To be or not to be a SAAB member – what do I get
for my membership fee?
The SAAB membership fee is only
R165.00
1. Membership of one of the most highly - regarded
professional scientific societies in the country.
SAAB provides a forum for professional botanists to interact
with their colleagues on a regular basis and freely exchange
ideas and information. You get access to our SAABnet email user group
where bursaries/job advertisements/conference arrangements
etc. can be distributed quickly.
2. SAAB organizes an annual conference, providing
an opportunity for professionals to report on their research
activities and for students to interact on a national (often
also international) level and compete for a number of very
prestigious awards. Such a conference can only be held under
the auspices of a recognized society such as SAAB. Registration
fees of these conferences are reduced for SAAB members.
Students who register for the conference automatically become
SAAB members for that year.
3. Reduced subscription fees for the SA Journal
of Botany, published by Elsevier from 2006, hardcopy
& online-R650. The journal usually consists of more
than 600 published pages of which about 40% are from authors
outside South Africa. Articles published by institutional
members in SAJB qualify for subsidy from the National Department
of Education.
Who qualifies to become an ordinary SAAB member?
Persons who have completed at least a four-year degree (or
BSc and BSc Honours) in Botany or an equivalent qualification
at a tertiary institution.
For further information please contact the Secretary, Mrs
Mariana Smith at P.O. Box 3268 Matieland, 7602, South
Africa.
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