Protistology-UK and the International Society of Protistologists (ISOP) have had a long standing partnership. Currently P-UK is a Joint Affiliate of ISOP, which costs tehP-UK $US 200 each year. Below is a summary of this agreement.

Benefits to Joint Affiliate Society (i.e. in this case P-UK):

 1. The Society can apply for annual Grants in Aid to support local meetings that are held in the year of the joint membership.

 2. Joint Affiliate Society members may receive a discounted registration fee for ISOP annual meetings depending on the meeting host organization.

 3. Joint Affiliate Society Representatives will receive a copy of the ISOP Members Newsletter to distribute to all of their members.

 4. Joint Affiliate Society Representatives will receive periodic announcements of opportunities and events to distribute to all of their members.

 

Responsibilities of Joint Affiliate Society Representatives:

1. Joint Affiliate Society Representatives agree to submit a report about the outcomes of ISOP-supported local meetings, including how Grants-In-Aid funds were used.

2. The Joint Affiliate Society Representatives shall provide ISOP with a list of member names to facilitate meeting registration discounts.

3. Joint Affiliate Society Representatives agree to distribute all Newsletters and communications that they receive from ISOP to the Affiliates’ members.

 

Responsibilities of ISOP:

1. ISOP agrees to consider Joint Affiliate Society applications for Grants in Aid to support local affiliate meetings.

2. ISOP agrees to provide Joint Affiliate Society members with discounted meeting registration for annual meetings when it is able to do so as host (occasionally ISOP meetings are held jointly with other societies; discounts might or might not be available for members in these cases).

3. ISOP agrees to provide the Joint Affiliate Society Representative with links to/copies of Newsletters and other communications.

​

​