Membership is also a personal statement that you support and believe in high standards of land use planning and development. As a ULI associate member, your dues play a direct role in making possible the research and education activities that have done so much to advance high standards for land use planning and development--and, in turn, have helped shape communities all across America.

At various times of the year, you will also be invited to Members Only programs that provide behind the scenes access to some of the most important projects in South Florida.

Members of ULI are among the top leaders in shaping the future of South Florida. Members represent the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. They comprise developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys, engineers, financiers, academics, and students.

How to join the ULI

15 Reasons to Join the ULI

Networking Opportunities

1. Power up your network at the ULI Fall Meeting

Every year, more than 5,000 leading land use professionals at the ULI Fall Meeting. For more information or to register, call us at 1-800-321-5011.

2. Local contacts and interaction

You’re concerned about local land use and development: meet your peers and discuss the issues. Attend your local District Council meetings. If you’d like to network further and help plan programs, join your local District Council Steering Committee. Go to the District Council section or call 1-800-321-5011 for more information.

3. Access to 25,000 members

Search ULI’s database of more than 25,000 members electronically. Find members by city, state, occupation, District Council, or type of membership. Get an address and phone number of an individual or print out a roster. Check your own record. Full Members Only: A pocket size Executive Directory of full members, including ULI’s international membership, is sent out every fall as a privilege of full membership.

Forums for Exchange

4. Learn about the latest projects and prospects in Urban Land

When you join, you will receive ULI’s member-only magazine, Urban Land. Every issue is filled with in-depth market profiles, project case studies, financing options and strategies. Special issues focus on industry trends in housing, entertainment, office and industrial, transportation, and planning.

5. Identify best policy and practice

ULI neither lobbies nor acts as an advocate for any single profession or industry. Known for objective, nonpartisan research, ULI convenes forums to exchange ideas and information on relevant issues such as crime, takings, brownfields, greenfields, and growth in the Rockies. Proceedings are published as working papers and are the basis for continuing research.

6. Apply for admission to a ULI Council

Some 2,400 full member industry leaders are actively involved in the Urban Land Institute through participation on one of 43 councils which cover more than a dozen real estate sectors. Approximately 50 individuals serve on each council and are appointed to one-year terms with reappointment for up to five consecutive terms. Councils convene at ULI Fall and Spring meetings. Download a council membership application or call 1-800-321-5011.

Learning Opportunities

7. Choose from more than 40 seminars, workshops, and Real Estate School courses each year

Topics range from successful development of affordable housing to new trends in master-planned communities, issues in resort development, new opportunities for vacant commercial space, and more. Members can earn a Certificate in Real Estate Development or Finance. For a free catalog, call 1-800-321-5011.

8. Intelligence on the future

As a benefit of membership, you will also receive an annual research report on the forces shaping the industry in the years to come. Your complimentary report is mailed in July. Trends Conferences are held at ULI Spring and Fall meetings, as well as at a number of District Councils.

9. Learn how to be a better leader

ULI’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land to enhance the total environment. Members are leaders in their organizations, in their communities, and in their schools. Join ULI and learn how to be a better leader. For more information about the ULI Leadership Development Program, call 1-800-321-5011.

Access to Information

10. Personal access to ULI’s information resources

The ULI Library contains more than 9,000 books and periodicals. Request a custom search with the first 15 minutes free and additional time billed at a modest hourly rate. ULI compiles recent articles on more than 70 planning and real estate development topics and dozens of metropolitan areas.

11. 7 x 24 access @ www.uli.org 

Tap into ULI any time, anywhere via the internet at www.uli.org. Check out the hottest links in real estate, this month’s U.S. and European editions of Land Use Digest, who is speaking at the next conference or who has signed up for the Fall Meeting. For access to the member-only directory and archives, just enter your name and member I.D.

12. Read more about it... and save

Members pay 20% to 60% less on titles such as the new Industrial and Office Park Handbook $89.95/$74.95 members; Dollars & Cents of Multifamily Housing $179.95/$119.95 members; Real Estate Principles and Process $69.95/$59.95 members; Developing Retail Entertainment Destinations $79.95/$69.95 members. To order, call 1-800-321-5011 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET) or visit the ULI Bookstore. Join now and get 40% off the list price of all books purchased on your first order.

Sharing Experience

13. Make a visible difference

Upon request, ULI will form a panel of real estate professionals to visit a community, study its problems and issues, and recommend solutions. Sponsor an Advisory Services Panel in your community or register to serve on one.

14. Contribute your expertise

The real strength of ULI is its diverse, expert membership. ULI relies on members as reviewers, authors, speakers, advisers, leaders. Individuals willing to make an extraordinary commitment of time and financial support apply for the more senior full member status; most participate as associate members.

15. Think global

ULI has approximately 2,000 members in 65 countries and Councils in Europe, Japan, and Latin America, as well as alliances with organizations in Australia, the Netherlands, and Spain. ULI is expanding its global presence by developing networks of members to support research and education programs.
 

How to Join

Apply for membership online at the ULI site or call 1-800-321-5011 to join by phone.

Applying for Full Membership and Council Admissions
For those willing to make an extraordinary commitment of time, energy, and financial support to the Institute apply for full membership. Click here for a brochure containing more information on the privileges of full membership-including appointment to a ULI council.

Special Public Sector Membership Option
More than 20% of ULI's 25,000 members work in the public sector-government, university, or nonprofit organization. Dues for public sector members are significantly less than dues for those working in the private sector. Special group discounts also apply.
Public Sector Membership Application

Young Leader Membership
ULI encourages new professionals to become part the Institute early in their career so they can begin building key relationships with industry leaders. To make this an easy first step, ULI offers a special membership category for people under 35. Those applying for Young Leaders membership must reside in the U.S. and provide proof of age when submitting an application.
Young Leader Membership Application

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