Dear members,

As you will be aware, the UKUAT Board of Directors (BoD) has for some time now been working towards switching to a tiered membership payment scheme.

We would now like to present the outcomes of that work to you, to seek your feedback as members, in an online meeting. This meeting will be held on Thursday 29th Feb 2024 at 10:00am.

As an organisation, we are in the process of both expanding and professionalising. This requires us to seek more revenue from memberships, which have always been very low cost to this point. This low cost has been reflected in the fact that UKUAT has largely been run on a voluntary basis by the BoD. While this is lean and cost effective, it also means that there is potential value in UKUAT that is not delivered and left on the table. To really leverage the value of this network will require financially sustainable future plans.

However, we also recognise and accept that membership costs must represent clear value for our members, and that therefore higher membership costs must reflect commensurately greater value.

So, our intention in this online meeting will be to set out both the proposed changes to the cost of membership, and the increased benefits offered in return.

Ultimately, this organisation exists because you are part of it. So we are very keen to hear your views, and so strongly encourage as many of you as possible to be there.

Save the zoom link of the event -> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4823636625?omn=87337775576

Sync the event with your Gmail account on mobile or desktop following the link here.

Please note that UKUAT memberships run for one year from date of payment, so many of you will not see these changes for some time. Nonetheless, if you have any questions either before or after the meeting, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. 

We hope to see you on the 29th Feb. 

Best wishes

Mark Horler

(on behalf of the UKUAT BoD)