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Who can join?

Membership is open to educators, students, professionals and academic libraries with an interest in computer-aided design. ACADIA has members from all over the world, including members from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim.

Member Benefits & Costs

Individuals Libraries Students Retirees

In addition to assuring timely access to the latest thinking regarding computer aided design in architecture, membership in ACADIA has a number of other benefits:

Members pay a reduced conference registration fee.
Members receive a digital copy of the conference proceedings whether they are able to attend the conference or not.
Individual members may subscribe at a substantially reduced rate to The International Journal of Architectural Computing, a high quality peer-reviewed international journal published by Multiscience.
Members get online access to 7000+ full-text PDF files of research papers archived in the CUMINCAD database.
Members may subscribe at no additional cost to ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings Online.
Members have access to our online newsletter (ACADIA News) at no additional cost through the ACADIA.ORG web site.
Members have access to an online directory of members and may subscribe to the ACADIA mailing list, giving them email contact with their peers at other institutions.

Annual Dues:

Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year.

Rates for members with a North American mailing address:

Regular: $100 USD

Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America:

Regular: $130 USD

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Library membership includes the following benefits:

IP-based, on-line access to thousands of full-text research papers archived in the CUMINCAD database. Libraries may provide a range of IP-addresses from which access will be accepted, allowing individual library patrons to create their own username and password when connecting to CUMINCAD from those computers. Libraries may also use VPN or EZ-Proxy to authenticate their users and allow access from computers outside the IP range.
An annual conference proceedings book.
A subscription at no additional cost to ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings Online. ArchitectureWeek can work with libraries to provide IP-based access.
Access to an online newsletter (ACADIA News) at no additional cost through the ACADIA.ORG web site.
Access to a searchable online directory of other members and may subscribe to the ACADIA mailing list, giving them email contact with their peers at other institutions.
A reduced conference registration fee for a designated participant.

Annual Dues:

Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year.

Rates for members with a North American mailing address:

Library: $200 USD

Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America:

Library: $300 USD

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Student members of ACADIA are granted almost all the privileges of individual members, at substantially reduced dues.

In addition to assuring timely access to the latest thinking regarding computer aided design in architecture, membership in ACADIA has a number of other benefits:

Students pay a substantially reduced conference registration fee.
Students receive a digital copy of the conference proceedings whether they are able to attend the conference or not.
Students may subscribe at a substantially reduced rate to The International Journal of Architectural Computing, a high quality peer-reviewed international journal published by Multiscience.
Students get online access to thousands of full-text PDF files of research papers archived in the CUMINCAD database.
Students may subscribe at no additional cost to ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings Online.
Students have access to our online newsletter (ACADIA News) at no additional cost through the ACADIA.ORG web site.
Students have access to an online directory of members and may subscribe to the ACADIA mailing list, giving them email contact with their peers and faculty members at other institutions.

Verifying student status

You will need to provide proof of student status to receive the student dues rate.

You may mail a copy of your student id card showing current enrollment status, or you may upload a scan of your ID through the membership system.

Annual Dues

Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year.

Rates for members with a North American mailing address:

Student: $50 USD

Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America:

Student: $80 USD

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Retired individuals are granted all the privileges of individual members, with substantially reduced dues.

Annual Dues:

Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year.

Rates for members with a North American mailing address:

Retired: $70 USD

Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America:

Retired: $100 USD

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How to join?

If you attended the ACADIA annual conference, your registration included a one year membership. Just connect to CAMEO and follow the directions to "sign up" (new members) or "renew" (current members), then click the "I attended" checkbox to activate your membership for the coming year.

To apply for or renew your membership in ACADIA (any category), you may either use the Online Membership Form or print out, fill in and mail in a Membership Application and Renewal Form (82k pdf). Library subscribers may use the online form, or may use Library Price List and Membership Order Form.

Dues payments may be made online through our PayPal account, or by check made payable to ACADIA and drawn in US dollars.


