Join Us
How do I become a member?
If you’re interested in being a member of NESIT, come to one of our open house events Mon/Wed/Thurs @7pm to check us out. If you can’t make it out during our open hours, contact us at info at nesit.org and we can arrange to give you a tour of the space. New members need to complete a membership application,and sign a member agreement, and will be voted on during our monthly meeting.
Simply fill out this member application
Premier Membership – $150/month
Designed for members who are able to provide extensive financially support for our non-profit organization, premier membership includes all of the rights of normal membership but also includes:
- Individual recognition on our website.
- Individual recognition on event marketing material.
Full Membership – $50/month
- A RFID card & access codes for 24×7 access NESIT Labs area, when ever you want to work on something.
- Invitation to all NESIT events (classes, parties, outings)
- A @nesit.org email address and wordpress blog account
- Individual phone extension and voicemail box
- Personalized storage locker (for projects ect..)
- Voting rights (You get a say in the direction of the organization)
* For students and prospective members dealing with financial hardship we have reduced rates available which we approach on a personal and case by case basis. For more information please email our treasurer wreyor@nesit.org
Member Benefits
- Welding station
- Various metal and wood working tools including: bench mounted drills, saws, and grinders
- Sturdy work benches to host and work on almost any project
- Business class internet connection
- Enterprise grade gigabit network driven by cisco switches and routers
- Multiple Soldering stations
- Access to our extensive library of books
- Ham station (license required for unsupervised use)
- Access to gear, toys, and tools
- Access to a plethora of network gear (routers, switches, firewalls, servers)
- Access to our very knowledgeable pool of members (From engineers, to software designers, to machinists, our members are awesome)
- Access to member research projects and workshops
- Infosec security research
- Extensive IT Test lab
- Unix and Linux advanced workshops
- Advanced electronic prototypes and projects
Involvement in public service
- Give back to the community
- Computer refurbishing programs
- Basic electronic classes
- Computer basic training
- Malware extermination
- Computer clinics
