Special Consideration Membership
As an international society, SPIE recognizes the need for a dues structure in geographic areas where salary levels for qualifying engineers and scientists may be an obstacle to Membership and full participation in the Society.
Therefore, the SPIE Membership Committee and SPIE Board of Directors approved a special category of Membership for individuals residing in countries that are eligible for Special Economic Consideration, as selected by the World Bank. List located below.
Special Consideration Membership includes full Society privileges, such as voting and the ability to run for office.
Dues for Special Consideration Membership
| Individual | Early Career | Student | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-year | $35 | $20 | $10 |
| 3-year | $98 | $54.55 | -- |
| 5-year | -- | $90.91 | -- |
| Join or Renew › |
Join or renew by fax or mail: Download the Special Consideration Membership application (pdf)
Membership dues are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Benefits of SPIE Membership
| • Discounts on event registration, courses, SPIE Digital Library, and publications |
• Student Members can access Student Chapters, discounts, scholarships, and networking events |
| • A free online professional development
course• Making the most of your Presentation
• Structuring your Research Paper |
• Exclusive access to Member networking events |
| • 10 SPIE Digital Library downloads | • Voting privileges to determine SPIE leadership |
| • Opportunity for award recognition, Fellow and Senior Member distinction |
• Photonics Focus magazine received bimonthly both in print and online |
| • Complimentary
SPIE journal• Advanced Photonics
of your choice• Journal of Applied Remote Sensing • Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems • Journal of Biomedical Optics • Journal of Electronic Imaging • Journal of Medical Imaging • Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS • Journal of Nanophotonics • Journal of Photonics for Energy • Neurophotonics • Optical Engineering |
• Opportunity to serve in SPIE leadership |
Countries currently eligible for Special Economic Consideration
| Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Angola, Republic of Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan, Republic of Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin, Republic of Bhutan, Kingdom of Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde, Republic of Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad, Republic of China Colombia Comoros, Union of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini, Kingdom of Ethiopia Fiji Gabon | Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of Kosovo, Republic of Kyrgyzstan Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger | Nigeria Niue North Macedonia, Republic of Pakistan Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia | Zimbabwe |
