BENEFITS Accreditation Program: Have your work judged to a National Standard and show your clients what your specialties are. Log onto www.ppoc.ca and click on Accreditation Aeroplan Miles: As a PPOC member, you are able to purchase Aeroplan Miles for your clients. Automobile Rental: Preferred rates at Enterprise Rent-A-Car-Call 1-800-593-0505 www.enterprise.com corporate class ID #6CA2325 Banking: Paymentech Canada www.chasepaymentech.ca Cooks ISI Insurance: 20% discount for members -Equipment, studio, Professional Liability (not available to non-PPOC members), Group health and dental plan. New this year is free Legal Assist. Copyright: PPOC is actively working to change the Canadian Copyright Act to automatically give photographers of commissioned works copyright in their photographs. Code of Ethics: PPOC members must abide by the PPOC Code of Ethics as a condition of membership. Fairmont Hotels: 15% discount for on-line bookings. Image Salon Book: PPOC has produced a beautiful, hard cover Image Salon Book – all of the images from the 2009 Print Salon. Look for info soon from PPOC. Leasing – National Leasing: offers preferred rates to members of PPOC (all levels excluding Observer) for leasing all of your photography and business office needs. Marketing Fund: PPOC has set aside a reserve fund to be used for marketing PPOC on a national basis. National Image Salon: Compete amongst your colleagues to see which members earn the title of Photographer of the Year, and who wins the Class Awards Networking: With almost 1000 like-minded photographers across Canada, when you have a problem there is always somebody to help just a phone call away. PPOC Merits and Awards: Master, Craftsman and Service awards PPOC National Conventions: Annual convention featuring great speakers and Awards banquet PPOC Scholarships: Five $500.00 Frank Kristian Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to active PPOC members who are registered for the national convention. PPOC Website: www.ppoc.ca Real Estate, mortgaging and moving: Rebates and/ or discounts on real estate transactions, savings on mortgages, moving assistance with discounts, discounted legal fees. www.realestatecashrebates.ca PPOC Seminars: PPOC has sponsored 2 cross country seminars to date with more to come in the future Non-PPOC Seminars: Discounts on non-PPOC seminars: PPOC has a co-sponsorship contract that allows PPOC members to register and attend selected non-PPOC seminars at a 25% discount. Info on all participating seminars will be posted on the PPOC website. Social Networking: Check out PPOC on Face Book and Twitter as well as having a look at our BLOG. Go to www.ppoc.ca and click on Social Media ( http://www.ppoc.ca/media.php ) |
| Observer Member Open to anyone with an interest in photography Will receive all benefits of membership listed above with the following exclusions; a) May not vote b) May not hold office c) May not receive awards in image competition unless so designated d) May not use the logo or regalia of either the PPOC or the PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique in any form of advertising e) May not receive promotion by PPOC or PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique f) May not represent themselves as a member of the PPOC or PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique Once you have have obtained one accreditation you may upgrade to become an Active Member |
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Active/ Accredited Member Will receive all the benefits listed above. a) Will receive all benefits of membership b) May use the PPOC logo or the PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique logo c) May enter image competition and receive awards d) May vote and hold office at all levels within the association where eligible |
| International Member Open to persons residing outside of Canada’s provinces who are engaged in the practice of professional photography. a) May not hold office at any level of PPOC or PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique b) May not receive awards in image competition unless so designated a) May not vote, may not use the logo or regalia of either the PPOC or the PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique in any form of advertising until such time that an accreditation has been earned d) Exempt from requirement to belonging to a Regional Affiliate |
| Retired Member Open to Active or Accredited Member who are no longer engaged in the practice of professional photography and have been member for at least ten years. Have all benefits of Active or Accredited Members with the following exclusion; a) May not receive promotion by PPOC or PPOC Atlantic/Atlantique |
| Honorary Lifetime Member A membership category occasionally bestowed upon an Active or Accredited Member for services to the association. Have all benefits of Active or Accredited Members |
| Trade Member Open to businesses offering goods or services to the photographic profession Use of the PPOC logo with the world trade appearing beneath it Will receive all benefits of Active or Accredited membership with the following exclusions; a) May not vote b) May not hold office c) May not compete in image competition d) May not submit images for accreditation e) Exempted from requirement to belong to a regional affiliate. |
| Student Member Open to persons attending a PPOC recognized photography school on a full-time basis Entitled to all the benefits of Observer category, and in addition a) May enter image competition and be eligible for student awards |
| Graduate Student Member Open to persons within two year of graduation from a PPOC recognized photography school. Must not be earning full time income from photography. A graduate Student Member shall be entitled to all the benefits of Observer category |
| Educator Member Open to persons who teaches professional photography in a college program that is recognized by the PPOC and is employed by the college on a full-time basis is recognized by PPOC as a practicing professional photographer. Entitled to all the benefits of Observer category, and in addition a) May enter image competition and be eligible for awards |
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