Membership Dues and Service Fees
What are the dues?
The annual membership dues vary for non-profit and for-profit organizations. The dues for non-profit organizations
are based on the member/affiliate organization's operating budget; for-profit organizations' dues are based on corporate revenues.
The following tables summarize the dues for both non-profit and for-profit organizations:
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Your Annual Budget
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Annual CREN Dues
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$0-20 million
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$750
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$20-55 million
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$1,000
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$55-130 million
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$1,500
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$130-200 million
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$2,250
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$200-350 million
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$3,000
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$350-500 million
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$4,000
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$500 million - 1 billion
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$5,000
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Over $1 billion
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$5,000
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Your Annual Budget
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Annual CREN Dues
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$0-20 million
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$1,125
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$20-55 million
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$1,500
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$55-130 million
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$2,250
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$130-200 million
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$3,375
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$200-350 million
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$4,000
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$350-500 million
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$5,000
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$500 million - 1 billion
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$6,000
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Over $1 billion
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$7,000
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What do the annual dues provide?
The annual dues provide members and affiliates with full access to CREN services for the July 1 - June 30 CREN fiscal year.
CREN currently offers a set of digital certificate services. More about these services and the certificates themselves can be found at the CREN CA page.
The number of each type of certificate provided with membership is outlined in the following table:
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Service
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Certificates Included Annually with Membership.
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Institutional Certificates with 5-year validity period.
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1-3 certificates
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CREN Web Server Certificates with 2-year validity period.
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3-25
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CREN RA Client Certificates for Campus Registration Authority w/12-13 month validity period.
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3-5
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Client Certificates approved by RA Client w/ 12-13 month validity period.
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50
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Certificate Validation per request transaction.
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Automated
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no charge
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Customer Service request
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no charge
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CREN Membership dues also provide members and affiliates with a number of free copies of the ListProc software (additional copies are always available for a minimal charge).
The number of free copies of the ListProc software your institution receives is determined by the amount of CREN annual dues it pays, as listed in the following table:
ListProc 8.2.09 Software
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Dues Amount
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Number of Copies
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Less than $2,000
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1
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$2,001 - $4,000
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2
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$4,001 - $6,000
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3
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$6,001 - $7,000
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4
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Copies of ListProc 8.2.09 are issued only on request because specific information from members is required for its release (e.g., your operating system, the name of your technical contact, etc.).
Your dues also help to support the CREN TechTalk series. These bimonthly webcasts feature experts in higher education IT in a lively interview and live question and answer format with live interaction via email with the audience. An extensive archive going back over five years. Membership in CREN provides access to the entire archive site including the .mp3 versions of the TechTalks.
CREN Membership also includes a subscription to CREN's Strategic FAQ series as they are released and other special privileges, such as early registration for special seminars.
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When are members billed?
CREN dues and any applicable fees are billed upon approval for
Membership or Affiliation and they must be paid before services are
initiated. Dues and any applicable annual fees are billed annually in late May or early June for the July 1 - June 30 CREN fiscal year. Applicable usage charges are billed as accrued.
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Can dues be prorated?
Because
CREN's services include perpetual licenses to software for its members,
they are not prorated for members joining after the beginning of the
fiscal year. However, dues can be prorated on a quarterly basis for members joining after the first six months of the fiscal year provided that they simultaneously pay the full amount of the annual dues for the following year.
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