Corporate members shall be corporations or any entity that manifests an interest in the members and/or pain management. Corporate members shall be accorded all the privileges of the Academy including invitation and attendance to all scientific and/ or educational meetings of the Academy but they do not have voting privileges and are not eligible to hold office in the Academy. If a company joins prior to the Inaugural Annual Meeting, they are considered Founding Corporate Members. This designation continues so long as the company pays its dues annually.