Membership Who can join? Membership is open to educators, students, professionals and academic libraries with an interest in computer-aided design. ACADIA has members from all over the world, including members from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim. Member Benefits & Costs Individuals Libraries Students Retirees In addition to assuring timely access to the latest thinking regarding computer aided design in architecture, membership in ACADIA has a number of other benefits: Members pay a reduced conference registration fee. Members receive a digital copy of the conference proceedings whether they are able to attend the conference or not. Individual members may subscribe at a substantially reduced rate to The International Journal of Architectural Computing, a high quality peer-reviewed international journal published by Multiscience. Members get online access to 7000+ full-text PDF files of research papers archived in the CUMINCAD database. Members may subscribe at no additional cost to ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings Online. Members have access to our online newsletter (ACADIA News) at no additional cost through the ACADIA.ORG web site. Members have access to an online directory of members and may subscribe to the ACADIA mailing list, giving them email contact with their peers at other institutions. Annual Dues: Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year. Rates for members with a North American mailing address: Regular: $100 USD Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America: Regular: $130 USD Back to top Library membership includes the following benefits: IP-based, on-line access to thousands of full-text research papers archived in the CUMINCAD database. Libraries may provide a range of IP-addresses from which access will be accepted, allowing individual library patrons to create their own username and password when connecting to CUMINCAD from those computers. Libraries may also use VPN or EZ-Proxy to authenticate their users and allow access from computers outside the IP range. An annual conference proceedings book. A subscription at no additional cost to ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings Online. ArchitectureWeek can work with libraries to provide IP-based access. Access to an online newsletter (ACADIA News) at no additional cost through the ACADIA.ORG web site. Access to a searchable online directory of other members and may subscribe to the ACADIA mailing list, giving them email contact with their peers at other institutions. A reduced conference registration fee for a designated participant. Annual Dues: Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year. Rates for members with a North American mailing address: Library: $200 USD Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America: Library: $300 USD Back to top Student members of ACADIA are granted almost all the privileges of individual members, at substantially reduced dues. In addition to assuring timely access to the latest thinking regarding computer aided design in architecture, membership in ACADIA has a number of other benefits: Students pay a substantially reduced conference registration fee. Students receive a digital copy of the conference proceedings whether they are able to attend the conference or not. Students may subscribe at a substantially reduced rate to The International Journal of Architectural Computing, a high quality peer-reviewed international journal published by Multiscience. Students get online access to thousands of full-text PDF files of research papers archived in the CUMINCAD database. Students may subscribe at no additional cost to ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings Online. Students have access to our online newsletter (ACADIA News) at no additional cost through the ACADIA.ORG web site. Students have access to an online directory of members and may subscribe to the ACADIA mailing list, giving them email contact with their peers and faculty members at other institutions. Verifying student status You will need to provide proof of student status to receive the student dues rate. You may mail a copy of your student id card showing current enrollment status, or you may upload a scan of your ID through the membership system. Annual Dues Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year. Rates for members with a North American mailing address: Student: $50 USD Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America: Student: $80 USD Back to top Retired individuals are granted all the privileges of individual members, with substantially reduced dues. Annual Dues: Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st regardless of the membership application date. Membership will be activated for the next calendar year for anyone joining ACADIA after the annual conference (usually in October) and before the end of the year. Rates for members with a North American mailing address: Retired: $70 USD Rates for members with a mailing address outside North America: Retired: $100 USD Back to top How to join? If you attended the ACADIA annual conference, your registration included a one year membership. Just connect to CAMEO and follow the directions to "sign up" (new members) or "renew" (current members), then click the "I attended" checkbox to activate your membership for the coming year. To apply for or renew your membership in ACADIA (any category), you may either use the Online Membership Form or print out, fill in and mail in a Membership Application and Renewal Form (82k pdf). Library subscribers may use the online form, or may use Library Price List and Membership Order Form. Dues payments may be made online through our PayPal account, or by check made payable to ACADIA and drawn in US dollars.