ICIS Membership

Membership in the International Congress of Infant Studies is open to anyone with an advanced degree in any discipline related to infant development. The society maintains a listserve for the exclusive use of its members where announcements and/or questions can be posted to the membership.

Membership Benefits

All ICIS members benefit from an online subscription to Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress of Infant Studies. Additional membership benefits include:

  • Opportunity to submit proposals and abstracts for sessions at the bi-ennial Congress
  • Opportunity to register for Bi-ennial and Virtual ICIS Congresses at reduced registration rates
  • Complimentary access ICIS supported webinars and workshops
  • Ability to view ICIS supported webinars and workshops on demand through the member only area of the website
  • Access to the member resource database
  • Professional development and networking
  • Access and ability to respond directly to job opportunity postings
  • Ability to post job opportunities
  • Access to online ICIS resources and Annual Congress proceedings
  • Opportunity to vote in Elections of ICIS Board members
  • Opportunity to stand for election to, and serve on, the ICIS Board of Directors
  • Ability to make donations to fund student support initiatives
  • Opportunity to nominate and/or be considered for awards
  • Opportunity to be considered for awards with partner organizations including Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences
  • Regular email updates and notices
  • 25% discount on Wiley and Wiley-Blackwell books at www.wiley.com

Statement of Community

The International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS) provides a context for the dissemination of research methods and findings on psychological development during infancy and early childhood and supports open intellectual discussion about theory, research, and practice. The Congress is committed to serving the needs of all ICIS members, inclusive of career stage, theoretical orientation, methodological practice, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical appearance, ethnicity/race or country of origin, religion, and political views. ICIS expects all attendees at our meetings and events to treat each other with mutual respect.  

Membership Categories

  • Regular Member: individuals who are active investigators in the field of infant development.
  • Early Career Members: individuals who are within five (5) years of their terminal degree.
  • Student Members: individuals enrolled in any full-time, degree granting programs at an institution of higher learning
  • Developing Nations: individuals who currently residing in a country identified on the World Bank list of developing nations, please contact the Secretariat for the discounted membership code.
  • Emeritus Members:  individuals who have been members of ICIS for 20 years or more and have retired from their position at their university/affiliated organization.  Please contact the Secretariat for confirmation of status.

Financial support for membership
ICIS wants to ensure that membership fees do not unduly restrict who is able to join our society. If you are experiencing significant financial hardship and would not otherwise be able to afford to be a member of ICIS, please fill out THIS FORM and the membership committee will review your request to have your membership fee waived this year.

Membership Dues

The ICIS membership term runs for 1 or 2 years from January 1 through December 31. Current membership dues are as follows in USD. Please note that the payment processor for all financial transactions is located in Canada and your credit card may charge you for an international transaction.

Dues 1-year membership

Regular Member – 1yr: $80
Early Career Member – 1yr: $65
Student Member – 1yr: $55
Developing Nations – 1 yr: $55

Emeritus Member – Lifetime: Free

Dues 2-year membership

Regular Member – 2yr: $145
Early Career Member – 2yr: $115
Student Member – 2yr: $75
Developing Nations – 2 yr: $75

Renew

Are you already an ICIS Member and wish to renew? Click below to be taken to our Membership system. Please follow the instructions on the form.

Join

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If any of the above information is unclear, or you are having difficulties with membership, please email our secretariat to ensure your membership is processed accordingly.

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