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Individual membership | Institutional membership | Retired membership | Life membership | Honorary membership
Individual Membership
Are you currently working in the tertiary education sector? Do you have an interest in institutional research, planning and analysis?
This could well be the Association for YOU! You are eligible for membership to AAIR if you:
- are working in the tertiary education sector or a related organisation with an interest in institutional research, planning and analysis
- hold a degree, diploma, associate diploma, or other equivalent professional qualification
- have a minimum of 2 years appropriate professional experience in tertiary education institutional research, planning and analysis or equivalent experience.
If you do not fulfil the above requirements but are interested in institutional research, you may be admitted as an Individual member at the discretion of the Committee.
The fee for individual membership is AUD$130 + GST for Australian residents, or AUD$130 for non-residents.
Apply to become an individual member of AAIR today by completing our quick and easy online registration form.
Institutional Membership
Is your institution part of the tertiary, further or higher education sectors? Are your staff currently working in the areas of institutional research, planning and analysis?
Then your institution should consider becoming an institutional member of AAIR with nominated staff becoming members. To be eligible, the institution must have staff with a minimum of two years of appropriate experience in institutional research, planning and analysis, or equivalent experience according to AAIR Rule 5.3 Eligibility for membership.
Your institution can join and have either of our 2 classes of Institutional membership:
- Institutional Lite (up to 5 members)
- Institutional (up to 10 members)
Each staff member is entitled to the same privileges as individual members of AAIR. If you experience staff turnover among your nominated members during any calendar year, you may request for their membership to be transferred to another employee for continuity of your team’s access to the AAIR network and its services. To apply, please complete the online application form and include the name and contact details of each member you are nominating.
The classes of Institutional membership are:
- Institutional Lite
Up to 5 nominated members – $450 per annum (ex-GST)
This is designed for small to medium-sized institutions or units but is not limited to those institutions or units. In this class, the institution can nominate up to 5 eligible persons who will have the same rights as individual members. The institution has the right to transfer membership should a nominated individual either choose to no longer be a member or leave the institution, as long as the institutional fees are up to date. - Institutional
6–10 nominated members – $900 per annum (ex-GST)
This is designed for larger institutions or units. As for Institutional Lite, members would have the same rights as individual members and membership is transferrable within the institution.
Do you have more than 10 team members you would like to become members of AAIR?
For extended memberships of 10+ members, the rate will be Institutional membership ($900 ex-GST) plus $90 (ex-GST) per additional member.
Retired Member
Retired but still want your finger on the pulse? Why not become a retired member of AAIR?
To be eligible to become a ‘Retired Member’, you must have held an AAIR membership for more than 10 years and be retired from the full-time workforce. Exceptions can be made at the discretion of the Committee. Your application to become a ‘Retired Member’ must be submitted using the membership form, and must be approved by the Committee. A ‘Retired Member’ shall:
- be exempt from membership fees and levies
- not be entitled to hold office or have voting rights
- be entitled to the social privileges of AAIR as determined by or on the invitation of the Committee or President and Secretary acting jointly, from time to time
- be eligible for discounts to AAIR events, where such discounts are available to a Retired Member.
So, if you would like to keep your finger on the pulse and stay connected with AAIR, we’d love to remain friends with you!
Now, simply sit back, have a latte, and enjoy your continuing relationship with AAIR.
Life Members
Life members are people who have rendered long, outstanding, meritorious and exceptional service as a Member to AAIR. They have aided AAIR in achieving its aims, or for any other commendable reason.
Life membership is conferred by the AAIR Executive Committee upon recommendation from the AAIR Executive Committee to the AAIR membership at an AAIR Annual General Meeting.
Honorary Members
AAIR reserves a special category of membership for honorary members. The AAIR Executive Committee can proffer honorary membership to a prominent citizen from within Australasia or abroad who is visiting AAIR for some special occasion.
Honorary membership may be conferred by the Committee at its discretion, or by the President and Secretary acting jointly.