Membership
Membership
Membership
Purchasing a Membership
Memberships may be purchased through our online GGDA Store. http://store.ggda.org.
Membership Qualification
Georgia Game Developers Association, Inc. is a non-profit trade association organized under Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code to be tax-exempt under § 501(c)(6). Our membership includes corporations, professionals, and students having interest in the video and electronic game manufacturing industry of Georgia. Membership in the association is not exclusive to Georgia-based entities, as many companies, professionals, and students outside the state have vested interests in our state industry. Professional and Student members must be at least 18 years of age. Student members must be enrolled in a college program at the time of membership purchase or renewal. Indie members must be individuals at least 18 years of age doing business as a sole-proprietorship or must be incorporated businesses. All other members must be incorporated businesses. GGDA reserves the right to cancel any membership without refund for any reason.
Volunteer Membership Benefits
Georgia Game Developers Association is a volunteer organization through and through. If a volunteer doesn't do the work, it doesn't get done. As a result, you can make a big impact simply by volunteering to help. Volunteerism also drives our membership benefits. All those benefits listed below are "available" to our members. But, our members must specifically request those benefits to receive them. At some point in the near future, we hope to be large enough to employ a full-time staff member who can sit around making sure that every member takes advantage of every opportunity. But for now, we assume that you're going to watch out for your own interests and work with us to exercise the specific benefits that you want to enjoy.
Schedule of Benefits
Descriptions of benefits appear after this table.COST / BENEFIT | MEMBERSHIP LEVEL | ||||||
| P L A T I N U M | G O L D | S I L V E R | I N D I E | P R O F E S S I O N A L | S T U D E N T | A S S O C I A T E | |
| Membership Code | [P] | [G] | [S] | [I] | [R] | [Z] | [A] |
| Membership Dues | $15000 | $10000 | $3000 | $250 | $50 | $35 | $2000 |
| **Public Affairs Allocation** This amount is taken from regular dues. It is not an additional fee. | $5000 | $2500 | $500 | ||||
| Complimentary Professional Memberships | 100 | 50 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Press Release Publication Per Annum | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Public Affairs Committee Semi-Annual Meeting | X | ||||||
| Business Affairs Committee Semi-Annual Meeting | X | X | X | ||||
| Academic Affairs Committee Semi-Annual Meeting | X | X | X | ||||
| Economic Impact Study | X | X | X | ||||
| SIEGE Sponsorship Discounts | X | X | X | X | |||
| SIEGE Admission Discounts | X | X | |||||
| SIEGE Participant Listing | X | X | X | X | |||
| Artwork Contributor | X | X | X | X | |||
| Chapter Meeting Admission | X | X | |||||
| Chapter Meeting Host Priority | X | X | X | ||||
| Store Discounts | X | X | |||||
| Website Logo | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Job Postings | X | X | X | ||||
| Business Directory Listing | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Web Advertisement Per Annum / Rotation Weight | 4/4 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | |||
The public affairs allocation is not an additional fee. These funds are allocated from regular membership dues to the association's public affairs initiatives. The allocations are listed here for informational purposes only.
To take advantage of this benefit, you must complete and submit a Complimentary Membership Roster within 30 days of purchasing your membership. The roster is available from and must be returned to our accounting team (E-Mail Address: accounting -at- ggda -dot- org). The number of complimentary memberships awarded depends on the type of parent membership purchased.
From time to time, you may request that GGDA publish your press release to its growing network of newsletter and social media subscribers. The number of times each year that you may use this service without fee depends upon your membership level. Modest fees will apply if additional uses of the service are requested within the current year of membership. These rights do not accrue and can not be held over to subsequent years.
The public affairs committee meets twice annually. Members entitled to this benefit may bring up to three persons to these meetings. From time to time, the public affairs committee may meet more often to address specific issues of legislative concern in a timely fashion. Members of the public affairs committee enjoy one-on-one access to the lobbying firm retained by GGDA.
The public affairs committee meets twice annually. Members entitled to this benefit may bring up to three persons to these meetings. From time to time, the public affairs committee may meet more often to address specific issues of legislative concern in a timely fashion. Members of the public affairs committee enjoy one-on-one access to the lobbying firm retained by GGDA.
The academic affairs committee meets twice annually. Members entitled to this benefit may bring up to three persons to these meetings. The academic committee focuses on issues that bridge the gap between education and employment of students as well as continuing education and certification of industry professionals. The committee addresses mentoring and internship programs, grant and scholarship programs, academic curriculum advisory programs. The committee also helps to plan and execute the various college fair, student showcase, and student competition programs hosted by GGDA.
