RISK newsletter:
SRA Dues Structure Reviewed

Source: The Society for Risk Analysis' RISK newsletter, Third Quarter 1995

Last December, the SRA Council asked Treasurer Paul S. Price and Councilor Caron Chess to review the current SRA dues structure to determine whether the structure discouraged participation by individuals working for organizations that historically offered lower salaries, such as environmental groups, community organizations, and academics in small colleges. A specific question was whether to develop a dues structure based on income. To help address this issue, a review was performed of ten professional societies similar to SRA. This review found that SRA's dues are lower than the dues of similar societies and that the Society's current system of offering reduced rates for students is consistent with other professional societies. In addition, the one society that does base dues on income had rates higher than $75, the current SRA rate, for its lowest income category. These results were reported to the Council at its March 1995 meeting. Based upon this report, the Council recommended against restructuring the dues based on income at this time. It also recommended a number of actions that will result in increased dues over the next three years for some portions of the Society. More information will be given in a future newsletter article.

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