Membership

AIA Membership

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Association has several grades of Members and Supporters.

AIA membership includes the following benefits:

to be both electors and candidates at the renewal of AIA governance;
to access the restricted contents of online INCE–USA repository (proceedings of the INTER-NOISE, NOISE-CON, NOVEM, ACTIVE e SQS conferences, NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING JOURNAL and NOISE NEWS INTERNATIONAL);
to ask the European Acoustics Association (EAA) for an economic contribution (total or partial) to cover the cost of publication for the authors of articles accepted by Acta Acustica folowing the procedure HERE reported (this benefit is subject to a minimum of 2-years continuous AIA membership);
to receive a discount for the registration fees at the national annual meeting of the Association and all the events organised by the Association and by the AIA affiliated scientific associations;
to benefit for “EAA member” fee at the events organised by EAA (FORUM ACUSTICUM, EURONOISE, EUROREGIO and EAA Symposia, etc…) and by the other European associations on acoustics;
to download the electronic version of AIA publications;
to receive a discount for the hardcopy or CD-ROM of AIA publications;
to receive announcements of national and international events, meetings and courses (subject to the agreement to the Information consent).

Those who become AIA Members for the first time in 2023 will benefit for a special additional discount of € 50,00 for the registration fee at the 49^th National Annual Conference (Ferrara, 7-9 June 2023) – the discount cannot be combined with other offers/promotions

The membership implies the acceptance of the Statute and the Regulation of the association (both in Italian).

Consultation of the online version of the Rivista Italiana di Acustica is open to all users with no need of registration.

MEMBERSHIP GRADES

HONORARY FELLOW

Honorary Fellow Membership is conferred by the Members General Assembly upon recommendations made by the Board of Directors to extremely distinguished individuals in the field of acoustics who have made an outstanding contribution to the art and science of acoustics.
This position is permanent and no annual dues are required.

FULL MEMBER

Individual adult members who works or have worked in the field of acoustics or vibration. Nominations for Full members will be reviewed by a specific Commission and those elected will have to be approved by the Board of Directors.
The application to become a Full member must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae demonstrating the activity carried out in acoustics.
Full members commit to pay the annual fee on a regular basis and to have and active role in the Association.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Individual adult members who are interested in acoustics and related fields.

Among Full and Associate Members two categories are identified:

Junior – having less than 35 years in the calendar year which the annual fee refers to;
Senior – having more than 65 years in the calendar year which the annual fee refers to and having been AIA Member for at least 10 consecutive years.

The two aforementioned categories can benefit from reductions on the annual fees and on the registration fees to AIA events, as established by the Board of Directors.

SUPPORT

INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIBERS

Individuals or corporations that, although not members, are interested in the welfare of the Acoustical Society of Italy.
They are entitled to all the benefits reserved to AIA Members, except to the first-time-member discount at the annual conference and to elect or candidate themselves for AIA governance.

SPONSORS

Corporations that, although not members, want to provide economic support to the Acoustical Society of Italy through:

Gold, Silver and Bronze annual sponsorship
participation in AIA events with an exhibition space and/or through promotional leaflets and brochures in digital format only

Wide visibility is provided for the company on the AIA website and on its social communication channels, with the company logo and direct link to its website in the SPONSORS section.

Further information on sponsorship may be obtained by writing to AIA Secretariat (segreteria@acustica-aia.it).

FEES

As defined by the Board of Directors, in 2023 the membership fees are:

Associate member (Socio Associato): € 70,00 (VAT exempted pursuant to DPR 633/72, art.4, clause 4)
Full member (Socio Effettivo): € 90,00 (VAT exempted pursuant to DPR 633/72, art.4, clause 4)

50% reduction on the registration fee is provided for Junior or Senior members (Associate/Full).
Junior members are those who are born after 01.01.1989.
Senior members are those who are born before 31.12.1957 and AIA Member for at least 10 consecutive years.

For those who are already members, the renewal of the 2023 membership should be performed within 31 Jenuary 2023. After that date, the benefits reserved to Members will be disabled. They will be reactivated upon receipt of the payment of the annual fee.

As defined by the Board of Directors, in 2023 the fee for Institutional Subscribers is € 180 + VAT (22%)

Further information on sponsorship may be obtained by writing to AIA Secretariat (segreteria@acustica-aia.it).

The payment can be made by:

Credit card (VISA or Mastercard) – following the online procedure only;
Bank transfer on the bank account of the Associazione Italiana di Acustica at:
– Bancoposta, IBAN IT22D0760103200000075522003, BIC/SWIFT BPPIITRRXXX;
– Credem, IBAN IT17Y0303213006010000581092 (N.B. new iban from 26.07.21);.

APPLICATION

All persons seeking membership must login to this website with their personal access codes and go to My Area section.

If you have any doubts or concerns about the application please contact the AIA secretariat at segreteria@acustica-aia.it