Types and benefits of membership

Membership is open to anyone who supports the objectives of the organisation, which are:

to promote the study and practice of geography in Australia;
to advance the study of Australian geography internationally;
to hold and sponsor meetings and conferences to present, discuss and disseminate geographical studies and research;
to publish the results of geographical research in a journal;
to represent the interests of professional geographers in Australia; and
to co-operate with other organisations having kindred purposes.

Membership comprises two categories:

1. Ordinary membership

The fee for Ordinary Membership is $110.00.

2. Concession membership - if you are a student, in receipt of Commonwealth Government benefits as your primary source of income, or retired.

The fee for a Concessional Membership is $60.00.

Membership benefits

Membership entitles subscribers to a range of annual services:

four issues of Geographical Research: the Journal of the Institute of Australian Geographers
two issues of the Institute Newsletter
reduced registration fees at annual conferences
eligibility to join a study group
access to the members only section of the IAG website, including the membership database
opportunities to network via the IAG Listserve
access via Council to the National Committee for Geography, Academy of the Sciences, and thus to the International Geographical Union

Your membership also supports the ability of the IAG to:

Recognise outstanding individual contributions to geography and the IAG through a variety of awards.
Make submissions on behalf of geography and geographers on matters such as human research ethics, geography in secondary schools, the statistical classification of geographical research, and the assessment of research impact.
Promote the position of geography in Australian universities.
Support and encourage postgraduate students.
Communicate geography and what geographers do to the media and the general community.

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