Membership Criteria

There shall be three categories of members:

1. Full Membership
   • The Diabetes Nurse must work exclusively in a Diabetes Service (Hospital/Community/GP Practice).
   • Full members hold individual voting rights, and are entitled to one vote each
   • The annual fee for Full Membership is €20
2. Associate Membership
   
   • The Diabetes Nurse must work a minimum of 30 hours per month exclusively in a Diabetes Service (Hospital/Community/GP Practice)
   • The minimum time requirement of 30 hours needs to be verified by your manager
   • The Associate Member  can attend the AGM but is not entitled to vote
   • The annual fee for Associate Membership is €10.
3. Honourary Membership
   • Honorary membership may be awarded to certain individuals at the discretion of the committee and its members. Honorary membership will cease on retirement of the individual from their employment.

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. To provide a forum for Nurse Specialists who are involved in the long term care of people who have diabetes.
2. To organise educational meetings and courses for members.
3. To promote communication between the Association, local, national, and international groups involved in diabetes education and research.
4. To keep members of the Association informed of current trends in education care and research.

 

VOTING RIGHTS

1. Full members hold individual voting rights, and are entitled to one vote each.
2. Associate members shall not be eligible to vote.

 

SUBSCRIPTIONS

1. The annual subscription fee for the Association shall be agreed at the Annual General Meeting.
2. Each member and associate member shall pay his / her subscription at our annual AGM. It is necessary that this fee be received on or before the 31^stDecember for the forthcoming year.
3. Failure to pay this subscription will result in the member’s name being deleted from the current membership list which is used for contacting persons for forthcoming events.
4. Arrears must be paid when renewing membership.

 

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

A member shall cease to be a member of the Association in the event that:

1. He / she resigns from membership; notice of resignation which he / she must first have submitted to the secretary in writing.
2. He / she is one year in arrears of Annual subscription.