Incentive Program
FREE DUES & LUNCHEONS FOR 2026
AAFAME offers the following incentive program for those engineer members that volunteer & participate. This program will allow for engineers to get their dues & events for free (value of $985) if they meet the following criteria during 2025:
- Attend a minimum of 6 COMMITTEE MEETINGS
- You may need to serve on more than one committee to meet this goal
- NEW: Incentive committee meetings DO NOT count towards the 6 meetings.
- *Please note that in order to get credit for committee meetings held via zoom, you must have your video camera on
- Attend a minimum of 6 EVENTS
- To include luncheons, training classes above the 2 required below, building tours, professional series above the 1 required below, Engineer Appreciation, Vendor EXPO & Holiday luncheon.
- In 2024 we held 24 events total - to give perspective on how it can be completed with a little planning. A person would need to attend approximately 30% of our events to complete program.
- *Please note Chili Slam attendance does not count toward events - instead you can volunteer to fulfill the volunteer hours listed below.
- Attend a minimum of 2 TRAINING CLASSES
- To gain knowledge related to building maintenance
- Classes are held monthly in locations around Austin
- Attend more than 2 Training Classes and the additional will count towards 6 event requirement listed above
- Attend at least 1 PROFESSIONAL SERIES
- The Professional Series workshops are to gain Leadership Development training
- Typically have up to 4 per year
- Attend more than 1 Professional Series and the additional will count towards 6 event requirement listed above
- Complete a minimum of 12 VOLUNTEER HOURS
- Examples of Volunteer Hours:
- Community Service Projects held every other month (will have both weekday and weekend opportunities)
- Activities include: building ramps, staging Veterans parade, painting houses, sorting food, landscaping, carpentry, registration desk and more!
- Significant amount of hours can be achieved by volunteering at Chili Slam, Adventure Fest & Vendor EXPO (before & during event)
- *Please note at least 1 volunteer opportunity must be a Community Services Event
** MEMBERS ACCOUNT MUST BE CURRENT FOR DUES AND EVENT PAYMENTS TO RECEIVE INCENTIVE PAYOUT AND BENEFITS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
PARTICIPANT TRACKING
NEW 2026! USE THIS ONLINE FORM TO TRACK PARTICIPATION - CAN RETURN TO EDIT THROUGH OUT THE YEAR!
DOWNLOAD THIS FORM TO TRACK YOUR PARTICIPATION. Send completed forms to admin@aafame.org for verification.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CHECK YOUR PARTICIPATION ONLINE.
The engineer members that meet the above criteria not only get free dues & luncheons next year, but will also be entered into a drawing to win the following prizes:
- 1 winner will receive $1,000
- 1 winner will receive $500
- All others who completed the program will receive $200
- Drawing to be held in early 2026