January 2007 | Vol. 25, No. 1

2007 Member Dues Renewal Payment is due by the end of January

In early November SVU mailed a 2007 dues renewal invoice notice to each member. A Second Notice Dues Renewal invoice is being mailed early in January to those members who have not yet renewed their SVU membership for 2007, and payment is due by the end of January. Your regular member dues for 2007 again will be $110, the same amount for the past three years as the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors has decided there again will be NO dues increase for 2007 because of decreasing financial support by employers and increasing costs in other areas of your lives. To put your 2007 dues in perspective, it is equal to just a few hours of your annual salary.

We hope you will renew your SVU membership promptly by paying your 2007 dues by the January 31, 2007 deadline or sooner. You can renew your SVU membership online. If you have a problem in paying your 2007 member dues in one payment, please call the SVU national office at 800-788-8346 for payment options.

With your renewed SVU membership, you retain the following important membership benefits:

• A strong Government Relations effort representing your best interests on various regulatory and legislative advocacy issues, such as the Deficit Reduction Act.
• The excellent Journal for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU’s peer-reviewed quarterly magazine)
• The timely e-Spectrum monthly online newsletter with the latest SVU and vascular profession news and information
• Various opportunities to get your needed CMEs by attending SVU educational programs or taking JVU article test questions
• Discounted member rates on SVU’s education programs and products
• A very successful Online Job Center to help you fill open experienced positions or find your next position
• An Online Student Member Directory to help you find new vascular ultrasound technologists for your new entry level positions
• Access to SVU’s Member-Only website page with more information of value to your professional vascular career
• An Online Membership Directory to find other SVU members
• SVU’s excellent Professional Performance Guidelines
• An exciting SVU 30th Anniversary Annual Conference planned for June 7-9, 2007 at the Baltimore Convention Center in the famed Baltimore Inner Harbor. It will offer timely and informative presentations, an exhibit with more than 150 vendors offering the latest products and services for the vascular ultrasound profession, excellent networking opportunities, and exciting activities to celebrate SVU’s 30th Anniversary!
• And More!

And don’t forget to take advantage of your option of making additional voluntary contributions on the dues renewal invoice to the SVU Government Relations Fund that benefits our ongoing legislative/regulatory advocacy effort, and/or the Anne Jones Scholarship Fund that will provide a 2007 scholarship to a deserving vascular ultrasound student.

For questions regarding your SVU membership or for assistance in accessing your member benefits, please call SVU at 800-788-8346 or 301-459-7550; or send an email to SVU at svuinfo@svunet.org. Thanks for your ongoing support of SVU.