Conditions for Membership
Membership of the ICIA is available to SMEs and Individuals with an active interest within the field of Creative industries that share the mission and endorse the objectives of the ICIA. Admission to membership is at the discretion of the ICIA Core Team.
SME Membership
For applying to join the Alliance as a SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) Member, the applicant shall satisfy the following conditions:
1. Local or international enterprise or organization, having relevant resources in developing creative industries, or
2. Local or international enterprise or organization, aiming to contribute or promote creative industries, or
3. Local or international organization interested in contributing and promoting the development of the Alliance
4. Endorses the Statute of the Alliance and fulfilling all obligations of the Alliance
A SME, meeting the above conditions, desiring to become a member of the ICIA , and its innovation cluster should, in the first instance, contact a member of the ICIA Core team to discuss their application
Individual membership
For applying to join the Alliance as an Individual Member, the applicant must satisfy the following conditions:
1 .Be engaged in creative industries and/ or relevant fields
2. Be keen on the development of ICIA’s objectives, and/or promoting these objectives within the creative industries.
3. Have expertise and knowledge about creative industries, creative process and/or their applications in relevant fields;
4. Endorses the Statute of the Alliance and fulfilling all obligations of the Alliance.
An individual, meeting the above conditions, desiring to become a member of the ICIA should, in the first instance, contact a member of the ICIA Core team to discuss his or her application
Resignation and Expulsion
If an SME member of the Alliance becomes bankrupt, closed, liquidated or taken over, it will automatically lose its membership of the Alliance. A SME or Individual member of the Alliance can resign from the Alliance due to its own reasons and is required to send a written application to the Alliance’s core team in this respect.
If a member resigns from the Alliance, the member shall stop acting on behalf of the Alliance and should stop all activities involving the Alliance. Any annual fees paid will not be refunded.
If a member violates the mission and responsibilities of the Alliance or the obligations stipulated in the Statute, and no agreement can be achieved after negotiation with the ICIA Core Team, the Alliance will regard the relevant SME or individual member as expelled, notify all members of the Alliance accordingly, and stop all of the ex-member’s activities in the Alliance
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