Who Can Join?
The following clauses are extracted from the membership bylaw of the
Canadian Astronomical Society Corporation:
1. The Directors by resolution may elect persons to the Corporation as
Ordinary members, Associate members, Honorary members, Student members or Corporate
members
2. Ordinary members of the Corporation must be professionally engaged
in research or teaching in astronomy or a related science. To be
considered as professionally engaged, a person must hold at least a
master's degree awarded by a recognized university for work in astronomy
or astrophysics, or else have equivalent experience.
4. Persons enrolled for at least one academic year in a program of
graduate studies in astronomy or astrophysics at a recognized university,
and continuing therein, may be elected as student members, regardless of
whether they meet the criteria for full membership.
5. Associate members of the Corporation must be professionally engaged in work related to astronomy
such as, but not restricted to, instrumentation engineers, teachers, or museum, planetarium or science
centre professional staff. To be considered as `professionally engaged' a person must hold at least a
bachelor’s degree awarded by a recognized university for study in a discipline appropriate to their
occupation or else have equivalent experience.
7. The Directors by resolution may elect as Corporate members
organizations whose activities are related to astronomy.
8. A student member, having completed his doctorate, shall be required
to submit an application for Ordinary membership by the annual meeting
next after his graduation, or his membership shall lapse.
