IASS Membership
All those interested in any aspect of the design, analysis, and construction of lattice, tension, membrane, shell, and other lightweight spatial structures, as well as those interested in the research into their behaviour, are welcome to become members of the IASS.
Benefits of IASS Membership
Please join the IASS with hundreds of others from around the world to enjoy the following benefits of membership:
- Reduced registration fees at IASS Symposia and Colloquia
- Participation in the Working Groups of the Association, open to all interested members
- A copy of each newly published Report or Recommendations of every Working Group
- A subscription to the Journal of the IASS on-line and, for most membership categories, in print
- Access to members-only features of the Association website such as:
- The Directory, which contains information about the profession and interests of the members who choose to list these
- The electronic edition of the Journal of the IASS, including recent back issues, downloadable articles, and E-only special issues
- Member Tools for on-line renewal of membership, updating of your member profile, voting in IASS elections, etc.
- Information on the current membership and activities of each IASS Working Group
- The Discussion Forum (now open and moderated)
You can join on line or submit a membership application form by mail to the IASS Secretariat. The fees are given below.
Categories of Members
The Association encompasses six categories of members:
- Individual members: individual who share the aims of the IASS.
- Student members: individual who share the aims of the IASS and who are currently undergraduate or postgraduate students at a recognized institution of higher learning.
- Honorary members: individuals with a distinguished record of outstanding achievement in the field of shell and spatial structures; honorary membership is conferred by the Executive Council.
- Collective members: organizations or firms which share the aims of the Association and wish to support it.
- Subscribers: Universities, Colleges and Libraries who wish to subscribe to the Journal of the IASS.
- Exchanges: Courtesy memberships/subscriptions for other associations with which the IASS exchanges publications.
Profile of the Membership
In 2007, 640 members or subscribers from 55 countries around the world are members of the Association:
- 478 Individual members
- 53 Student members
- 6 Honorary members
- 13 Collective members
- 68 Subscribers
- 22 Exchanges
For details about the profile of the Membership, click here.
Membership fees
The current annual membership fees (payable in Euros by credit card or bank transfer) are:
- Individual members: 75 euros
- Students: 10 euros
- Collective: 375 euros
Airmail delivery of the print version of the Journal and of reports is available for an additional cost of 36 euros. A subscription to the Journal is included in the membership fees for Individual and Collective members. Individual, Honorary and Exchange members and Chapter Representatives each receive one copy of each issue of the print version of the Journal, while Collective members receive three copies of each issue. All are eligible to access the electronic version, and members have the option of receiving both the print and electronic versions or only the electronic version, although the former is the default. This option can be exercized when updating one's member profile on line using the Member Tools. Students, Awardees and Chapter Members are eligible to receive the electronic version only.
Subscription Information
Subscribers and Subscription Agencies should consult the Journal: Aims and Scope page for full information about subscription rates and options. For the convenience of Library Subscribers with many users of computer terminals, subscriptions for the electronic version may be directly by IP numbers. Electronic Subscribers can log in with their password to manage their subscriptions on-line by, for example, inserting or editing the list of IP numbers and ranges.
Chapters
In those regions where economical conditions make it difficult for individuals to join the IASS, Chapters have been formed. Each Chapter consists of one or more groups of persons who share their contribution to the Association by each paying a partial membership fee to his or her Chapter Representative, who in turn pays fees to the IASS as if he or she were an Individual member. Depending on local conditions, these partial fees are as low as 1/10 of the normal Individual fee. The most recent policy for Chapters is detailed in the page Chapters.
This page last updated 12 March 2009
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