Membership
 The
Retail Design Institute offers various levels of membership
based on education and skill sets:
RDI Professional, (RDI) - has met tenure, educational
and certification requirements, been subjected to peer review
and vetting of professional proficiency, and has been certified
by their chapter's Executive Committee.
Life Member (RDI) - a retired Professional Member
still active in the Institute, and approved by the Board of Directors.
Fellow (FRDI) - a Professional Member who has
exhibited the highest leve of professional achievement in their
career and made a significant contribution to RDI through a sustained
period of service. A member must be nominated by other Professional,
vetted by committee and then approved by the Board of Directors.
Associate (Associate RDI) - a person on a career
track to becoming a Professional member who is still fulfilling
educational, tenure or certification requirments.
Allied Members (Allied RDI) - essential members
of the design team who are specialists in their own right. Visual
merchandisers, graphic designers, lighting consultants, IT experts,
draftsmen, detailers, marketing professionals supporting retail
design and other specialists who are actively involved in the
diesign & creation of retail space.
Designer Educator - a department head or
full time professor or instructor in store design/planning, architecture,
or interior design at a college, university or technical school.
Student Member - enrolled students in architecture,
industrial and/or interior design programs who are considering
a career in retail store design.
Media Member - individual editiors or writers
for publication in the store design/planning field.
Trade Affiliates - companies and individuals
who derive income from the sale of goods or services to the retail
design community. These may be architectureal materials suppliers,
fixture and/or equipment suppliers or service providers who ascribe
to the aims & mission of RDI.
Honorary Members - individuals form outside
the store design profession, such as retailers or other busness
executives, not otherwise qualified for membership, who have made
a significant contribution to the Store Design profession. These
individuals are nominated by membership and approved by the Board
of Directors.
Please complete and return the application to:
Retail Design Institute
25 North Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
We will review your application to see which level you qualify
for, and will contact you and your city chapter within ten working
days. RDI does not sell or release its e-mail list to advertisers
without your express permission.
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