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Membership is verified when you register.<\/p>\n<div class=\"actions\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/aionedge.org\/course\/questions.html?topic=Membership&amp;plan=member\">Request free member access<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/signalprocessingsociety.org\/community-involvement\/membership\" rel=\"noopener\">Join IEEE SPS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"alt\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid g3\">\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">STEP 1<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Request access<\/h3>\n<p>Use the request form for the workshop you want to attend. It opens an email to the chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">STEP 2<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>We verify membership<\/h3>\n<p>We confirm your current IEEE Signal Processing Society membership. No payment is required for eligible members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">STEP 3<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>You are confirmed<\/h3>\n<p>Your place is confirmed by email, with the venue and timing for the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ticks\">\n<li><strong>SPS membership, not just IEEE.<\/strong> IEEE membership alone is different from SPS membership. Joining SPS is optional, and dues are paid separately to IEEE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not a member?<\/strong> You are still welcome. Admission information for other attendees is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/aionedge.org\/course\/october.html\">workshop page<\/a>. 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