During the upcoming scientific conference, Society members will gather to review the past year, discuss key topics, and vote on important matters. This year’s meeting will take place in Seoul on June 26th.
Micah Dunthorn, Chair of the Programme Committee, has kindly agreed to facilitate an online connection for members who are unable to attend in person.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87938534329?pwd=pmolnEybG9CqsPEorYFQIrQLovX8ai.1
Meeting ID: 879 3853 4329; Passcode: 079468
Below is a summary of the preliminary agenda for the meeting:
- In Memoriam Report (Karnkowska)
- Summary of the annual reports and executive meetings (Adl)
- Protistology Newsletter and mentoring programme (Pánek)
- Joint members – amendment of Bylaws (Adl/Espinosa)
- New membership dues for 2026 (Adl)
- Image Repository (Adl/Langlois)
- New ISOP awards (Adl)
- Election results (Pánek)
- ISOP 2026 meeting (Lukeš/Pánek)
Joint members
The EC approved the following additions to the By-Laws related to Affiliate Societies. These amendments (in bold below) shall be ratified by the membership at ISoP’s annual business meeting in Seoul.
Article 1 – Membership
The Society is constituted by individual (Section 1-6) and joint members (Section 7). The privileges of individual paid membership include these rights: to vote in elections of all Officers of the Society, and other matters submitted to a vote of the Membership; to hold office; to receive dues notices; to publish a number of pages without charge in The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (The Journal) each year as established by the Executive Committee; and to receive any other benefits as determined by the Executive Committee. The privileges of joint members are defined in section 7.
A new section (Section 7 – Joint Membership) will be added at the end of Article 1; the wording of the new section will be:
Section 7 – Joint Membership
Individual members of other organizations with which the Society signs agreements according to Article 11 (Affiliation With Other Organizations), Section 1 (Affiliations For The Purpose of Joint Membership), will be considered joint members of the Society only for the duration of the agreement with the affiliate. These joint members will have the following benefits: to receive discounted fees for scientific meetings; and to receive the Society’s newsletter and updates of the status and outcomes of the jointly held activities by the Society and the affiliate. At any time, and if opting to pay the Society’s membership fees, joint members can become individual members of the Society and get benefits of individual membership status such as to be eligible to vote, to be elected, to publish a number of pages without charge in the Journal and to be eligible for travel awards.
New membership dues for 2026
The Executive Committee was asked to construct a new schedule of dues, to be approved by the membership at the next Business Meeting, to apply to 2026 membership renewals and new accounts. The goal is to simplify the membership process and encourage broad participation in Society activities. In conjunction with these actions, the following schedule of membership dues will ensue (changes to be made to the Wiley Membership page for the 2026 membership period).
Regular Membership
Regular members include all members who do not choose or qualify for other categories of membership. It includes all the privileges of individual paid membership. Dues: 40 USD per year for all countries.
Student Membership
Include all the privileges of Regular Membership. It is available exclusively to undergraduate and graduate students. Dues: 20 USD per year for all countries
Full Privileges Membership
Includes all the privileges of Regular Membership plus the right to receive a subscription to the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. Dues: 80 USD per year for all countries
Lifetime Membership
Includes all the privileges of Full Privileges Membership and lasts a member´s lifetime. Dues: 825 USD.
Emeritus Membership
Emeritus membership shall be available, upon retirement from professional activities to those who have been regular members of the Society for 15 years or more. Emeritus members shall be entitled, for the duration of the member’s life, to membership of the Society for one-half the Regular Membership dues. Dues: 20 USD per year for all countries
Honorary Membership
Distinguished protistologists deemed worthy of Honorary membership in the Society shall be submitted by the Awards Committee to the Executive Committee for consideration. Upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee, election to Honorary membership shall require a majority vote of all members present and voting at a duly scheduled annual business meeting of the Society. Honorary members shall enjoy all the privileges of Full-Privileges Membership but shall be exempt from all regular dues and levies claimed by the Society from its members for the duration of the honorary member’s life. Dues: 0 USD per year for all countries
Joint members
Dues for this category will be discussed with membership during the meeting.
Dues shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of all members present and voting at a duly scheduled annual business meeting of the Society.
