American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Description

The American Association of Immunologists is working constantly to represent your professional interests. The executive office includes an Office of Public Policy and Government Affairs that carries out an active and successful program on your behalf. This program is carried out with AAI Council approval and assistance from the Committee on Public Affairs. The committee chair, public affairs director, and AAI executive director convey AAI member concerns and needs to FASEB, Congress, the NIH, and other federal agencies. In addition to council and committee members, individual members of the AAI play a critical role in this process and member participation is strongly encouraged.
Through the AAI public affairs program, immunologists meet with members of Congress, key congressional staff, and federal officials; prepare and present AAI policy positions in congressional hearings; and attend congressional and executive branch hearings and briefings. In the five years of its existence, AAI’s public affairs program has placed AAI in the first rank of biomedical research advocates and become a model for other scientific associations.

Member benefits

Membership in the largest and most prestigious professional association of immunologists in the world: over 7,000 scientists conducting immunology research work together on common interests and issues
Membership in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Membership in the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
A subscription to The Journal of Immunology (The JI), which includes a print copy as well as on-line access and free access to a searchable, full-text archive back to 1916
FREE manuscript submission to The JI*. Members save $50!!
REDUCED color figure charges for publication in The JI*. Significant savings for members!!
A subscription to the AAI Newsletter
Voting privileges in association elections and actions*
Eligibility for AAI Awards
Inclusion in the FASEB Directory of Members*
Reduced subscription rates to 19 journals
Reduced registration rates at AAI meetings and courses
Eligibility to serve on AAI Committees*
Eligibility to serve on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Immunology*
Effective representation: your views, issues, and concerns on research funding and science policy are brought to Congress and responsible federal agencies by professional staff and member-driven committees