Membership

Types of Members

The Society shall have four (4) types of members: enterprise members, institutional members, individual members, and honorary members. Membership in the Society shall be solely through membership in a specific regional chapter.

Enterprise Membership. Any private or government corporation, organization, association, society, group, agency, or office that has expressed interest in Information Technology (IT) Education is eligible for enterprise membership. An enterprise member shall have two (2) authorized voting representatives.
Institutional Membership. Any institution offering Commission on Higher Education (CHED) or Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) approved programs in Information Technology Education (ITE) or any institution under Department of Education (DepEd) is eligible for institutional membership. Any private or government IT training and/or research center is eligible for institutional membership. An institutional member shall have two (2) authorized voting representatives.
Individual Membership. Any teacher, researcher, trainor, and/or consultant who utilizes IT in the development and delivery of education is eligible for membership. Any individual who practices IT and who expresses a clear interest in IT education is eligible for membership.
Honorary Membership. In recognition of exemplary achievements, services or philanthropy in the field of IT Education, an individual may be conferred a non-voting honorary membership upon nomination by a chapter and approval by the Board of Trustees. A President of PSITE, provided he/she has not committed acts in violation of the rules and purposes of the Society, shall be automatically conferred honorary membership at the end of his/her term of office. He/she shall retain his/her voting rights as individual member.

Rights and Responsibilities of Members

Enterprise, institutional, and individual members have the right to vote on all matters relating to the affairs of the Society. Each enterprise or institutional member is entitled to two (2) votes, while each individual member is entitled to one (1) vote.
A past President of PSITE, who has been conferred honorary membership status, shall be eligible for election or appointment to any office of the Society.
Individual and authorized representatives of enterprise and/or institutional members are eligible for election or appointment to any office of the Society. All members have the right to attend and participate in all the general meetings of the Society.
Institutional, individual, and enterprise members shall pay membership dues.
All members shall obey and comply with the by-laws, rules, and regulations that may be promulgated by the Society from time to time.

Good Standing and Expulsion of Members

An individual member or institutional member representative or enterprise member representative who pays all dues and has attended at least two formal activities (chapter or national) as certified by the chapter or National Board and has not committed any act in violation of the rules and purposes of the Society shall be considered a member in good standing.
A member who has not been in good standing for three (3) consecutive years may be considered for expulsion.

Benefits of Members

Enterprise Members enjoy the following benefits

Venue for supply of on-the-job training students
Venue for supply of prospective applicants
Avenue for product and technological presentation
Customized training package for employee skill upgrade

Institutional Members enjoy the following benefits

Opportunity to attend conventions and seminar workshops for any two representatives from the institution
Access to curriculum and instructional materials
Avenue for research forum
Opportunity to join immersion trips
Tie-up with software industry partners
Tie-up with other IT academic programs
Participation in various fora for knowledge exchange