Regular Executive Member - Regular Voting membership in NMSAE, limited to Chief Executives who devote 50% or more of their working time to a management and/or advocacy  role with a voluntary trade, professional, educational, philanthropic or similar type organization. 

Associate member shall be any additional staff person from one organization whose Chief Executive is a regular executive member, OR, any person who devotes less than fifty percent (50%) of his/her working time to the management and/or advocacy role of a voluntary trade, professional, educational, philanthropic, or similar type organization.

Associate members receive all privileges of executive membership except they cannot vote or hold office in the Society.

Government Affairs Affiliate membership is available to any person engaged in advocacy or governmental relations work on behalf of associations.  Affiliate members receive all benefits and privileges of regular executive members except they cannot vote or hold office.

Hospitality Affiliate membership shall be available to any person or company engaged in the hospitality or meeting accommodations business, or offering related services to associations.  Affiliate members enjoy all privileges of regular executive members except voting and holding office.

Business Affiliate membership shall be available to any person or company engaged in the selling products or services to members of NMSAE.  Affiliate members enjoy all privileges of regular executive members except voting and holding office.