MEMBERS

Information Required for Membership. TASIS - TAKE A STAND IN SOCIETY TASIS.ORG provides a diverse set of skills and talents for and to our communities. Do you wish to join us?? What do you need to join us?? M E M B E R S H I P S: VOTING MEMBER-is a licensed Amateur Radio Operator that is a member of the Amateur Radio Relay League [ARRL]. Officer and Command positions may only be held by voting members. MEMBER-is any individual that is voted to membership in the Group. COMM MEMBER-is any amateur radio operator that has operating privileges for the TASIS COMM GROUP Repeaters. Those privileges are assigned by the Group Commander and require a yearly stipend. The COMM MEMBER standing may be revoked at any time and a pro-rated rebate will be given on the yearly stipend. WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP?? *You must have a sincere and long standing interest in Emergency Service to our communities. As all Emergency Response requires a variety of skills and abilities, we are looking not only for communicators, but individuals that can fill a variety of support positions to the communication mission. *You must apply for membership and be voted into the Group. Please complete the Membership Application Attached. Dues are paid by check to TASIS…do NOT submit dues with the application. You will get a dues notice when voted into membership. *Upon being voted to membership, you must pay the required dues. The fiscal year is April 1 to March 31. No partial or prorated dues are accepted. *Within one (1) year of attaining membership, you must complete the Incident Command System ICS-100 course. We will assist with the training. The course and examination are taken on-line. *You must establish an identity on yahoo.com and have a yahoo.com e-mail address. We prefer that you use your ham call or assigned identification, such as kc2nys@yahoo.com. Our Internet communications system is designed around yahoo e-mail and its ability to send alerts and notifications. *You must download and have Yahoo Instant Messenger available to you. Create a Group in IM of TASIS CG and then poll other members to join. You will be able to identify other members at the TASIS Comm Group Yahoo site. Using Yahoo IM allows you to see the current status of other members. It also allows Command to send Group messages in a very quick and easy way. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tasis/ COME JOIN US IN COMMUNITY SERVICE!!