Take your firm and your career to the next level with SMPS DC, the go-to AEC marketing resource.

SMPS is essential – to both marketers and their firms. With SMPS membership, you have access to a powerful national network of over 6,800 professionals, educational resources and tools at your fingertips, and opportunities to practice leadership and technical skills. We are a professional association committed to serving marketing and business development professionals working in architecture, engineering, construction, planning, interior design, and specialty consulting firms.

As a member, you'll gain access to a growing list of exclusive local and national resources including:

Still have questions? No problem. We have the answers you're looking for right here. You can also contact Karen Cotton at [email protected], 703.846.9062

Annual Dues

New Members

  • Dues: $449
  • SMPS membership is an individual membership and is anniversary based. Membership in your local chapter is included.

Renew or Reinstate a Membership

  • Dues: $449
  • SMPS renewal is based on your anniversary date. It includes membership to one chapter and access to MySMPS and all of its resources.
  • If your membership has lapsed 130 days or more from your membership’s expiration date, please reinstate your membership.

Transfer a Current Membership

  • Dues: No fee
  • A transfer member is an individual who would like to take over the remainder of another member’s active regular membership for which the firm paid. 

Student Member

  • Dues: $25
  • Student membership in the Society is available to students enrolled in a full-time study program at an accredited post-secondary institution or to part-time students who are not employed full-time in the A/E/C industries or not otherwise eligible for regular membership in SMPS.

Retired Member

  • Dues: $30
  • Retired membership in the Society is available to any regular member in good standing who is retired and who has been an active member of SMPS for a minimum of 15 years, upon application certifying that these requirements are met and upon payment of reduced annual dues as established by the Board of Directors. Upon electing this status, a Retired member will no longer be eligible to vote or to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

Refer a Member

  • Through our Share SMPS: Refer a Friend program, if you refer a colleague who joins the Society as a new member, you’ll earn three additional months of membership (valued at over $99). Refer two new members who join in the same year and receive a $25 Amazon e-gift card on top of it. New—Strive for Five: refer five members who join in a year and you’ll receive a $100 Amazon e-gift card.



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