Article III

Membership

Section 1

IEEE members of any grade, including students, who are interested in any phase of the SMCS fields of interest, may become members of this Society upon application and payment of Society fees.

Section 2

Persons who are not members of IEEE who are active in the fields of interest of SMCS may become Society Affiliates upon approval of a Society membership application and payment of the appropriate IEEE and SMCS fees, if they qualify upon the basis of criteria set forth in the Society Bylaws. Society Affiliates are entitled to the same Society services as Society members.