Dues structure IMGA

International Medical Geology Association Policies.

Annual Dues structure for IMGA (Individuals)

All dues shall be payed directly to IMGA.

Annual dues for full members in all regions except Africa are 40 USD
Exceptions: full time students pay 20 USD per year

Africa:
Annual dues 20 USD full members, full time students 10 USD

Members paying dues for four (4) years in advance receive the fifth (5th) year of membership for free.

If you pay your dues before April 1, 2008 you may pay according to the older system (this actually only accounts for the present categories 2-4). SEE BELOW!

Honorary Members shall pay no dues

The Regional Divisions shall abide by the dues structure approved by the Executive Committee of IMGA.

The basic dues sharing arrangements will be as follows: The divisions will receive from, or can pay through IMGA 30% of the dues payed to IMGA from members in the respective regional division.

Members of IMGA are entitled to receive the following:
 Biannual newsletters on a CD
 Membership lists
 Monthly newsletters by e-mail
 30% discount on the price of the book "Essentials of Medical Geology"
 A password to allow access to the Member section of the Association website www.medicalgeology.org.
 Compilations of published articles at the end of each year.
 Reduced fees for conferences to attend conferences and workshops sponsored by IMGA.
 Possibilities to receive travel support to attend relevant conferences and workshops

Annual Dues structure for IMGA (Corporate members and associations)

Annual dues for Corporate Members:

 Nonprofit organizations: 200 USD

 Annual dues for commercial profit organizations 500 USD

 Annual dues for international and national societies:

200 USD for international societies
100 USD for national societies

 Annual dues for countries on an official basis

Governments, Foreign departments, embassies etc: 1000 USD

For this the above organizations are entitled to receive the following:
 Free registration at sponsored conferences for 1 representative.
 Newsletter
 Biannual newsletters on a CD
 Membership lists
 Monthly newsletters by e-mail
 A password to allow access to the Member section of the Association website www.medicalgeology.org.
 Compilations of published articles at the end of each year.
 A 10% individual discount for people who work for organisations that belong to the Association

Conferences and courses

Medical Geology Conferences and short courses presented by IMGA Members may be required to contribute a portion of the registration fees to the IMGA. The IMGA Executive Committee shall decide the appropriate contribution.

OLD DUES SYSTEM:

Annual Dues structure for IMGA (Individuals)

The annual dues for members in the Regional Divisions are recommended to follow the UN system of economic categories for countries. However, if the Regional Division Council decides to use any other structure for dues this shall be approved by the Excecutive Committee of IMGA.

The four (4) current economic categories as per the UN list of member states is as follows (lists attached).

Annual Fees Due (USD)
UN Category/ Member/ Students and Retired Members

1 40 20
2 20 10
3 10 5
4 5 2

If the individual is student, professor, or scientist from a developing country and is pursuing studies (or conducting research) in a developed country, he or she should be paying dues from his place of origin. On the other hand, if the individual is originally from a developing country but is a permanent resident working in a developed country he or she should be paying dues applicable to that developed country.

Honorary Members shall pay no dues

Members paying dues for four (4) years in advance receive the fifth (5th) year of membership for free.

The Regional Divisions shall abide by the dues structure approved by the Executive Committee of IMGA. Division members of category 1 states pay directly to the Association. Regional Division members of category 2-3-4 states may pay dues directly to the Regional Division Executive. IMGA and each Regional Division shall agree upon an equitable sharing of revenues. The basic dues sharing arrangements will be as follows:
 The first $250 of annual dues from Regional Division Members shall belong to the Regional Division (category 1-2 states)
 The next $250 shall be divided equally between the IMGA and the Division.
 For dues income over $500, seventy-five (75) percent shall go to IMGA, and twenty-five (25) percent shall go to the Regional Division.

Annual Dues structure for IMGA (Corporate members and associations)

All corporate fees to be paid to IMGA and not to the Regional Divisions.

Annual dues for Corporate Members:

Category Nonprofit organizations (in USD)
(e.g. Geological Surveys)
1 200
2 100
3 50
4 25

The countries in each category are defined in Appendix 1, following the United Nations list of countries.

 Annual dues for commercial profit organizations

500 USD

 Annual dues for international and national societies

200 USD for international societies including a majority of countries in category 1 and 2
100 USD for international societies including a majority of countries in category 3 and 4

100 USD for national societies in category 1 and 2
50 USD for national societies in category 3 and 4

 Annual dues for countries on an official basis

Governments, Foreign departments, embassies etc

1000 USD for categories 1 and 2
500 USD for categories 3 and 4

Conferences and courses

UN List of member states

High-income economies
Category 1

Australia
Austria
Andorra
Aruba
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Belgium
Bermuda
Brunei
Canada
Cayman Islands
Channel Islands
Cyprus
Denmark
Faeroe Islands
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Hong Kong of China
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Rep.
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macao, China
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Category 2

American Samoa
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Chile
Czech Republic
Costa Rica
Croatia
Dominica
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Gabon
Grenada
Hungary
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Northern Mariana Islands
Oman
Palau
Panama
Poland
Russian Federation
Seychelles
Slovak Republic
South Africa
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela, RB

Category 3

Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cape Verde
China
Colombia
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt, Arab Rep.
El Salvador
Fiji
Georgia
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep.
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Macedonia, FYR
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Morocco
Namibia
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Samoa
Serbia and Montenegro
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Swaziland
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Vanuatu
West Bank and Gaza

Category 4

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Rep.
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Cote d'Ivoire
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Kenya
Korea, Dem Rep.
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Malawi
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Niger
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen, Rep.
Zambia
Zimbabwe