Most IBS members are considered Regular members. The Society also offers Student, Senior Retiree, Supporting and Institutional membership.
The Society follows a federation structure, which means that most members join the appropriate Region first. Then a portion of those fees are forwarded to the IBS by the Regions. Applicants for all classes of membership must be approved by either the appropriate Region administrator or, in the case of At-Large (IBS only) membership, by the International Biometric Society's Executive Director. At-Large membership is only offered to professionals who reside in areas without a local IBS Region. Information on the combined local/global membership fees may be obtained from the appropriate Regional administrator. The fees quoted on this website are for the IBS portion of the fees only.
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Membership Types
Regular Members
Regular members are those individuals who are interested in the scope and purpose of the society. Regular members are entitled to vote, hold elective office, serve on committees, receive all publications in electronic format, and access all members-only online services, programs, and discounts.
Supporting Members
A Regular member who is a member of one Region may elect to become a Supporting member in a second or subsequent region. Supporting members may not vote or hold any office in Regions they support. Supporting members pay the international portion of the dues only once (typically with the first Region they join) and pay the additional Region dues to the Region only.
Senior Retiree Members
A Senior Retiree member must have been a Regular member for at least 10 years and is no longer gainfully employed in the profession. Senior retiree members enjoy all the rights of regular members.
Student Members
Full or part-time students attending accredited undergraduate or graduate schools or universities may become Student members. Student members have all the rights of regular members except they cannot vote, hold office or be appointed to the Representative Council.
Institutional Members
Academic departments in educational institutions, non-profit research institutions or corporations may become Institutional members of the society. Institutional members shall designate one representative as the contact for the institution. The person named as the representative for an institution has electronic access to all IBS publications. The institution’s designee is not eligible to vote or hold elected office. The Institutional member is listed in at least one issue of each volume of one of the official IBS scientific publications. We hope you will consider supporting the Society in this way. If the institutional member joins through a Region, then one-half of the dues is rebated to the Region.