Application Procedure for National Membership

Membership in the IAU is open to countries.  The procedure for submission and approval of a National Membership application is described in the Working Rules (§ II and III) .  A brief summary of the procedures is given below.  Deadlines for proposals to be considered at the IAU XXVII General Assembly in August 2009 is 1 September 2008.

Dues to the Union are paid annually by National Members.  These dues are defined by the Category of Adherence of each country, each category corresponding to defined number of Units of Contribution; National Members with interim status pay one-half Unit of Contribution annually.  The approved Units of Contribution are CHF (Swiss Francs) 3685, 3800 and 3910 per year for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.  Contributions for the period 2010-2012 will be fixed by the IAU XXVII General Assembly in August 3-14, 2009 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).


The IAU Secretariat can be contacted for further information.