Membership Requirements

G.O.C.A. has two types of memberships:

REGULAR MEMBERS—

Are prime contractors engaged in manufacturing or providing services
(other than offset services)
Are subcontractors who supply components or services (other than offset services)
Have incurred or anticipate incurring an offset or countertrade obligation as a condition of sale, and such offset or countertrade obligation is imposed by a customer (or prime contractor) located in a country other than that where the contractor or subcontractor is based
Include corporate groups of affiliated companies which meet the criteria for either prime contractors or subcontractors mentioned above.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS—

Are individual people or business entities who do not meet the criteria for Regular Membership
Are engaged, anticipate engaging, or may benefit in the business of offset or countertrade.

Organization Information

G.O.C.A. encompasses the following services and benefits:

Networking with people who have countertrade or offset business;
Annual Training Seminars;
Educational seminars presented at each semi-annual conference;
Speaker Bureau comprising executives who are available to make countertrade/offset presentations.

Meetings:

Held semi-annually in the spring and fall;
Meeting registration fees are approximately $600 and include the cost of meals, meeting rooms and speakers;
World Conference held every two years.

Annual dues are $450 per year for either Regular or Associate Membership.