MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Joining, Participating and Volunteering with the renowned Cleveland Coatings Society can have several benefits, including:

Networking At Meetings

Attending regular meetings allows you to discuss topics with peers and learn more about the industry, suppliers, and supporters. Learning opportunities like new technologies, legislation, and trends are often the subjects discussed and, at times, healthfully debated. You can meet peers, both experienced and novice, within the coatings industry from different coating application backgrounds, which can quickly increase your technical and business exposure.

Education and scholarships

Every social event or technical discussion you attend can increase your exposure to continued learning opportunities. Furthermore, annually the Cleveland Coatings Society awards thousands of supportive dollars in through our scholarship programs for college bound high school students. Only children of current Cleveland Coatrigns Society members are eligible for these scholastic awards.

Technical Seminars

Educational opportunities within the association are offered regularly, such as past seminars and classes that have covered manufacturing, technical, current trends, or business topics planned for our coatings industry, given by peers and experts from our industry.

Social activities

All our social gatherings allow you to meet and mingle with our many members, industry peers, and even their families. These gatherings, including our golf outings, dances, volunteer events in the community, and even game nights, all contribute to community support and mentoring opportunities for us and those around us.

Professional development

The more exposure you have in this industry, the more you learn, the more you network, and the more you improve your professional network, skills, and value in the coatings industry. This can help you earn more opportunities throughout your career now and into the future.

Personal growth

Whether as an active member or especially as a volunteer board or committee member, you will earn, develop, and earn essential skills such as leadership, teamwork, and communication. You can also make new friends and discover your passions, interests, and strengths.

Mentorship

Research shows that mentoring a peer in our industry or even bringing a younger colleague to mingle with their new peers can lead to increased learning opportunities, higher job satisfaction, career advancement, and overall energy for you, your company and our industry.

Business opportunities

Having increased access to more peers and mentors and sharing time both socially and academically can earn access to early risers, prominent business leaders, humanitarians, and change-makers within our industry.

Community Service

Bring one, bring all. You, your work colleagues, your friends, and your family will all have the opportunity to participate in multiple Cleveland area community service projects. This is an excellent opportunity to spend quality mentoring and bonding time as a team, even within your company.

COMMITTEES

Events/Publicity: Shall arrange for and coordinate all member events, as well as publicity, both local and national. Will administer the Annual Recognition Awards, and shall be responsible for member event photos.

Community Service: Shall direct the activities of the Society related to improving our local communities.

Educational: Shall instigate, promote and assist with projects that will benefit our industry’s technology. Shall review and select the recipients of the Society’s Annual Scholarships.

Membership: Shall nurture the growth of the Society. Shall distribute and approve all membership applications.

Technical/Marketing: Shall organize and direct the technical/marketing activities of the Society.

Finance: Shall provide a system of checks and balances as governed by the Standing Rules of the Society and shall report to the President and Board of Directors.

CCS MEMBERSHIP

Active Membership:  Any individual engaged in research, engineering, technical development, quality control, or supervisory production work for the manufacture, use, or improvement of a finished coating within the scope of Article II of the Constitution, is eligible for Active Membership, provided the requirements of SR II are met.  Also, any individual that manufactures or sells raw materials, supplies or equipment, or services required by those industries, is eligible for Active Membership.

Educator and Student Membership: Any individual who is a college or high school educator or who is a full-time student regis­tered in an educational institution of recognized standing in a course of study in Chemistry, Engineering, Physics or related sciences leading to a degree shall be eligible for Educator and Student Membership, but such membership shall terminate three months after the individual ceases to qualify. The rights and privileges of Educator and Student Members shall be the same as those of Active Members, except as limited by Bylaws Article XIII.

Retired Membership: Any Active, Educator and Student Member shall be eligible for Retired Membership when all employment has been terminated by reason of retirement. His/her election shall be conducted in a manner consistent with SR II-C 2. The Retired Member shall continue to exercise all the rights and privileges of his/her previous class of membership, except as otherwise prohibited by the Constitution, Bylaws, or Standing Rules of this Society.

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