What benefits should be received by Individual Members ? What are the Individual Members getting for their subscription money ?
Not just the pleasure of paying the annual fee. Although ....it costs almost nothing for most people in western Europe.
Maybe, being an Individual Member gives you good feelings because your are helping to strengthen your professional environment.
Maybe, you will actually enjoy helping and spending your time for the development of your own professional Association.
Maybe you are willing to pay because the ECA needs some money for various purposes, for instance helping meetings to get started.
For the time being you don't get any printed ECA-news paper....( maybe in the future ? ),
nevertheless, ECANEWS and other activities cost money: at present you will be put on the ECA e-mailing list !
Individual Members have he right to elect their representatives for the Council (1 Councillor elected per 100 Individual Members).
That is your possibility to make the ECA democratic.You will soon receive proposals for such election.
Individual Members can propose to set up a SIG. ( A proposal may be submitted by 20 Individual Members for approval by the Council.)
Membership of active and well-organised SIG's so that members can influence and participate in the organisation of scientific programmes ???
Most likely, you are willing to become an Individual Member if you get some money in return, for instance a substancial refund or
reduction of the registration fee of ECM's !!!!!!!
