The International Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science is a professional membership organisation of scientists, academics, students and other interested persons. The ISCMNS exists to support and communicate the field of condensed matter nuclear science.
To learn more about the Society and its history, please click here.
There are many advantages to becoming a member of the ISCMNS, and we offer various tiers of membership. Membership runs for 12 months from the date of becoming a member and renews automatically each year.
The cost and benefits of membership are shown below.
As shown in the table, it is also possible to become a ‘friend’ of the Society. Friendship allows you to become affiliated with the Society, and access some of the benefits associated with membership, without the governance obligation attached to formal membership (see below for more).
| Friend of the Society | Student Membership | Standard Membership | Institutional Membership | |
| €25 per annum | €25 per annum | €50 per annum | ||
| Eligibility to Vote | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) | |
| Eligibility to Stand for Office | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) | |
| Free Membership of Sister Societies | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) | |
| Discounted Workshop Fees | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) |
| Discounted Society Merchandise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) |
| Society Newsletter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) |
| Private Online Forum | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) |
| Private Member Portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (Coming Soon) |
In legal form, the ISCMNS is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England. Despite our corporate form, we are a non-profit. This means that we do not have shareholders, do not distribute our funds to owners and are not obliged to maximise commercial measures like profitability or return on investment. Our Society has what is referred to as an “asset lock,” meaning that the resources of the Society may not be used for private gain. Nor may they be transferred to a non-charitable party in the event of the dissolution of the Society.
The Society is governed by an Executive Committee, which functions as the Board of Directors of the charitable company. The ultimate custodians of the Society are its members, who function analogously to shareholders and vote to appoint the Executive Committee of the Society at General Meetings. Membership of the Society thus places a responsibility on members to be engaged and responsive to the governance and administration of the Society. To this end, members have the right to expect periodic updates on Society business.
Members may make representations directly to the Executive Committee by contacting the Membership Secretary, who is obliged to bring member representations before the committee.
The most important thing that members do is vote, and the ISCMNS is committed to ensuring that all members have the opportunity to participate in voting on Society business. Historically, business has been conducted at in person meetings – usually on the sideline of conferences or workshops. Given advances in video conferencing and cloud software, there are now less restrictive ways to operate. Future meetings and votes will likely be conducted using some combination of in person meeting, audio / video conferencing and online voting.