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AAI Membership Benefits
The Obvious
There are obvious and tangible benefits you receive as a member of The American Association of Immunologists (AAI). These include:
- Membership in the
largest and most prestigious professional association of
immunologists in the world: over 7,000 scientists conducting
immunology research work together on common interests and issues
- Membership in the
Federation of American
Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
- Membership in the
International Union of
Immunological Societies (IUIS)
- A subscription to
The Journal of Immunology
(The JI), which includes a
print copy as well as on-line access and free access to a
searchable, full-text archive back to 1916
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FREE manuscript submission to The JI*.
Members save $50!!
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REDUCED color figure charges for publication in The JI*.
Significant savings for members!!
- A subscription to
the
AAI Newsletter
- Voting privileges
in association elections and actions*
- Eligibility for AAI
Awards
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Inclusion in the
FASEB Directory of
Members*
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Reduced
subscription rates to 19 journals
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Reduced
registration rates at AAI meetings and courses
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Eligibility to serve on the Editorial Board of
The Journal of Immunology*
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Effective representation: your views, issues, and concerns on
research funding and science policy are brought to Congress and
responsible federal agencies by professional staff and
member-driven committees
* Applies to regular, honorary, and emeritus members of AAI
The Not-so-Obvious
There are additional benefits that are less obvious but every bit as important to your professional well-being. These include:
- Representation of
your views on research funding and science policy concerns to
Congress and responsible federal agencies
The American Association of Immunologists is working constantly to represent your professional interests. The executive office includes an Office of Public Policy and Government Affairs that carries out an active and successful program on your behalf. This program is carried out with AAI Council approval and assistance from the Committee on Public Affairs. The committee chair, public affairs director, and AAI executive director convey AAI member concerns and needs to FASEB, Congress, the NIH, and other federal agencies. In addition to council and committee members, individual members of the AAI play a critical role in this process and member participation is strongly encouraged.
Through the AAI public affairs program, immunologists meet with members of Congress, key congressional staff, and federal officials; prepare and present AAI policy positions in congressional hearings; and attend congressional and executive branch hearings and briefings. In the five years of its existence, AAI’s public affairs program has placed AAI in the first rank of biomedical research advocates and become a model for other scientific associations.
- Committee Activities
The AAI committees involve over 100 members, and are supported by membership dues. AAI members in good standing can serve on committees. This gives all AAI members the opportunity to be part of the decision-making process and give back to their profession. The AAI committees are:
- Awards
- Clinical Immunology
- Education
- Finance
- Membership
- Minority Affairs
- Nominating
- Program
- Public Affairs
- Publications
- Status of Women
- Veterinary Immunology
Some of the activities carried out by the committees include planning the annual meeting, sponsoring the Introductory Course in Immunology and the Advanced Course in Immunology, selection and presentation of a wide range of professional achievement and career development awards, including the AAI Public Service Award, public education and public affairs activities, recruiting new members and assessing the needs of existing members including women and minority scientists, and oversight of publication policies.
AAI also has representation on the following FASEB bodies:
- FASEB Board
- Committee on Research Education
- Executive Officers Advisory Committee
- Public Affairs Advisory Committee
- Research Conferences Advisory Committee
- Excellence in Science Award Committee
- Finance Committee
- Public Affairs Executive Committee
- Wellcome Visiting Professorship Committee
- Publications Committee
- Annual Meeting
AAI holds an annual meeting which draws thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors. The AAI is proud to offer presentations such as the President’s Address, the President’s Symposium, and the Distinguished Lecture Series. The annual meetings also feature Major Symposia, Special Symposia, Block Symposia, and Guest Society Symposia. These meetings are supported through grants, registration and exhibit fees, corporate donations, and membership dues.
- The Journal of Immunology
The Journal of Immunology (JI) is owned and published by the AAI. It has an impact factor of 5.646 placing it 18th among 128 publications concentrating on immunology. The JI has more citations than any other immunology journal (124,712; 2009). In 2009, the JI published 1742 manuscripts in over 16,000 pages. This effort is supported by a trained publication and editorial services staff using state-of-the art computers and customized software to track and deliver manuscripts for review.
