ITHS Committees

Membership Committee

Help members connect with one another, define what it means to belong, and make sure every member can reach a real person.

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A Zoom gallery of twenty-five ITHS members and panelists
Members and panelists together on Zoom during our June 2026 panel, Analog Computing: The Infinity Between 0 and 1.

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Committee

The Membership Committee is responsible for what it means to belong to the IT History Society. It creates opportunities for members to meet and talk with one another, helps new members find their place, and makes sure membership reflects the Society’s values.

A real person, every time

Every member can reach a human being at ITHS. We do not use bots to answer inquiries or to provide member support.

What the committee does

  • Defines membership, including the difference between following us on social media, registering as a member, and supporting us financially.
  • Recommends membership tiers and suggested contribution levels, including a free way in and reduced-cost options for students, academics, and others who need them.
  • Defines the benefits and recognition that come with each level, such as taking part in events, asking questions at live panels, and acknowledgment on the website.
  • Decides how service to ITHS, including committee work, is recognized in a member’s status.
  • Creates opportunities for members to meet, talk, and work together, online and in person.
  • Designs the ways members can take part, and the welcome journey that introduces new members to them.
  • Answers questions from prospective and current members.
  • Keeps community expectations clear and serves as the point of contact on membership norms.

More ways to connect

The committee is looking at new ways for members to interact with one another. Today these are the places to find us.

Bluesky

Updates from the Society, at bluesky.ithistory.org.

LinkedIn Group

Conversation among members, at linkedin.ithistory.org.

Discord early days

A new community we are building, with a channel for each committee.

Get involved

Email the Membership Committee at [email protected]. You can also reach the Society at [email protected], reply to any of our mailings, or contact one of us on LinkedIn.

We are also building a Discord community, still in its early days. This committee meets in #membership; if you are new to our server, join it here first.

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