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I was a member out in LA a few years ago when the company I worked for paid for the membership. I too saw the biggest drawback being the cost. I never went to any of the events though, didn't even notice if there were any really. I did do a mentor/portfolio critique day once with a bunch of other volunteers which was fun. This year I'm on the board of the NY chapter. Subsequently, they make you join again for that. :) We try to put on a pretty big variety of events (topics, venues, speakers, themes, ticket prices), at least a couple per month to choose from to make it worth everyone's hard earned money. NY has the advantage of being able to choose top names who work in the city to present, but I think any chapter can do some cool things to get people involved and informed.
There is definitely room for growth and improvement within the organization, but it's a big beast of a ship to stir while trying to make everyone happy. I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on it and what they would like to see happen. I can definitely see the side of the coin that thinks it is a "joke", but what would make it seem like less of a joke then?