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Types of Membership

JSCC is composed of the following types of members.

Regular Member	Any person who is interested in coordination chemistry and agrees to the purpose of the society.
Honorary Member	Any researcher who has made contributions to promote advances in coordination chemistry in Japan and who is recommended by the Council, approved at the General meeting.
Student Member	Any student of graduate school, university or equivalent school who is interested in coordination chemistry and agrees to the purpose of the society.
Corporate Member	Any corporation which agrees to the purpose of the society.

Annual Membership Fees

Membership fees per year (April 1 – March 31, next year)

Type of membership	Annual membership fees	Membership registration/Remittance
Regular member	8,500yen For Senior Regular Member and Lifetime Regular Member, please click here.	Click here to Membership registration
Honorary member
Student member	1,000yen	Click here to Membership registration
Corporate member	Mentioned separately	Click here to Membership registration

JSCC Membership Benefits

Bulletin of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (BJSCC)
The BJSCC journal annually publishes two volumes of books, which will be sent to all the JSCC members via normal mail. These books include the latest information about the activities of JSCC, together with the latest information about international conferences, symposia, and smaller study meetings associated with coordination chemistry. This is a general journal concerning coordination chemistry, which also introduces some important research topics as well as the information about exchange programs for the students who wish to study abroad.

A book of Members List (once in three years)
The book involves the access information of all the members of the society, and is usually published once in every three years. The information involves the affiliation, the address, the telephone number, the fax number, and the e-mail address of each member. The books are sent via normal mail to all the members of JSCC with the aim of promoting the exchange of opinions as well as the collaborative research activities between the JSCC members.

Privilege to Apply to the Awards
All the members have the rights to apply to the JSCC Award, the Research Encouragement Award, and the Poster Award. The application rules are usually given in a book of Bulletin of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, and are also given at this Web site (Application Rules for Awards).

Privilege to Vote or to be Voted in the Election of President and Councilors of JSCC
Only the ordinary members and the Emeritus members have the rights to vote or to be voted in the election of the president and the councilors of JSCC. The detailed rules are given at this Web site (JSCC Rules).

Privileges for Regular Members Over 70 Years Old
If you are 70 years old or older as of April 1 and have been a member of JSCC for more than 20 years, you will be entitled to the following privileges.

●No annual membership fee
●No registration fee and no charge for the abstract book of the JSCC Conference
●Invitation to the banquet of the JSCC Conference

If you wish to receive this privilege, please apply to the JSCC Secretariat with your name, membership number, and membership history.

Privileges for Corporate Members
In addition to the privileges of general membership (Bulletin of the Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (BJSCC), access to the membership list on the web, eligibility to apply for each award, and the right to vote and be elected in elections of the Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry), corporate members are entitled to the following privileges.

●No registration fee for JSCC Conference
Up to 5 people can attend JSCC Conference with no registration fee.
●Free advertisement in the Bulletin of the Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (BJSCC)
You can place one half-size (A5 size) corporate advertisement in BJSCC for free.
●Free banner advertisement on the website of JSCC
You can place one banner ad (200 x 60 pixels) on JSCC website for free.

If you wish to receive any of the above privileges, please contact the Secretariat of JSCC.