1.An individual with at least 8 years full time experience in the retail store planning profession and professionally competent in at least 5 of the following areas: Planning, Design, Architecture, Fixture design, Merchandising, Lighting, Colour and material selection, Specification writing, Project administration, as certified by two Professional members of the Retail Design Institute or if not possible, by other Interior, Architecture or Engineering professionals in which case sufficient evidence must be provided to satisfy the RDI International Executive of the candidate's store planning experience.

2. As above except with 6 years experience and a four year degree in Architecture, Interiors or Engineering.

Membership cost:  $280.00 per annum

Associate

An individual engaged full-time in store planning/design who does not yet meet the qualifications for Professional Membership.

Membership cost:  $140.00 per annum

Trade

An individual representing a company which provides products and/or services to the store design/planning profession.

Membership cost:
Single membership:  $700.00 for first year  $465.00 per annum renewal
Additional representative from same company:  $ 280.00 per annum        

Allied

An individual with related expertise who provides professional expertise to the store planning, design and construction process. eg Engineers, Lighting consultants, Visual Merchandisers, Graphic designers, Art directors, CADD and IT specialists, Installers and others.

Membership cost:  $140.00 per annum

Educational

Heads of department or full-time professors or instructors in store planning, interior design or architecture in a university, design or technical college.

Membership cost:  $35.00 per annum

Student

Students of store planning, interior design or architecture presently enrolled full-time in a university, college or design school and who are interested in pursuing a career in the retail industry.

Membership cost:  $15.00 per annum

Media

Individuals, editors or writers of architecture, design or visual arts publications who are active in the store planning field.

Membership cost:   $Nil

Application Fee                                                                                     

A $70 application fee applies to the following membership categories in addition to their annual fees: Professional, Associate, Trade, Allied and Educational.

Should membership lapse then the application fee will need to be repaid to re-establish membership.

Note: The Retail Design Institute's financial year begins 30 October. Applicants joining mid-term will be invoiced for the full year, with a pro-rata credit against the following year's fee on renewal at 30 October, after which subsequent years will be invoiced for the full year on the 30 October.