WPATH Announcements & Reminders

December 3rd, 2019

Remember to Pay Your 2020 Dues – memberships expire on December 31, 2019.

Steps to Renew:

• Log in to your WPATH account at https://www.wpath.org
• Click “Renew Membership”
• Make sure your personal information is up to date
• Enter payment information
• Receipt will be sent via email

BENEFITS OF WPATH MEMBERSHIP

• Inclusion in the online WPATH “Find a Provider” search tool
• Substantial Registration Discounts – to all WPATH/USPATH/EPATH conferences – these offer an unparalleled opportunity to network with your colleagues
• Member Discount on all WPATH GEI training courses
• Free Online Access to the International Journal of Transgender Health (IJTH)
• Discounted Printed Copy of the IJTH 2020 Compendium Issue (one issue will printed in 2020 which will include all quarterly online issues)
• Access to all private WPATH member online resources; including our searchable member database, messaging and forum tools
• Member-to-member networking via our google group listservs***
• Members Only official WPATH emails
• Links to a variety of gender-related resources through our newsletter and website
• Participation in our Global Education Initiative (GEI) Certification program
• Opportunities to join WPATH task forces and committees.

*Please note that by default; the name, city and state/country of all members are listed in both the online member directory, viewable by members upon log in and by the the public under the "Find a Provider" listing. Members have the ability to control privacy settings on all addresses, phone and fax numbers, email addresses, and affiliations through the member profile page/edit privacy settings in your account.

**Please note that if you choose to pay for the printed IJTH journal, beginning in 2020 you will receive a compendium edition at the end of the year of all online journals available in 2020. journals printed after your renewal/new member date, we cannot ship past journals. (IJTH will only be mailed once per year beigninng in 2020).

***Listservs – Members (Full, Emeritus & Student) are welcome to request to participate in the WPATH Listserv Groups that they are members of. We currently have a Global Listerv for All Members, A US Listserv for Members residing in the US, and a Student Listerserv for All Student Members. If you wish to join a Listerv Group, please email wpath@PROTECTED and request to join. You must use the same email address for the Listerv as is indicated on your WPATH membership information. Please review the Listserv Guidelines by clicking here.

WPATH Student Initiative (WSI) Election Results

On behalf of the WPATH Student Initiative and the Board of Directors, we want to thank all the outstanding candidates for putting their names forward to run for the WPATH Student Initiative (WSI) Vice Co-Chair & Student Representative to the BOD Elect and for their willingness to serve WPATH. Please note, only student members were allowed to vote in this election.

We are pleased to announce the results of the recently-conducted election for Student Representative:

• Jared Boot is a PsyD student (Clinical Psychology) based in Ann Arbor, MI at the Michigan School of Psychology. He has been elected to serve as the WPATH Student Initiative Vice Co-Chair & Student Representative to the BOD Elect.

The Vice Co-Chair will spend the first year of their time working with the current Co-Chairs of the WSI. At the WPATH Symposium in 2020 a new Vice Co-Chair will be announced, and the current Vice Co-Chair will take on the role of Co-Chair and Student Representative to the Board of Directors.

Congratulations, Jared!

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