Membership Requirements & Dues
The only requirement for membership in NIRI is that the applicant is practicing or employed in a profession related to investor relations and/or corporate communication at the time of application.
NIRI offers five categories of membership:
Corporate Member $550
An individual who is actively engaged in the practice of investor relations and/or corporate communication at the time of the application as an employee of a corporation listed on a public stock exchange (or of a company that is planning to list).
Counselor Member $550
An individual who is a consultant engaged in assisting public-company clients in the design and implementation of broad-based investor relations and/or corporate communication programs that contribute to the companies’ securities achieving fair valuation in the marketplace.
Service Provider Member $550
An individual who is employed in a business that provides discrete products or services to support the investor relations and/or corporate communication functions.
Affiliated Profession Member $550
An individual employed in a profession related to investor relations and/or corporate communication (such as, but not limited to, lawyers, investment bankers, journalists, analysts/brokers and accountants).
Academic Member $100
An individual who is engaged full-time in a college or university in areas encompassing investor relations and/or corporate communication; shall be eligible to apply for membership in the categories below:
- Professors. A member of the academic community who is engaged full-time in college or university teaching or research in the areas noted above.
- Students. A full-time student enrolled in a college or university in pursuit of a career in investor relations and/or corporate communication.
Additional fees for all membership levels:
- One-time application fee: $150
- Houston Chapter fee: $70
NIRI does not permit any unauthorized use of NIRI’s membership list for solicitation purposes. Violation of this policy will result in loss of membership.
The meetings are informative and always have excellent speakers.
