All applicants for membership and all members in the Society, as a condition of their application and as a continuing condition of membership, waive the right to make any claim, file any suit or take any legal action against the Society, its agents, members, officers, directors and committees, as described in the membership application and the Board policies.

All properly filed applications for admission to membership as an Associate, Fellow, Graduate, Student, and Undergraduate Student member must be reviewed and evaluated by the Vice President. The Vice President will either approve each application or refer it to the Board of Directors for consideration.

The Board of Directors shall review applications referred to it by the Vice President. The Board of Directors shall by a two-thirds (2/3) vote adopt one of the following alternatives with respect to any application:  1) Approve applicant for membership; 2) Table the application for further evaluation.

If the Board of Directors denies membership to an applicant, or if the membership is approved in a class other than the class applied for, the applicant may request that the Board of Directors reconsider its decision in the manner set forth in the Board Policies.

Next Application Deadline:  December 21, 2009

Applications are reviewed by the ASLMS Vice President in January, April, July, and October.

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Note:  Electronic applications are preferred.  Use the "Submit by E-mail" button on the application.  Applications sent via fax and mail are acceptable.