NEW / RENEW: Complete membership form and mail to VIP Club, P.O. Box 21903, Eagan, MN 55121 with dues of $7 for ONE YEAR or $18 for THREE YEARS. Membership is FREE if age 90 or older. See Eligibility below.
**Heritage Companies include ERA, Remington Rand Univac, Sperry Rand Univac, Univac, Sperry, Unisys and merged portions of Burroughs, Paramax, Loral, Unisys, and Lockheed Martin entities as illustrated by the adjacent IT Legacy icon. Successor companies include Leidos, PDA, DRS, etc.
Member residences during 2021 were: 85.7% in Minnesota, 2.0% in Wisconsin, 1.9% in Arizona, 2.4% in Florida, and 9% in 22 other states - plus Canada, Germany, and Greece.
An Associate membership is available to individuals under age 55 who want to connect with former co-workers and our Legacy. You do not have to be retired to join VIP Club MN. Associate Members may participate at all Club hosted programs, however are not eligible for election to the Board. If you are a former user of UNIVAC/Sperry/UNISYS/ systems and want to actively participate in the Legacy Anthology - please join us as an Associate Member. On the application form check the predecesser Company Box and list yourself as a Friend.
A Member Emeritus is an honorary position bestowed upon former board members who have done exemplary volunteerism supporting the board after their terms of service have ended. This designation was created in 2008 to recognize the significance of Millie Gignac, John Dufour, and Bernie Jansen for their efforts in creating and keeping the Club alive. Designees since then are listed in our Club's Milestones. He/she also holds an ex-officio position on the Club's Board.
Any member reaching the age of 90 is granted a LIFE membership, annual dues are free versus $7 per year.
In our newsletter and this web site, we use the term Board Associate as a title of members who volunteer to coordinate or lead an activity/event for the Club. They are not regular Board Members but may occasionally attend board meetings for communications and/or write event announcements and reports. For example, Keith Myhre leads many volunteer activities at the Lawshe Memorial Museum and Paul Dickson leads the Roseville Good Old Days event.
Occasionally the board designates an organization or person as a Friend of the Club, i.e. the Charles Babbage Institute. He/she receives a free copy of our newsletter to keep their organization informed about our activities.