GGDA produces an annual economic impact study to help its members and staff monitor and assess the growth of Georgia's video game industry. Members eligible for this benefit may participate in the study by completing an annual survey. Participating members receive a free copy of the final economic impact study report. Members eligible for this benefit who fail to participate in the study may purchase the final report at a discounted rate. The final report is available to the public through the GGDA Store (http://store.ggda.org).
GGDA hosts an annual trade show, Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo (SIEGE). Members eligible for this benefit may receive discounts when purchasing additional sponsorships of the SIEGE event. Discounts are identified in the SIEGE Sponsor Brief.
GGDA hosts an annual trade show, Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo (SIEGE). Members eligible for this benefit may receive discounts when purchasing admission to the SIEGE event. Discounts are identified in the GGDA Store (http://store.ggda.org).
GGDA hosts an annual trade show, Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo (SIEGE). Members eligible for this benefit may be listed on the SIEGE website as an event participant. The listing provides a brief paragraph about the member company as well as the company's logo. The listing helps other conference attendees to identify GGDA's member companies expected to participate in the conference.
Members eligible for this benefit may help define the public appearance of GGDA by submitting artwork to GGDA for consideration and possible use in GGDA's various websites, signage, programs, marketing materials or other publications; including SIEGE. Artwork selected by the GGDA staff will be credited to the submitting studio with the inclusion of the studio's name and/or logo. By submitting artwork to GGDA, the submitting studio grants a global, non-exlcusive, right for GGDA to use the artwork for any purpose related to the mission of GGDA.
Members eligible for this benefit may receive discounted or free admission to any regular meeting of a GGDA Chapter regardless of the host city in which the meeting occurs and without regard to the frequency of attendance. Third-party cover charges for specific venues and/or special event fees may apply to any given chapter meeting event. Please consult the event calendar and purchase tickets in advance. Discounts are shown at the time of purchase.
Members eligible for this benefit may elect to host a chapter meeting or special event at a location or on a topic of their choosing. The goal of this benefit is to encourage member companies to host meetings and/or encourage their employees to participate in the meetings. Within reason as determined by the Chapter President, the member will be given priority over non-members when determining topic and location of meetings. As determined appropriate by the Chapter President, the member may preempt and reschedule any meeting topic or location that is at least 30 days in advance and currently receives no support (sponsorship, speakers, topic or venue) related to another member.
Most items available for purchase in the GGDA Store include discounts for members. Discounts may not be visible unless the member is currently logged into the system and the membership status is active.
Members eligible for this benefit may have their logo displayed on the GGDA website. GGDA staff makes an effort to keep the website up-to-date. However, this is a manual process and should be reviewed periodically by the member to assure their logo is properly displayed.
GGDA is dedicated to helping our game industry businesses identify qualified human resources. We offer a free job board which allows our members to post and manage job openings. We also provide assistance with matching job skills to our talent profile database.
GGDA maintains a business directory to promote communication and encourage new business opportunities between its members and the other companies. Members eligible for this benefit may have their company name, logo, description, and contact info placed into the directory. Interested members should contact the webmaster (E-Mail Address: info -at- ggda -dot- org).
Members eligible for this benefit may place digital advertisements on the GGDA website. These advertisements may promote anything related to the video game industry. The intended purpose is to promote games and game development services. Advertisements are placed into semi-random rotation with frequency capping to assure that members receive the proper level of impressions. The Rotation Weight value indicates the number of campaigns that may be loaded simultaneously. The Per Annum value indicates the number of times per year that changes may be made to the system without incurring additional fees.
Each advertising campaign consists of four graphic images (or "creatives") of varying sizes [160x600, 300x250, 468x60, or 728x90]. All creatives must be one of the following formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, or SWF.
The creative files must be stored on the respective member's website and will be loaded by URL. While the location and name of the creative file must remain permanent, the content of the file(s) may be changed as frequently as desired by the member. This setup allows the member to easily and instantly place new product and service announcements on the GGDA website without review or delay.
Each advertising campaign consists of four graphic images (or "creatives") of varying sizes [160x600, 300x250, 468x60, or 728x90]. All creatives must be one of the following formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, or SWF.
The creative files must be stored on the respective member's website and will be loaded by URL. While the location and name of the creative file must remain permanent, the content of the file(s) may be changed as frequently as desired by the member. This setup allows the member to easily and instantly place new product and service announcements on the GGDA website without review or delay.
