BECOME A MEMBER
AND JOIN THE GSE COMMUNITY
No other group shares such a wide spectrum of technical challenges and information as GUIDE SHARE EUROPE. We count several hundred high-end European companies and organisations among our members, together representing several thousands of IT professionals and business managers.
GSE members are invited to participate in activities at a European and Regional level. In addition, GSE members can attend International Conferences and participate in European Working Groups and Projects.
Our Memberships
Installation, Associate or Individual
Installation Member
In principle, Installation Members are companies whose primary business is not to sell IT hardware, software or Consulting Services. In special justified cases the Installation Membership may be granted to such companies if there is a justified recommendation given by the Region Manager and the Steering Committee does not foresee any conflict of interest. To avoid a conflict of interest with their duty as a member of an Association of IT users, Installation Members may have their Membership class changed to that of an Associate member by a decision of the Steering Committee.
Associate Member
Associate Members are companies whose primary business is to sell IT hardware, software or Consulting Services.
Individual Member
Individuals who want to become an Individual Member should have a reputation of professional competence. They should be able to make a special contribution in the area of information processing, and are expected to participate actively and effectively in the activities of the Association. Only individuals may be granted the status of Individual Member. Individual Membership also allows you to maintain your GSE membership when changing professional jobs or companies. Your membership is yours and will stay with you for as long as you are a GSE member. Student membership provides portability between school transfers if you have proof of a student ID. If you are a student member and want to maintain your GSE member benefits after graduating, you must become an individual member at the posted fee. This type of membership requires the approval of the Steering Committee.
Our Benefits
| Company Member | Individual Member | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation Member | Associate Member | ||
| Company member whose primary business is not to sell IT hardware, software or consulting services | Company member whose primary business is to sell IT hardware, software or consulting services | Individuals, including students, who have a reputation of professional competence | |
| Number of company employees per membership | unlimited | unlimited | check if your university membership can be used |
| Event Attendance | |||
| GTC Guide Technology Council, twice a year (replacing ISC and MAC) | free of charge – by invitation only | free of charge – by invitation only | free of charge – by invitation only |
| European and Major Regional Events | Special Member-Price | Special Member-Price | Special Member-Price |
| Networking and Information Exchange | |||
| Working Groups | open access | open access | open access |
| Training and Education | |||
| SHARE Conferences in the USA (external link) | SHARE Member-Price | SHARE Member-Price | SHARE Member-Price |
| All courses offered by the European Mainframe Academy (EMA) | 10% discount | 10% discount | 10% discount |
| Online information | |||
| Access to Knowledge Centre and online content (Videos and PDF’s) | yes | yes | yes |
| News and updates | yes | yes | yes |
| Portability of GSE membership between roles | no | no | yes |
| Various region-specific benefits | yes | yes | yes |
| Member rights | |||
| To elect officers | yes | no | no |
| To be elected | yes | no | no |
| To vote on resolutions | yes | no | no |
| To approve articles | yes | no | no |
| To introduce resolutions | yes | no | no |
| To call for Extraordinary General Meeting | if supported by min. 10% | no | no |
| To mandate a delegate | yes | no | no |
| Annual membership fee | € 980,- | € 980,- | € 199,- |
