IFCM Fee and services structure
IFCM Fee structure
| Human Development Index | Group I | Group II | Group III |
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| Membership Category | in Euro (€) | ||
| Individual | 63 | 51 | 32 |
| Family | 80 | 63 | 47 |
| Choir | 138 | 103 | 69 |
| Institution | 205 | 165 | 124 |
| Business | 342 | 274 | 205 |
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| 1-250 choirs and/or conductors | 205 | 138 | 83 |
| 250-500 choirs and/or conductors | 412 | 274 | 139 |
| 500-1500 choirs and/or conductors | 575 | 384 | 191 |
| Over 1500 choirs and/or conductors | 961 | 617 | 309 |
| International Organisations | 961 | ||
| Extra fee for founding members | 1744 | ||
| Library and ICB subscription only | 34 | ||
What you get for what you pay
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| International Choral Bulletin (ICB) |  |
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| Discounted registration fees for IFCM activities (one deligate) | |
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| Listing in the World Choral Census (complete with address) | |
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| 10% discount on advertisements in IFCM publications | |
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| Discounted extra issues of the ICB (€5/bulletin) | |
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| Free advertise of the ICB (1/3 page) | |
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| Free advertisement in one issue of the ICB (1/2 page) | |
Human Development Index (HDI)
The "human development index" is published by the United Nations. This index is not based on the economical situation only. It takes into account the life expectancy, the under-five mortality rate, the adult literacy rate, the percentage of children and teenagers attending school, and combine them with the GDP per capita.
If you wish to know more about this index, you will find everything on http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2007-2008/
Group 1
Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, China, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Group 2
Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Grenada, Guyana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Macedonia (TFYR), Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, El Salvador, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
Group 3
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gambia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The figures are from 2008.