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Application for Affiliated Chapter Status

Please consult the ACBS Chapter Handbook and Sample Chapter By-Laws for details and information. Please login to the website, then fill out the on-line form below. In order for your Chapter Application to be processed, you must send the following information to ACBS:

  1. Signatures of 25 ACBS members who support the formation of this Chapter (emailed to the ACBS office or attached below)
  2. Verification that at least 50 ACBS members live or work in the proposed Chapter area. Check Member Directory here.
  3. Names of 4 committed volunteers (Signing volunteers of a new chapter are required to make a minimum 2 year commitment as a volunteer supporting the chapter, regardless of whether or not they hold an official, elected role in the Chapter).
  4. By-laws for the Chapter (please submit via the form below)                                                                                                               
The official name of your proposed chapter (ex. "Southeastern ACBS" or "ACBS of Japan").
Contact Person Information
Second volunteer/contact person
Third volunteer/contact person
Fourth volunteer/contact person
Type of Chapter
ACBS membership in Chapter area
Generally, who are, or will be, your members?
Please attach your adopted Chapter By-Laws. Please see our example if needed.
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, xml.
I will send the required list of Signatures (as listed above) to the ACBS office
This is required for the application to be considered.
If you have it now, please upload a copy of your required 25 signatures.  These could be a copy of a piece of paper with written signatures/names, or a document with copies of the bodies of emails indicating support for the chapter and including the person's email signature information.  All signatories must be members of ACBS.
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc.
Please confirm you agree to the values and commitments of the ACBS Chapter Charter found here.
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