Message from IUSSP President Tom LeGrand, University of Montreal

Incentive for involvement with IUSSP activities, many of which are now virtual and accessible to members around the world. The situation of COVID-19 presents serious challenges to all scientific and professional associations such as IUSSP, in terms of rethinking activities, reaching out to members in new ways and maintaining financial health. Ensuring a vibrant membership is essential to achieving all of these goals.

During this period of isolation due to COVID-19, IUSSP membership offers young academics access to dynamic networks within the international scientific community, with exceptional opportunities to stay up to date on the latest developments in the field and to participate in IUSSP scientific activities. . - experiences that are especially important in the current context. Please note that student association membership is now free for undergraduate students (for up to 4 years).

Of particular interest: the IUSSP has recently started a series of webinars on population issues; we have about 15 active scientific panels that are also moving online activities; several new training resources were posted on our website last year; a new web page has been created on the contributions of demographers to the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the union is looking to involve younger academics in all aspects of our work.

Other benefits for student members include:

A detailed profile page in the members directory, publicly accessible through a search tool that includes many search criteria.
Access to the exclusive member section of the IUSSP website, which includes job advertisements, research or training and job papers from IUSSP seminars.
Direct access to work calls and other announcements sent by email.
Newsletter with information on IUSSP activities and resources in the area.
Alerts informing you of upcoming Webinars and when a new article appears on N-IUSSP, the IUSSP news magazine, which publishes scientific findings from demographic research.
Discounts on registration fees and access to scholarships to attend the 2021 International Population Conference.
The IUSSP also offers discounted registration fees for residents of middle and low-income countries, for retirees over 65, for multi-year associations, and there are reduced registration fees for the International Population Conference for those who maintain their Association. between conferences.

Students and non-students can join the IUSSP or renew their membership at: https://iussp.org/en/membership-dues.