and many others. Most of this income comes from the membership running the CADNET Ads