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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP in the INTERNATIONAL SHAW
SOCIETY
Click HERE to go directly to a printable application
form.
The
ISS, a non-profit organization, provides for those interested in the life,
times, and works of Bernard Shaw and his circle a means to coordinate their
study, exchange information and ideas, and promote an interest in Shaw worldwide.
The ISS arranges biennial or triennial conferences, annual symposia, and
occasional special sessions and seminars around the world at which anyone
interested in Shaw can find a gathering of kindred spirits and an occasion to
speak on and discuss Shaw and to hear and see his works in performance.
The acronym of “ISS” is appropriate to emphasize
Shaw’s continuing presence in the contemporary world as a talkative spirit with
very relevant things to say, and the suggestion of a hiss on the end of “ISS”
evokes Shaw’s portrayal of the Edenic serpent in Back to Methuselah as a
friend to man in encouraging the species to grow and learn, rather than to
continue in the old, stagnant, often self-destructive ways. The Shavian voice,
urging Homo sapiens to grow up, has never been more needed. Growing up, in fact, is probably what Shaw
had in mind when he proposed evolving to Homo super. Desperate metaphors for desperate times! Which will always be with
us until we do grow up. We hope
that you will wish to become a member and contribute to ISS goals, the chief of
which is to keep Shaw and his characters talking in their inimitably
entertaining and enlightening style. Other specific benefits are as follows:
List of Benefits
·
With paid
membership (other than "Affiliate Membership"), an automatic subscription to SHAW: The Annual of Bernard Shaw
Studies ($42 retail), generally published in the late Fall. See www.psupress.org/journals/jnls_shaw.html.
·
Eligibility
for and opportunity to contribute to whatever travel
and research grants and prizes the ISS offers to encourage the study
of Shaw and his circle (see below).
·
A discount of at least
$25 on the registration fee for
ISS conferences & other ISS events.
·
40% discount on the University Press of Florida Shaw
Series books. See www.upf.com/seriesresult.asp?ser=gbshaw.
·
20% discount on the Shaw Correspondence Series of the
·
Access (by password) to
all levels of an ISS website that will keep everyone informed of relevant
activities and provide links to valuable research tools, such
as bibliographies and databases. The ISS Homepage linking to the
Members Page is at www.shawsociety.org.
·
The latest news on Shaw
doings via email or
newsletters—such as upcoming conferences, symposia, and other meetings; theater
and book notices; theater and book reviews; editorials; and much more. Serves as a listserv that invites
participation.
·
The right to vote in ISS elections and referendums and the right to hold elected and appointed office
and to serve on committees.
ISS
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, & PRIZES
As one of the principal goals of the ISS is to
encourage younger generations to experience the delights of reading and seeing
Shaw's works and participating in the discussion of them, the ISS offers a
generous program of support in the form of scholarships, grants, and prizes,
most of which are allied with particular events, such as symposia and
conferences. To that end, five young
scholars were awarded Best Paper Awards at the USF Sarasota Shaw Conference in
2004, eleven received ISS Hampton-Hussey Travel Grants to the Shaw Conference
at Brown University in June of 2006, four were awarded ISS Travel Grants (which
supplemented Bryden Scholarships offered by the Shaw Festival) at the Shaw
Symposium in July of 2005, and four more were awarded for the Symposium in
August of 2006. If you give a minimum of $500,
the grant the ISS gives with that may carry your name, if you wish.
BENEFITS
SUMMARY: Membership in the ISS brings
many benefits, but one of the chief benefits comes from providing to the ISS
tax-deductible funds that can be used to support the scheduling of Shaw
meetings and the giving of travel grants to the young to attend such
events. In this way your regard and
enthusiasm for Shaw can best be passed on.
Please be as generous as you can in choosing your level of
membership. For all gifts, the Recording
Shaw will write your name in the Book of Life.
2007 ISS MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION FORM
(For a form printable on one
page, click HERE)
Membership
in the ISS must be renewed annually in January, and the fee is tax-deductible
in the
Circle Type of Membership: Renewal New Gift Affiliate
If “Gift,” please print your
name____________________________________________.
Would you like the ISS to choose the recipient of the
Gift Membership? YES NO
To be
eligible for an Affiliate Membership you must be a verifiably paid-up member of
another Shaw Society. Affiliates receive
all benefits except the journal SHAW.
Annual Membership Fee
(in U.S. dollars). Circle whichever applies:
1. Standard Fee: $40
2. Member
& Spouse Both Listed: $60 (But share one copy of journal)
3. Student: $20
4. Affiliate: $15 (no copy of journal)
5. Contributor (membership +
gift): $75 $100
$125 $150
6. Sponsor
(membership + gift): $200 $250
$300 $400
7. Partner (membership + gift):
$500 Or
specify $__________.
If you give
$500 or more, your name may go on a specific ISS grant.
Please
indicate if you wish to be acknowledged in the giving of the grant: YES
NO
Please print or type:
Name(s) of
Member(s):___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone
Number(s):_______________________________________________________________
E-Mail Address(es):______________________________________________________________
ISS business is conducted
more online than not. If you do not have access to e-mail
and need hard copy, please initial here:________________.
Thank you for your
membership and contribution.
Questions? Email dietrich@cas.usf.edu.