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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGY Membership Information

CONTACT INFORMATION

Current Members: (Renewals; dues status; reinstatements; change of address notifications)
New Applicants: (New & Pending Applications)

Judy Gaza or Cheryl Reiter

c/o Sidney E. Grossberg, Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Anette Schneemann

ASV Membership Committee Chair

American Society for Virology
Tel: (858) 784-8643 - Fax: (858) 784-7979

Tel: (414) 456-8104 - Fax: (414) 456-6566
Email: aschneem@scripps.edu

Email: ASV@mcw.edu





The purpose of the Society is the advancement and promulgation of knowledge relevant to virology.

ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to qualified investigators residing in the Americas, or elsewhere, who have published original investigations in virology and who are actively involved in virology research. To be qualified for regular (full) membership, and individual should be at least three years past his/her professional degree (Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., or equivalent). Associate membership shall be awarded to individuals in training positions in virology (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or equivalent) actively engaged in virology research.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Application for full membership shall be made by submitting a Membership Application form and support information to the Chairman of the Membership Review Committee. This application form shall be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, bibliography of the applicant, a letter of nomination from a full member, and a check in U.S. dollars for the annual dues. Application for associate membership shall be made similarly.

HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Any member may propose for the consideration of the Council the name of an eminent senior scientist who is not an American national or resident, and who is deemed to be worthy for award of honorary membership. Upon the favorable recommendation of the Council, the election of any such person shall be carried out by mail ballot circulated in advance of the annual meeting. Election shall require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the valid ballots returned by members. Honorary members shall pay no membership fees or other assessments and shall have all of the rights and privileges of full dues-paying members, except that honorary members shall have no vote and shall not be eligible to hold any office, elective or otherwise.

EMERITUS MEMBERSHIP
Any member of the Society in good standing (current years dues paid) who has retired from active employment because of disability, eligibility for retirement, or age, may, upon request to and approval by the Council, be classified as a member Emeritus. Members Emeriti shall pay no membership fees or other assessments and shall retain all of the rights and privileges of full dues-paying members.

RESIGNATION
Resignation. Any member may resign upon written notification to the Council, whereupon such resignation shall be considered effective immediately.

EXPULSION OR SUSPENSION
Expulsion or Suspension. The Council shall have the power, by a two-thirds vote of the entire Council, to suspend or expel any member for conduct prejudicial to the interest of the Society, provided that any such member shall have received at least thirty days' notice of the time and place of a hearing by the Council upon any charges of such conduct, together with a copy of the charges against such member, at which hearing such member shall have an appropriate opportunity to be heard; provided also Article VII, Section 3, of the By-Laws shall govern any expulsion of a member for non-payment of dues.

REINSTATEMENT
The Council may reinstate a former member upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.

The ASV Membership Committee Chairman is:

Anette Schneemann, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology, CB262
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
Telephone: (858) 784-8643
FAX: (858) 784-7979
aschneem@scripps.edu