Application for Membership

Non-profit national societies concerned with the purpose of International Commission for Acoustics, provided they in turn are open to membership for individual persons, shall be eligible for election as Members (Member Societies) of the Commission.

Application for membership shall be made to the Secretary-General of the Commission and may be considered and approved by the Board, subject to ratification at the next General Assembly of the Commission.

The General Assembly consists of official delegates appointed by the member societies. Depending upon the number of shares the different Member Societies have different number of votes.

The Member Societies pay a fee per share. This fee is decided by the General Assembly. Currently the fee has been set to 30 Euro per share for 2011, 35 Euro per share for 2012 and 40 Euro per share for 2013. For member societies willing to pay the three year subsription at the one time, a special discount rate of 95 Euro per share applies.

Grants of up to 250 Euros are available to assist in the initial stage of society formation and can be used, for example, to help with the costs of launching initial meetings. If good progress is demonstrated, then a further grant of 250 Euros may be allocated by the Board for follow-up activities. Refer to the New Society Grant Application for information and the application forms.