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Membership benefits

IEMA helps our members to become the best that they can possibly be. Membership provides an extensive package of benefits, which members are encouraged to be aware of and use to their full potential in order to become the best practitioner they can! .

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Regional and National Events

Workshop Regional Events: IEMA is one of few professional bodies that organises a series of FREE regional events for its members, which are vital for law and legislation updates, best practice guidance, professional development opportunities and socialising. Attending these regular and local events provides members with excellent opportunities for networking and sharing best practice amongst like-minded individuals. Please visit Events for more details of upcoming IEMA regional events.

National Events: All IEMA members are invited to attend IEMA’s Conference each year (to be held on 15-16 November in London for this year) at an exclusive member-only rate. These large annual events typically attract over 300 environmental practitioners as well as a line up of high profile speakers. A programme of interactive and informative workshops is also offered to provide members (and all other attendees) with a choice of sessions that focus on specific environmental issues, case studies, skills, professional development as well as the chance to take part in practitioner discussion and debate. Please visit All Conferences for more information.

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Publications

'the environmentalist' magazine is published monthly and distributed to all members as a key membership feature. With a keen focus on environmental issues and sustainable business and news, policy updates, in depth features and practitioner profiles, 'the environmentalist' magazine is vital for keeping knowledge up-to-date.

'the environmentalist' also has its own dedicated website which you can find at www.environmentalistonline.com.

IEMA also has a large range of publications available from the Publications Shop, where member discounts are available on many publications. See also Publications

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CPD Workshops

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Workshops: IEMA has developed a range of CPD courses aimed at providing professionals with specialist knowledge and skills in a range of disciplines. Go to CPD Workshops for a full schedule of upcoming workshops.

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Surveys and Consultations

IEMA provides many opportunities for members to offer their voice and views to IEMA research projects and surveys. The findings from our regular surveys are often communicated to Governemnt, business and the media to help them understand the role of environmental practitioners and inform specific practice and policy issues.

Regulatory bodies benefit from IEMA's assistance in establishing new regulations, as IEMA members’ feedback is incredibly useful and important to them.

IEMA members are also consulted to respond via www.iema.net/readingroom/consultationpapers and reaction and feedback is reported on www.environmentalistonline.com.

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IEMA Website

IEMA Website: Everything you need to develop your career in the environment can be found on www.iema.net! The IEMA website contains a wealth of information for members including the latest downloads of consultation papers and e-Briefings to the latest news on our upcoming conferences and regional events. IEMA members are encouraged to register and log-in to the website to access members-only downloads, renew membership and much more.

Members can also rely on IEMA to advertise the latest and best environmental job vacancies. By visiting the IEMA Jobs Site Members can find the job they are looking for using several intelligent search options and even upload CVs so that recrtuiters and employers can find them!

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Professional Indemnity Insurance

Professional Indemnity Insurance: IEMA has negotiated a special professional indemnity insurance package with S-Tech Insurance. IEMA strongly recommends that members hold Professional Indemnity insurance to protect themselves and to also ensure that if a dispute with a client arises, there is a route to independently investigate the claim and if appropriate compensate the client. IEMA works with preferred Broker S-Tech Insurance Services, through whomyou are able to obtain free of charge advice, information and quotations. For many consultancies, S-Tech can offer an enhanced wording only available to IEMA members. Please contact:

S Tech Insurance Services Ltd
Contact Tim FitzJohn or Sarah White
Telephone No. 01223 324233
Website: http://www.s-tech.co.uk/com/iema.asp

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EFAEP & European Network of Environmental Professionals

EFAEP & European Network of Environmental Professionals:

EFAEP is an association for professional bodies throughout Europe and was founded in 2002 in response to the increasingly important and diverse role of environmental professionals.

IEMA joined as a member body in 2009 and as a consequence, IEMA members can take advantage of EFAEP's ENEP (European Network of Environmental Professionals), a web-based platform where all members of EFAEP-registered organisations can get in touch with other environmental professionals belonging to the EFAEP network.

ENEP is currently the only website in Europe letting environmental professionals thoroughly describe their own experience and capabilities, effectively classify their skills, and quote their papers and projects in order to build a complete profile.

Simply visit http://www.environmentalprofessionals.eu for more details and to register.