Membership application procedure for CommWorld

1. The candidate agency sends the new member questionnaire (link to download) to the CommWorld board member responsible for recruitment and – if applicable – to the member who made the first contact with the candidate.
2. The candidate member will be invited to attend the next meeting to give a presentation of the agency and to meet the other members.
3. The new member questionnaire will first be judged by the board of CommWorld. 
4. If there are no objections against the candidate membership, the questionnaire will be sent to all members for approval.
5. If there are still no objections, the candidate agency will receive from the Director General of CommWorld
   -    an invoice for one year membership.
   -    the code of ethics (to be signed by the new member and to be returned to the DG)
   -    the statues
6. After payment of the invoice the candidate member is treated like a normal member. Among other things, that means the candidate will get the password for the internal part of our website. The candidate will not have the right to vote on CommWorld issues, until there is final approval on membership.
7. After payment of the invoice one of the board members will make an appointment for a visit to the office of the candidate member.
8. If the visit to the office of the candidate has taken place before the next meeting, there will be a final vote at the meeting to approve membership. 
9. If the visit to the office of the candidate takes place after the meeting, where the candidate has presented the agency, the final vote to approve membership will take place by email.
10. If the members vote against the candidate membership, CommWorld will return the membership fee already paid.
11. If the candidate agency decides after their first meeting not to become member of CommWorld, CommWorld will return the membership fee minus any travel costs incurred to visit the agency.