Associate Members are research workers who contribute to the work of CIRP either by submitting papers or by doing co-operative work in a Scientific Technical Committee. They must be actively involved with the work of CIRP.
Each Associate Member candidate must have personally presented and be the first author of a paper presented at a General Assembly within the previous three years and must be proposed by two Fellows (Honorary and Emeritus as well), one belonging to the candidate's own country (for countries with at least three Fellows) and one from a different country.
The sponsors are responsible for submitting a complete set of the following documents, using the official Nomination Form available online:
I. a supporting letter from each sponsor
II. a complete curriculum vitae, including a photograph
III. a list of publications of the candidate
IV. a written statement by a Fellow from the candidate's country certifying that a minimum of two-thirds of that country's Fellows support the nomination (applicable only for countries with at least three Fellows).
The deadline for submitting the complete set of documents is fixed on June 15th for the General Assembly meetings, and December 1st for the January meetings of the Council.
The election of an Associate Member is decided by the Council on the recommendation of the Nominations Subcommittee; it is subject to the agreement of the Chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee concerned. The election of the Associate member shall be for an initial period of three years. Associate Members may be re-elected for any number of three-year terms by the Council with the approval of the Chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee with which the Associate member is most active, provided that the individual is still active in the work of that Committee.
The number of Associate Members in the Academy shall not exceed 150.
Number limit per year : 3 new Associate members per country.
Each Associate Member candidate must have personally presented and be the first author of a paper presented at a General Assembly within the previous three years and must be proposed by two Fellows (Honorary and Emeritus as well), one belonging to the candidate's own country (for countries with at least three Fellows) and one from a different country.
The sponsors are responsible for submitting a complete set of the following documents, using the official Nomination Form available online:
I. a supporting letter from each sponsor
II. a complete curriculum vitae, including a photograph
III. a list of publications of the candidate
IV. a written statement by a Fellow from the candidate's country certifying that a minimum of two-thirds of that country's Fellows support the nomination (applicable only for countries with at least three Fellows).
The deadline for submitting the complete set of documents is fixed on June 15th for the General Assembly meetings, and December 1st for the January meetings of the Council.
The election of an Associate Member is decided by the Council on the recommendation of the Nominations Subcommittee; it is subject to the agreement of the Chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee concerned. The election of the Associate member shall be for an initial period of three years. Associate Members may be re-elected for any number of three-year terms by the Council with the approval of the Chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee with which the Associate member is most active, provided that the individual is still active in the work of that Committee.
The number of Associate Members in the Academy shall not exceed 150.
Number limit per year : 3 new Associate members per country.
(extract from the CIRP Internal Regulations - Article 6 and App.4)
Nomination Forms for candidates can be downloaded by CIRP Fellows (Honorary and Emeritus as well) through the Menu "Information - Download Forms".
