Benefits of Membership in ICSD
Membership in ICSD provides many benefits to both
individual and institutional members. These include:
· Conferences:
Conferences are held each year in order to enable members
to learn more about social development by hearing from
experts in the field, attending presentations of papers by
other colleagues, visiting with agencies engaged in social
development activities, and meeting other individuals who
are concerned with promoting social development and
sharing their experiences. In odd-numbered years, ICSD
sponsors international symposia for all its members. These
meetings are held in different parts of the world. In
even-numbered years, ICSD’s regional branches sponsor
symposia with persons in their respective areas of the
world. These conferences are open to all members of the
organization. ICSD symposia normally include pre- or
post-conference study tours in the host country and appeal
to practitioners, academics, and evaluators from a wide
range of disciplines, including social work, economics,
political science, philosophy, education, and sociology.
· Discounts
for Symposium Registration: The ICSD symposia are available to all persons interested in social
development. However, members of ICSD are able to
register for these symposia at a considerable
discount. Student members and members from
economically-developing countries are provided even
greater registration discounts.
· Social
Development Issues
Journal:
Members of ICSD receive the organization’s journal,
Social Development Issues. This journal, which is
published three times each year by Lyceum Books, is a
refereed publication focused on various aspects of social
development and includes articles by authors from around
the world. It is the leading international journal in this
area of inquiry.
· Lyceum
Books Discount:
Members of ICSD receive a 20% discount on all books
published by Lyceum Books. Lyceum Books publishes numerous
texts and journals used by social work educators,
researchers, evaluators, and students.
· ICSD
Newsletter:
In addition to receiving Social Development Issues,
members receive an ICSD newsletter twice each year. These
newsletters keep members informed about the organization’s
activities as well as other events related to social
development, such as conferences by other organizations.
· International
Networking Options:
Members of ICSD comprise an international listserv of
individuals and organizations who are concerned with
promoting social development. The listserv provides a
forum for sharing ideas and experiences and developing
partnerships and exchanges with like-minded people
throughout the world. Members who wish can also be
connected to a larger network of social work educators who
want to engage in discussions about international social
work education in general, through CSWE’s Global Social
Work Education Forum.
· Continuing
Education Units (CEUs):
ICSD offers its members the opportunity to earn CEUs at
biennial conferences. These learning experiences enable
members to stay current in their knowledge and to fulfill
their respective CEU requirements. In the near future,
ICSD plans to provide its members the opportunity to
engage in online learning opportunities at minimal cost.
· Board
Membership:
In addition to the above benefits, each institutional
member is granted a seat on the ICSD Board of Directors.
·
Membership Rates:
Individuals
$60.00—From industrially developed countries
$110.00—From industrially developed countries; 2 Year
Membership
$30.00—From less industrially developed countries
$55.00—From less industrially developed countries; 2
Year Membership
$25.00—Students from industrially developed countries
$20.00—Students from less industrially developed countries
Institutions
(Includes a seat on the board of the International
Consortium for Social Development [ICSD])
$400.00—From industrially developed countries
$60.00—From less industrially developed countries
All deliveries outside the
U.S. require an additional $21.00.
Amounts shown are in U.S.
dollars
Contact
membership@ICSD.info for more information.
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