Membership Information

Global Crowd Management Alliance® membership is open to companies, organizations and individuals actively involved in the practice of crowd management, as well as companies and organizations that support crowd management. There are four types of GCMA® membership: Corporate, Associate, Individual and Affiliate.

Joining GCMA® helps support the development of planning tools, educational resources and training programs designed to improve safety throughout the live event industry makes members eligible for exclusive benefits and discounts that far exceed the cost of membership.

Corporate Membership

Corporate membership is open to organizations whose primary function is to provide crowd safety and security services to live events and other mass gatherings, or who directly employ a material number of internal staff with primary or significant crowd management responsibilities.

Member benefits include:

  • GCMA membership certificate

  • Right to use the GCMA member seal on website and email signatures

  • Company logo and link on the GCMA website

  • Inclusion in the GCMA member directory

  • Access to the GCMA Member LinkedIn Group for up to 5 people

  • Access to the GCMA Member Resource Portal for up to 5 accounts

  • Subscription to the GCMA monthly newsletter

  • Discounted advertising rates in The Crowd magazine

  • Access to monthly member networking meetings

  • Access to quarterly professional development webinars

  • Access to member-exclusive virtual training opportunities for up to 5 people

  • Discounted registration for in-person training and events

  • Discounts on select partner training, products, and services

Dues:

Annual Billing - £500
Monthly Billing - £600 (£50/Month)
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Affiliate Membership

Affiliate Membership is open to private companies, organizations or individuals with an active interest in the field of crowd management and who have a product/service they regularly sell to the crowd management industry, that qualifies as a Support Service or Product. Examples of organizations and individuals who meet the Affiliate criteria include, but are not restricted to, companies that sell goods relevant to the crowd management industry, drone operators, event management companies and providers of medical services for events and mass gatherings.

Member benefits include:

  • GCMA membership certificate

  • Right to use the GCMA member seal on website and email signatures

  • Company logo and link on the GCMA website

  • Inclusion in the GCMA member directory

  • Access to the GCMA Member LinkedIn Group for up to 5 people

  • Access to the GCMA Member Resource Portal for up to 5 accounts

  • Subscription to the GCMA monthly newsletter

  • Discounted advertising rates in The Crowd magazine

  • Access to monthly member networking meetings

  • Access to quarterly professional development webinars

  • Access to member-exclusive virtual training opportunities for up to 5 people

  • Discounted registration for in-person training and events

  • Discounts on select partner training, products, and services

Dues:

Annual Billing - £500
Monthly Billing - £600 (£50/Month)
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Associate Membership

Associate Membership is open to small companies or individuals providing crowd management services, public safety organizations, or academic services related to crowd management. Examples of organizations and individuals who meet the Associate criteria include, but are not restricted to, individuals or organizations providing consulting services, academic institutions, and public safety organizations.

Member benefits include:

  • GCMA membership certificate

  • Right to use the GCMA member seal on website and email signatures

  • Company logo and link on the GCMA website

  • Inclusion in the GCMA member directory

  • Access to the GCMA Member LinkedIn Group for up to 3 people

  • Access to the GCMA Member Resource Portal for up to 3 accounts

  • Subscription to the GCMA monthly newsletter

  • Discounted advertising rates in The Crowd magazine

  • Access to monthly member networking meetings

  • Access to quarterly professional development webinars

  • Access to member-exclusive virtual training opportunities for up to 3 people

  • Discounted registration for in-person training and events

  • Discounts on select partner training, products, and services

Dues

Annual Billing - £300
Monthly Billing - £360 (£30/Month)
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Individual Membership

Individual Membership is open to individuals actively engaged in a crowd safety or security role or in full-time education in the field of Crowd Management, Event Management, or Public Safety.

Member benefits include:

  • GCMA membership certificate

  • Right to use the GCMA member seal on website and email signatures

  • Inclusion in the GCMA member directory

  • Access to the GCMA Member LinkedIn Group

  • Access to the GCMA Member Resource Portal

  • Subscription to the GCMA monthly newsletter

  • Discounted advertising rates in The Crowd magazine

  • Access to monthly member networking meetings

  • Access to quarterly professional development webinars

  • Access to member-exclusive virtual training opportunities

  • Discounted registration for in-person training and events

  • Discounts on select partner training, products, and services

Dues

Annual Billing - £100
Monthly Billing - £120 (£10/Month)
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Students currently enrolled in an event-related program are eligible for a 25% discount. Email us at hello@thegcma.com for more information.

Global Crowds, Global Accessibility 

At Global Crowd Management Alliance (GCMA), we believe that professional development and industry collaboration should be accessible to everyone—regardless of geography or local economic conditions. That’s why we offer the option to use Parity Pricing for membership enrollment. Parity pricing adjusts the cost of membership based on the relative local purchasing power in your country, using international economic data. This means you pay a fair and equitable rate that reflects what £100 in the UK would mean in your local economy.