Another suggestion might be to consider quarterly renewal cycles, which we use in Pittsburgh. Anyone joining between 1/1 and 3/31 receive a 3/31/95 expire date; 4/1-6/30 receive a 6/30/95 date; etc. We never publicize that you will get an extra 1-3 months if you join today...we always only promise a full year. That way we don't have people waiting for the next quarter to begin to get the 15-month membership. Also, if our processing gets behind, we never are short-changing anyone from the 12 months we have promised. Because we used to be on a yearly expiration date probably 8-10 years ago, we still have a huge Sept. expiration cycle, which does put a great burden on our staff, as John Harris mentioned in his response. Laurie Pinyot, Membership | The Carnegie Museums of Art, Natural History, 412-622-3322, Pittsburgh, PA | Science Center & The Andy Warhol Museum