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Getting the Most Out of the Member Services Section
By Sybil Grae Petrey, CAS Membership Coordinator

The Member Services section on the CAS Web Site offers many valuable and informative items to Fellows, Associates, and Affiliates. The items below are just some of the features available to CAS members in the Member Services section.

Password-Required Areas. Indicated by gold keys, these areas allow members access to member-only areas of the CAS Web Site. To access these sites, a member must have a username and password set up with the CAS Office. Web Tip: To request a username and password, simply click the "Forgot Your Password?" link, which is available on almost every page of the CAS Web Site. Clicking the link allows members to have their usernames and passwords e-mailed to their current e-mail addresses on file with the CAS.

Searchable Database of Members. This part of Member Services allows members to log in to the password-required section and search for information on other Fellows, Associates, or Affiliates. Members can do multiple types of searches based on specific criteria, for example, FCAS or ACAS only, members by year, or members by city or state, and so on. Whatever the search may be, a member has the ability to find the needed information at their fingertips. This part also contains member photos and resumes. Members can submit their photos to webmaster@casact.org or can get their photos taken at a CAS meeting or seminar. The resume details CAS committee participation and publication histories of members. Web Tip: The CAS Yearbook is published annually in February, but the CAS Searchable Database of Members is the most-up-to-date membership listing.

Membership Listing by Employment Type. This password-required feature allows members to search for other members based on employment types listed with the CAS Office. Web Tip: Members can update their employment types to be consistent with their companies by using the online Change of Address Form.

Change of Address Form. Members can complete this three-part form online to update their contact information-work details, preferred mailing address, e-mail address, and phone numbers. These updates are made to the CAS database, which, in turn, update the CAS Yearbook, online membership directory, committee rosters, and CAS office correspondence. Web Tip: It is vital to the CAS that we have the most accurate and current information for our members.

CAS Dues Payment Form. CAS membership dues are sent out to all members annually on October 1. Payments are due upon receipt and can be paid effortlessly online using the "Pay Dues Online" feature, a safe and secure site to enter your credit card information. Web Tip: A member can also access all dues information, including dues schedule, fees, and dues waiver requests through this section as long as the member has a username and password on file with the CAS.

As always, the CAS Staff is available for assistance with any feature of Member Services listed above.