Associate membership is comprised of three main categories: individual, organizational and lifetime. Associate member dues are applicable to each category. Associate membership confers all benefits of organizational membership except for voting rights, conference attendance and any other limitations as dictated by the bylaws of the organization. Participation in the annual conference is subject to limitation and acceptance by the executive, except for Lifetime Associate Members where the only limitation to conference attendance is that which applies to organizational members (i.e. payment of annual dues, overall conference attendance limitations).