What are some of the benefits of joining ACP?

Membership in ACP offers several benefits, including:
• Regular chapter meetings with professional presentations by experts on subjects selected by members,
• Personal networking with other local ACP members,
• Knowledge you can use to protect your family in the event of a disaster,
• National networking with ACP subject matter experts in various emergency and contingency planning specialties,
• Continuing Education Units granted through attendance at ACP Chapter meetings, training seminars and conferences,
• ACP resources to help identify and transfer technologies useful in contingency planning,
• Quarterly Association newsletter, The ACP Sentinel,
• Major discounts on annual ACP International Symposiums, and
• Recognition as a member of a professional, international organization.

What are the membership requirements?

Membership in the Association of Contingency Planners is open to anyone interested in contingency planning. Our members are primarily drawn from business and government organizations. Any number of individuals belonging to an organization is eligible for ACP membership. Members are accorded voting privileges in ACP affairs.
To ensure a high degree of professionalism, members are required to sign the ACP Code of Ethics and agree to be bound by its provisions.

What is ACP’s primary objective?

ACP hopes to foster continued professional growth and development in effective contingency and business resumption planning.

How does ACP relate to other disaster and emergency organizations?

ACP has formal partnerships with other organizations such as: American Red Cross, Association of State Flood Plain Managers, Central US Earthquake Consortium, Department of Justice, Electric Power Research Institute, Institute for Business and Home Safety, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Emergency Managers Association, and National Institute for Urban Research and Rescue.
ACP also works closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Project Impact, the Department of Energy, the US Geological Survey, and the International City and County Managers Association.

How large is ACP, and how long has it been around?

ACP currently has 42 chapters and more than 2000 members worldwide. It was formally organized as a non-profit organization in 1984. Presently the local South Texas chapter of ACP in Houston has 64 dues paying members.

How can I join ACP?

You may join as a Chapter Member of the ACP South Texas Chapter or as an Unaffiliated General Member if you are located 50 or more miles from an ACP chapter. The ACP currently has more than 80 such members.

You can obtain the membership application by selecting the Individual Member application form and following the instructions. Mail the application to the following address:

ACP Headquarters, C/O TEI
7044 S. 13th Street
Oak Creek, WI 53154