Membership or associate membership is open to any registered professional engineer or engineer-in-training currently employed in any municipality in Minnesota. Download the current membership form (pdf).

Prospective CEAM members must be members of at least one of the following organizations:

• Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE)
  
  
• American Public Works Association - Minnesota Chapter (APWA-MN)
  
  
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

• American Water Works Association (AWWA) 

Full Membership: A licensed professional engineer who is a city engineer, chief engineer, or director of public works employed by a Municipality in the State of Minnesota, serving under a proper and legal appointment.

Associate Membership: A licensed professional engineer or an engineer-in-training who meets one of the following conditions:

• A consultant who is providing municipal engineering services for municipalities in the State of Minnesota.

• An employee in a municipal engineering or public works department with a Municipality in the State of Minnesota.

• A former member of the CEAM who is currently serving in any official capacity being consistent with the purpose of furthering and advancing the purposes of the association.

• An employee with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, a regional planning agency, or other government agency who is currently serving in any official capacity being consistent with the purpose of furthering and advancing the purposes of the association. 

Life Membership: A CEAM member who has reached the age of 55 years or more, has been a CEAM member or an associate member for at least 15 years, and has retired or terminated employment that would qualify him/her as a member or associated member.

The CEAM Executive Committee is responsible for approving all applications for membership.

Membership criteria revisions were approved on August 5, 2011, as an amendment to the Bylaws (pdf).