Member Categories and Dues

We invite your organization to join OIDA!

  

Ways to join: 

  

Online

By Mail or Fax 

Phone 202-416-1449 

 

Applicants may join OIDA at any time during the year. Memberships are annual beginning on the first of the month following receipt of application and initial payment and continue for one calendar year thereafter. OIDA membership is open to for-profit, not-for-profit, and university/academic institutions. 

 

Associate Member

Associate members participate in OIDA activities and receive all the regularly distributed publications of the Association but are not represented on the governing bodies. The dues level is determined by the organization's total annual revenue and the revenue from its optoelectronics effort. Membership classifications are from A-1 through A-7.

 

Affiliate Member

Affiliate membership status supports university-industry interaction, governmental agency membership, and not-for-profit or industry coalition organization membership. Individual academic institutions or organizations interested in gaining exposure to the optoelectronics industry can participate in OIDA activities.

 

Membership Dues Chart

  

Membership Classification	Total Revenue	Membership Fee	Voting Member Upgrade Fee*
Associate 1	≥ $1B	$16,500	Add $16,000
Associate 2	$100M - $1B	$11,000
Associate 3	$10M - $100M	$6,500	Add $12,000
Associate 4	$1M - $10M	$3,500	N/A
Associate 5	< $1M	$1,500
University and Not-for-Profit Affiliates		$3,500

* Subject to approval by the OIDA Advisory Board and Council . Annual dues are set by the Board of Directors and may change from time to time. Payment may be made by credit card, by check payable to the Optical Society of America, or by wire transfer. For wire transfer details, please write to OIDAInfo@osa.org.

  

Become an OIDA Voting Member!

 

Voting members are represented on the Board of Directors and the Steering Committee, where they have an opportunity to discuss the status and pressing needs of the industry. They also participate in the selection, direction, and execution of all association activities. Voting memberships are available to any person or entity interested in the design, development, application, or pormotion of optoelectronics products. Voting members must maintain an optoelectronics-related manufacturing or R&D facility. Voting members must be approved by the existing Board. 

  

Please contact us at OIDAInfo@osa.org for more information on becoming a Voting Member.