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MEMBERSHIP
General membership
Any person interested in the study of fungi can enroll himself/herself
as a member. Privileges of individual membership include attending meetings
of the Society, to appear on the program of such meetings, and to receive
one subscription to each of the following: the official journal of the
Society, the official newsletter of the Society, the membership directory,
and other occasional publications. The annual membership fee presently
is Rs.200/-. Interested persons can also become life members by paying
Rs.2,000/-.
Sustaining Member
The sustaining member can be an individual or corporation recruited or
recommended for sustaining membership by the Committee on Sustaining Membership.
Sustaining membership must be approved by the Council. A sustaining member
shall have the privileges of an individual member as well as those specified
by the Committee on Sustaining Membership.
Honorary Member
The honorary member is one who is a distinguished scientist with a considerable
experience and has contributed to the development of mycology and resides
and works in a country other than India. There will be no more than 5
living honorary members at any time. One of the members of the Society
may submit nominations, accompanied by a detailed documentation of the
credentials of the nominee, to the Committee on Honorary Members. The
Committee will review the nominations and report its recommendations to
the Council. After evaluation of the Committee's recommendation, the Council
will present nominees selected for election by the membership at the annual
meeting of the Society. Honorary members shall have all of the privileges
of an individual member but shall not pay any fee.