# Active Members ## Active Member Active members get the same privileges as [supporting members](/handbook/membership-types/supporting-members.md), but they also get to propose [new projects](/handbook/community-projects/community-projects.md), and get access to our internal Google Drive folder. As an active member you also get the right to use [our office at Otaniemi campus](/handbook/funding-facilities-and-institutions.md#vcl-office). VCL will promote your event/project on our website, Instagram, Facebook page and through our newsletter. ### How to join * Fulfill the requirements of a [supporting member](/handbook/membership-types/supporting-members.md). * Become an active member by joining our general meetings or [having a role](/handbook/organization-structure/what-are-roles.md) in any running VCL project or group. ### How to leave * Send an informal request to [Anchor Group](/handbook/internal-groups-and-featured-projects/anchor-group.md) on Slack that you want to leave. We will remove you from Slack, Google Drive & the website. ### What’s required (have to) * Same as [Supporting Members](/handbook/membership-types/supporting-members.md). * You participate regularly to our community activities, especially the [**monthly members’ meeting**](/handbook/general-meeting.md). We can also offer Zoom links if you wish to join the meeting remotely, please ask for a link by posting in the #monthly\_meetings\_chat channel on Slack. * **You cancel your participation in meetings if you can’t make it** (do this by posting to the #monthly\_meetings\_chat channel in Slack) * **You are active on Slack** (reading and responding to messages regularly). If you are not able to attend the monthly meeting for many times in a row–or don’t want to have the Active Member status any longer for any other reason–**you can always change to be a Supporting Member, and be active again at a later point when you have more time**. In summary, as an Active Member we wish for you to take part in the VCL communal activities and to take initiative when communicating about your level of participation to us. **This makes organising activities in this group a lot easier for us and all other members**. ### What’s encouraged (would be nice) * Same as [Supporting Members](/handbook/membership-types/supporting-members.md). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vcl.gitbook.io/handbook/membership-types/active-members.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.