There are basically two categories of membership available
Individual Membership (with voting rights, annual dues to pay)
Annual dues for Individual membership depend on the country
of residence of the member & not on his/her nationality.
Individual members from category A countries
(Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
UAE, UK and USA, ....) have to pay US$25 as annual dues.
Individual members from category B countries
(India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, China,
Pakistan, Surinam, Fiji, Thailand, Vietnam, ...) have
to pay US10 as annual dues.
Associate Membership (reserved for students registered
with academic institutions, free membership, no voting rights )
Members Registration will be in two steps:
1. Fill in personal details in the form given below and Click the "signup_stage1" button.
Your will be returned to this page but with indications that your membership data has been captured.
2. If you sign up for "Associate membership", then sign up process is COMPLETED.
If you sign up for "Individual Membership", after you confirm your data inclusion in the
updated database table , you can click one of the "Buy Now" buttons (shown below the personal
information section ) to make the dues payment through PAYPAL.
You may use your PayPal account or use Credit Cards to pay the dues.
Send an email to the Secretariat in case of problems. Do not click the "Buy Now" button before you fill in your personal details.