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Membership is open to anyone! All members will receive our monthly newsletters. Members also receive the right to vote in our annual elections barring a couple certain stipulations (Voting Members are youth -- either U.S. citizens or permanent residents, or studying in the U.S. -- 13 to 26 in age. All other members are Associate Members). Membership is on an individual basis.

Regional Membership Meetups
Our annual summer meetups give you the chance to meet local SustainUS members and learn about SustainUS programs. Call for meetup organizers is posted in late May, and meetups happen in July and August of every year.


Listservs

Join our Facebook Group!
Not an email list per se, but for members who want breaking action alerts and immediate ways to get involved with SustainUS or support sustainable development policies. Opportunities, news, and accomplishments beyond your monthly SustainUS newsletter!

Opportunity
SustainUS has a large and diverse membership of well-connected individuals who come upon new opportunities! This list is for people who want to hear strictly about jobs, internships, scholarships, grants, conferences, events, and other resources in fields relating to sustainable development.

Steering Committee
The high-volume list used by the Steering Committee and other leaders to develop SustainUS programs and make day-to-day decisions. Steering Committee conference call and in-person meeting notes are posted here. SustainUS members are welcome to view discussions.

US Climate Youth
U.S.A. youth and U.S. youth organizations participating in the United Nations climate change negotiations. Coordinated by SustainUS but run by more than 20 youth organizations and over 100 individuals.

Policy Working Group
Contribute to developing policy submissions and evaluating policy sign-on statement requests. Weigh in on our involvement in new policy areas.

Grassroots Action Working Group
Currently dormant. If you have ideas about grassroots campaigns actions, and community and campus outreach and education, contact our Education & Engagement Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .


Agents of Change Program (AoC)

Youth 13-26 compete in a national selection process to actively participate in international sustainable development negotiations. All applications are announced several months before the negotiation. You can also This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. our Agents of Change Coordinators to request specific applications:

Citizen Science

Citizen Science Competition
High school, undergraduate, and graduate students submit sustainable development research papers for the chance to be published and present their work at a UN conference. Call for papers is posted in the SustainUS E-Newsletter around late September. You can also This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. our Citizen Science Coordinator to request an application.

Citizen Science Technical Review Board
Science, social science, and engineering students and professionals needed for our Citizen Science peer review Technical Board. Help judge our Citizen Science paper competition on topics related to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Submissions will be written at the college or graduate student level. Judges will need to be able to read and evaluate entries, up to 300 pages of material, between June 22 and July 6.

Interested? Email your name, phone number, grade level/employer, school (if any), major(s)/degrees, and previous experience, if any, reviewing student scientific papers to our Citizen Science Coordinator:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by June 1, 2012.




Invest

Support our programs, help fund our general operations, or invest in need-based scholarship funds for our youth delegates. SustainUS is a top-rated non profit. Because we're volunteer-led, all donations go directly to supporting our programs and members.


Leadership

Steering Committee
Leadership elections are held every year with nominations at the end of May and elections the beginning of June. You will have the opportunity to lead SustainUS, guide our work, and develop new initiatives. You must be 13-26, and positions are divided between our Steering Committee and assistant leadership positions. There are lots of roles, from tons of involvement to good options for people new to SustainUS.
Election Info

Board of Directors
Elected by the membership at least once a year and as needed to fill open Board slots, Directors must be 26 or older; do not need prior experience with SustainUS; and work, study, or research in a sustainable development field. New Directors are nominated by the current Board and elected by the membership during the Leadership Election.
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