Membership Overview

Preamble

Membership in TASSA is open to scientists and scholars in arts and humanities, social or physical sciences, including all engineering, basic, and life sciences. For the purposes of membership in TASSA, "Scientist and Scholar" refers to an individual holding at least one earned graduate degree. Graduate students studying in these fields may join the organization under a different membership category as specified below.

Institutions interested in and committed to the mission of TASSA may become Institutional Member. Institutional membership will include a prescribed number of individuals participate as part of the institutional membership as determined by the board of directors. The institutional members shall have one vote at the general assembly meetings, which may be cast by any designated individual by the member institution.

TASSA Membership Categories

• Individual Membership
  • Regular Member
  • Overseas Member
  • Student Member
• Institutional Membership
• Honorary Membership

Qualifications for Membership

All members must possess the qualities articulated in the preamble. Depending on the residence and academic achievements, qualified individuals may apply for one of the following types of memberships. Unless otherwise noted, all members have voting rights and may hold elected or appointed positions ( e.g. officer, auditor, director, or chair of a committee) as articulated in this bylaws. The board of directors or a committee empowered by it must approve the admission of all members.

• Regular Member: A regular member is a resident of the United States or Canada
• Overseas Member: An overseas member is not a resident of the United States or Canada.
• Student Member: A student member is an individual seeking a masters, doctorate, or equivalent level degree, and residing in the United States or Canada.
• Honorary Member: A TASSA member or committee may nominate an individual for honorary membership based on generally recognized distinction and devoted service to the field of education, science, and public service. Upon unanimous approval, the board of directors shall have the authority to confer upon the nominees honorary membership with the nominees' consent. These members do not pay membership dues and have no voting rights.
• Institutional Member: Institutions interested in and committed to the mission of TASSA may become institutional members. Institutional membership will include a prescribed number of individuals participate as part of the institutional membership as determined by the board of directors. The institutional members shall have one vote at the general assembly meetings, which may be cast by any designated individual by the member institution.

Individual Membership Application Form and Institutional Membership Flyer and Application Form can be found at Application section.

We welcome your questions and suggestions and encourage you to contact us for additional information about TASSA Membership. Please direct your questions to TASSA Membership Committee at: membership {at} tassausa.org