AOS/OSA and AOS/SPIE
Joint Membership Agreements

The Australian Optical Society has joint membership schemes with both the SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) and the OSA (Optical Society of America). For 2002 the full membership fees for these societies are shown along side the reduction you can claim if a member of the AOS below.

In addition, AOS members can claim a 10% discount on a subscription to the Australian and New Zealand Physicist.

AOS memoranda of understanding with:

• OSA (word doc)
• SPIE (word doc)

The Advantages of SPIE Membership

• Subscription to one of SPIE's 4 journals: Optical Engineering, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Journal of Electronic Imaging, or Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication, and Microsystems
• Subscription to oemagazine
• Discounts on SPIE's extensive list of proceedings and SPIE Press publications
• Discounts on SPIE conference registration, distance education, and technical group dues, etc.

Advantages of OSA Membership

• Subscription to Optics & Photonics News, the OSA monthly magazine
• Includes membership of the American Institute of Physics
• Subscription to Physics Today, the monthly magazine of the American Institute of Physics
• Special member rates for conference registration, publications, and working group dues

Both SPIE and OSA offer the opportunity to stay informed about optics. They promote communication and networking with colleagues, and are a source of continuing education and professional growth. They also provide a vehicle for the participation in and contribution to the world wide technical community.

To become a joint member
First join the AOS or renew your AOS membership by filling out the form at the back of any issue of the AOS News (or see subscription information). You will receive a dues receipt with three sections. Attach the appropriate portion to the application form of the other society (OSA or SPIE) and mail with your payment, less the amount indicated on the AOS receipt.

NB : (a) This offer applies only to members wishing to become full members of the OSA and/or SPIE. (b) It cannot be used to obtain a refund of any sort once dues have been paid.

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