Membership
In 2010 the VDI had 139,000 registered members worldwide, which also included scientists and I.T professionals. The VDI is thus one of the largest scientific and industrial organisations in Europe and worldwide. Members have opportunities to ask for help regarding job prospects and opportunities, receive news about the engineering profession, especially in Germany, as well as other services such as specialized insurance. Members are also able to attach the suffix VDI upon becoming a member, and is classified as a legitimate name.
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“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)