Membership Fees

As the network receives no financial or other support from Cap Gemini, Gemini Consulting, or any of the preceding firms, membership in the Gemini Consulting Alumni Network is NOT free of charge. To ensure the long term sustainability of the network the payment of a small membership fee is required. As the membership fee is used to cover costs related to the manual processing of applications, verification of membership eligibility, etc. NO refunds will be issued under any circumstances.

The rest of this webpage describes the different type of membership options and the alternate payment methods available.




Two membership options are available:

a) Lifetime Membership

The lifetime membership fee of $150 Australian Dollars provides you with access to the network for the life of the network. It covers all yearly membership fees from the moment you acquire it until the network ceases to exist. This is the ideal option for people who want to avoid to hassle of paying a yearly membership fee can buy a lifetime membership fee for Australian Dollars $150. Members under the Yearly Membership plan can 'upgrade' their membership to a lifetime membership at any time, but no credit is provided for years paid under the yearly membership. I another words the upgrade costs Australian Dollars $150 regardless of the numbers of years that you have been under a Yearly Membership.

b) Yearly Membership

The Yearly Membership fee of $15 provides you with access to the network during the calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31) in which you pay the fee. There no pro-rating of fees for anyone joining later in the year. So if you join in January you will get almost 12 months of membership in exchange for your $15 fee, but if you join in October you will get only 2-3 months for the same fee.

Important: Please note that the yearly membership fee is designed for people who are new to the network and who don't feel comfortable paying the full $150 lifetime fee upfront. Members are encouraged to upgrade to the Lifetime Membership after confirming that the network meets their needs. The yearly membership fee is NOT meant for people who want to hop in and out of the network over time (we are not interested in such memberships as it costs too much time to process membership applications and terminations). Membership payments are due on Jan 1 of each calendar year. If the membership fee is not received by the end of the yearly grace period (March 31) membership will be terminated or restricted. Anyone with a terminated or suspended membership will need to pay a Lifetime Membership fee of Australian Dollars $150 if they want to re-gain full membership. In another words, if you don't pay on time, you will have to become a Lifetime member if you want to have full access rights restored. This policy also holds for members who voluntarily leave the network and want to rejoin in the future.

Payment Options

1) Credit Cards and Debit Cards:

Payments with credit or debit cards (Visa, Mastercard or American Express) are accepted from most (but not all) countries.

To proceed with payment press the orange 'Subscribe' button. For your security, a separate browser window will open up. This separate window establishes a secure internet connection (SSL Secured) directly with my credit card processing comapany. From this moment onwards your connection is with the credit card processing company "Square" and not with the Gemini Consulting Alumni Network. Your credit card details are NOT shared with the Gemini Consulting Alumni Network.

On the check-out webpage hosted by 'Square' the credit card processing company you will need to select the "membership term" and proceed with the completion of the payment form.

The credit card processing company will email you a receipt. That is the only receipt that you will receive for your payment. The network will not issue paid invoices or any other receipt beyond the one you get from the credit card processing company. I encourage you to save a copy of your receipt for your records.

2) Pay with a credit card by phone or email; or through a balance transfer to my bank account:

Please contact the network administrator if you are having problems paying through the 'Pay Now' button. I offer the following 2 alternate payment methods:

Option 1: Credit card payment processed by my own physical terminal: I will need you to email me (or call me by phone) with your credit card number, expiration date and the code on the back of your card.

Option 2: Balance transfer to my bank account: I will need you to contact me to get my bank account details. Please note that if you choose this payment method, you need to cover all the sending and receiving fees

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