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Many community membership managers may soon notice a drop in the community member counts they receive from the STC office. Don’t worry: this happens every year as part of the annual cycle of STC membership.

In April, the STC office will mark members who have not yet paid their dues as “inactive” in the database. The drop in membership is reflected in both the community and total Society membership counts. However, between the April drop date and June 30 (the end of the fiscal year), membership will steadily increase as late renewers pay their dues and new members join the Society.

In March, those members who had not paid their dues by the February 28 deadline received an e-mail notice informing them that no further issues of Intercom and Technical Communication would be forthcoming without renewal of their STC membership. You might also use community meetings and newsletter articles to remind members to renew if they have not yet done so.