tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post8592437247537350182..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: A comparison of AiCHE and ACS membership duesChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-7664788955893528042015-03-06T10:07:33.914-05:002015-03-06T10:07:33.914-05:00It would also be nice to have a Postdoc category s...It would also be nice to have a Postdoc category similar to the young professional. Maybe up to 3 years of reduced dues somewhere between full membership and grad student membership fee.Ben Yanceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692390308470967196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6178025111454259422015-03-05T12:46:05.344-05:002015-03-05T12:46:05.344-05:00The ability to watch many national meeting present...The ability to watch many national meeting presentations is a value-add, I feel. ($150 worth? Dunno.) Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-90938027193055358992015-03-05T11:37:01.405-05:002015-03-05T11:37:01.405-05:00I think a bigger problem I've found, regardles...I think a bigger problem I've found, regardless of the cost, is that as a young scientist I have seen zero benefit to paying my dues except getting reduced admission to national meetings (in truth, that's the only reason I've been a paid member for so much of graduate school). They try to provide webinars and this-and-that career development material, but I stopped doing those ages ago because I just found them underwhelming and largely missing the point. Heck, I don't even get the "anniversary" freebies anymore for whatever reason, so as far as I'm concerned, the next time my dues come up and I don't have a national meeting to go to, I'll just be passing on ACS membership for that year.Organometallicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260992796551678220noreply@blogger.com