Membership
Access, not advertising.
Chapter membership puts you in the room with the government leaders, program offices, and technical teams shaping North Carolina’s national security mission — and with the peers solving the same problems you are.
Why join
What membership gets you
Direct access
Monthly luncheons put you across the table from program leads, contracting professionals, and unit staff who rarely appear at commercial conferences.
Member rates
Reduced pricing on luncheons, training sessions, IT Days, and the NC Innovation Summit — typically covering the annual dues within a few events.
Your member account
A chapter account you manage yourself: renew, update your details, see your event history, and download receipts — all on this site.
Education mission
Your dues and event fees fund STEM grants, scholarships, and ROTC support for North Carolina students, educators, and cadets.
Small business track
Dedicated engagement for small and disadvantaged businesses, including matchmaking with primes and access to acquisition briefings.
Career support
Mentorship matching, the Emerging Leaders program, and a career fair built for transitioning service members and cleared professionals.
What Membership Costs
1 Year Military & Government Membership
$50 /year
- Access to all membership benefits
1 Year Junior Enlisted, Civilian Government Employee, and International Equivalents
$20 /year
- Active Duty Military: E-1 to E-6
- Government: GS-1 to GS-6
- Must use .gov or .mil (or foreign equivalent) email addresses to qualify.
- Access to all membership benefits
Lifetime Membership – Individual
$1,500
- Access to all membership benefits
- Reduced membership rate
- Lifetime access
3 Year Military/Government Membership
$120 /3-years
- Military/Government membership rates are available to active-duty military and civilian government employees. Rates are not applicable to government contractors. Applicants must use .gov or .mil (or foreign equivalent) email addresses to qualify.
3 Year Individual Membership
$180 /3-years
- Access to all membership benefits
- Reduced membership rate
Corporate
Corporate membership
Corporate membership covers your whole team and signals a commitment to the North Carolina defense technology community.
Tiers are scaled by company size, so a five-person small business and a prime integrator can both participate meaningfully. Corporate members receive named seats at chapter events, listing in the chapter directory, and first access to sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
| Tier | Company size | Seats | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-Year Sustaining Corporation | Any size | 50, plus 10 Emerging Leaders | $6,875 / year |
| One-Year Large Corporation | 500+ employees | 30 | $3,625 / year |
| One-Year Medium Corporation | 50–499 employees | 20 | $2,000 / year |
| One-Year Small Corporation | 10–49 employees | 15 | $1,125 / year |
| One-Year Consulting Corporation | Fewer than 10 employees | 5 | $525 / year |
| One-Year Academia/Nonprofit Corporation | Any size | 10 | $500 / year |
| One-Year Gov/Mil Corporation | Any size | 10 | $350 / year |
| Three-Year Sustaining Corporation | Any size | 50, plus 10 Emerging Leaders | $18,560 / three years |
| Three-Year Large Corporation | 500+ employees | 30 | $9,790 / three years |
| Three-Year Medium Corporation | 50–499 employees | 20 | $5,400 / three years |
| Three-Year Small Corporation | 10–49 employees | 15 | $3,050 / three years |
| Three-Year Consulting Corporation | Fewer than 10 employees | 5 | $1,400 / three years |
| Three-Year Academia/Nonprofit Corporation | Any size | 10 | $1,350 / three years |
| Three-Year Gov/Mil Corporation | Any size | 10 | $945 / three years |
Membership Application
Member portal
Manage your own membership
Everything to do with your membership lives here on the chapter site — no third-party portal, no separate login.
The chapter maintains its own member records. Your account is where you renew, keep your contact details current, control what appears in the member directory, review the events you have registered for, and pull receipts for expense reports or unit reimbursement.
- Renew online, with an email reminder before your term ends
- Update your organization, role, and contact details
- Choose whether you are listed in the member directory
- See your event registration history
- Download dues and event receipts
Your data
The chapter holds only what it needs to run the membership: your name, contact details, organization, and event history. It is never sold or shared with sponsors.
Leaving the chapter
You can cancel renewal or ask for your record to be deleted at any time through your account or the membership committee.
Questions