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There are two two categories of members of IDEA:

Individual Members:

Individual Personal Membership
Student/ Young Professional Membership, ages 18-26 (With appropriate verification)

Organisational Members:

National or Regional Associations promoting Drama/Theatre Education, Nonprofit Theatre companies, Schools or School districts, and Cultural or Community Centers
Universities and larger Non-profit Arts Organizations such as Museums as well as For-profit entities involved in promoting drama, arts and education

The categories of membership changed following the acceptance of the revised IDEA Constitution November 2019.

Membership Application Procedure

When you decide to apply for membership, you select the appropriate category below. It will take you to the payment portal.

IDEA Secretary Alexandra Espiridiao (alexandra.espiridiao@hotmail.com)

Overview of IDEA Membership 2020

(following changes made at General Council Meeting 2020 and in subsequent Constitutional Changes.

IDEA Membership Fees 2020:

IDEA MEMBERSHIP FEES	All memberships are based on a calendar year January to December	UNHDI VERY HIGH HIGH	UNHDI MEDIUM LOW
INDIVIDUAL
	Individual Personal Membership	EUR60.00	EUR30.00
	Student/ Young Professional Membership With appropriate verification	EUR25.00	EUR15.00
ORGANISATIONS
NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS	· Organizations with over 300 members	EUR300.00	EUR150.00
	· Organizations with over 50 members	EUR150.00	EUR75.00
	· Organizations with less than 50 members	EUR100.00	EUR50.00
UNIVERSITIES AND LARGER NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS MUSEUMS AS WELL AS FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES INVOLVED IN PROMOTING DRAMA, ARTS AND EDUCATION:	· Organizations with budgets over 10,000,000.00	EUR700.00
	· Organizations with budgets over 5000,000.00	EUR500.00
	· Organizations with budgets less than 30,000.00	EUR100.00

OVERVIEW OF IDEA MEMBERSHIP LEVELS 2019

For reference ONLY

IDEA Membership Fees 2019:

Full Membership:

Category A Countries Euro 320.00;

Category B Countries Euro 200.00;

Category C Countries Euro 140.00 ;

Category D Countries Euro 65.00.

Associate Membership:

Category A and B Countries Euro 140.00;

Category C and D Countries Euro 65.00

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1.A Individual member from UNHDI Very High and High countries - €60.00 (EUR) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments An associate member is any individual, group, school, etc who is not a a national drama education association.

1.B Individual Member – UNHDI Medium and Low countries - Free Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments

1.C Student/ Young Professional Membership, ages 18-26 (with verification) UNHDI VERY HIGH & HIGH - €25.00 (EUR) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments This membership level is designed to encourage students/young professionals from UNHDI VERY HIGH & HIGH countries to belong to and contribute to IDEA.

1.D Student/ Young Professional Membership, ages 18-26 (with verification) UNHDI MEDIUM & Low - €15.00 (EUR) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments This membership is for Student/ Young Professionals, ages 18-26 (with verification) from UNHDI MEDIUM & LOW countries

2.A ORGANISATION – National/Regional OVER 300 members - UNHDI VERY HIGH & HIGH - €300.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS · Organizations with over 300 members

2.B ORGANISATION National/Regional OVER 300 members UNHDI MEDIUM & LOW - €150.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS Organizations with over 300 members – UNHDI MEDIUM & LOW

2.C ORGANISATION - National/Regional Associations OVER 50 members UNHDI VERY HIGH & HIGH - €150.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS · Organizations with over 50-300 members

2.D ORGANISATION - National/Regional Over 50 members UNHDI MEDIUM & LOW - €75.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS · Organizations with over 50-300 members

2.E ORGANISATION National/Regional LESS THAN 50 members UNHDI VERY HIGH AND HIGH - €100.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS · Organizations with LESS THAN 50 members

2.E ORGANISATION National/State LESS THAN 50 members - UNHDI MEDIUM AND LOW - €50.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTING DRAMA/THEATRE EDUCATION, NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND CULTURAL OR COMMUNITY CENTERS · Organizations with LESS THAN 50 members

3.A ORGANISATIONS Larger Non-Profit/FOR PROFIT over €1,000,000.00 - €700.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments UNIVERSITIES AND LARGER NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS MUSEUMS AS WELL AS FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES INVOLVED IN PROMOTING DRAMA, ARTS AND EDUCATION: ·
Organizations with budgets over € 1,000,000.00

3.B ORGANIZATION Larger Non-Profit/For Profit ≠ Budgets over €500,000.00 - €500.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments UNIVERSITIES AND LARGER NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS MUSEUMS AS WELL AS FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES INVOLVED IN PROMOTING DRAMA, ARTS AND EDUCATION:Organizations with budgets over € 500,000.00

3.C ORGANIZATIONS Larger Non-Profit/For Profit – with budgets LESS THAN €30,000.00 - €100.00 (EUR) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st No automatically recurring payments UNIVERSITIES AND LARGER NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS MUSEUMS AS WELL AS FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES INVOLVED IN PROMOTING DRAMA, ARTS AND EDUCATION: ·
Organizations with budgets over €30,000.00

Responsibilities of IDEA to its members

The Executive Committee of IDEA is committed to actively support its members in the development of projects, curricula, the exchange of ideas and resources, and the protection and affirmation of its members’ cultural and educational human rights. To this end, IDEA will offer or facilitate all available expertise as a consultancy service, and make available its stamp of international approval to members that fulfill our project criteria and can demonstrate our standards of preparation and evaluation.

Criteria for Membership

IDEA opposes discrimination on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or ability. Members admitted to IDEA agree to these rights and their practice will act to support them.

IDEA expects its organisational members to:

If an organisational member designate a contact person who will take responsibility for communication with IDEA, keep their members informed about IDEA, and promote the interest of their members in the work of IDEA. This includes designating The contact person's information should be communicated to the IDEA Secretary Alexandra Espiridiao (alexandra.espiridiao@hotmail.com) and any changes in information should be communicated to the secretary promptly.
Regularly contribute to IDEA's online newsletters and social media pages.
Inform the IDEA Secretary about all actions that further the aims of IDEA and regularly update the Secretary on their activities in Drama/Theatre Education.
pay either an annual membership fee, as defined periodically by the General Council
Participate in General Council meetings and IDEA Congresses.
Participate in voting in IDEA elections, either in person at General Council meetings, by proxy, or online.

Members' rights

All members have the right to be elected to the executive bodies of IDEA, or to join one of IDEA’s working committees and in this way participate and contribute to the life and activities of IDEA.

IDEA is a not for profit professional association for Drama Education registered in Portugal. Rua Bernardo Santareno 2f – 2 k 2825-446 Costa da Caparica.

English: International Drama/Theatre and Education Association

Portuguese: Associação Internacional de Teatro Educação

French : Association Internationale Théâtre et Éducation

Spanish: Associación Internacional Teatro y Educación

Chinese 国际戏剧/戏剧和教育协会