BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP INTERNATIONAL SHAW SOCIETY
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directly to a membership form, please click HERE.
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 conferences, symposia, sessions, and seminars 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. And there would be no objection if you
remember the ISS in your will! For all
gifts, the Recording Shaw will write your name in the Book of Life.
List of Benefits
- With paid membership
(other than "Affiliate Membership"), an automatic subscription
to SHAW: The Annual of Bernard Shaw
Studies. Generally, it is published in the late Fall. See http://www.psupress.org/journals/jnls_shaw.html.
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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.
·
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/se-shaw.shtml.
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20% discount on the Shaw
Correspondence Series of the
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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, newsletters, and a Shaw blog—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 blog is at http://gbs.shawsociety.org/.
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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, four more were awarded for the Symposium in August of 2006, three more
for the Symposium in July of 2007, and four more for the Symposium of
2008. If you give a minimum of $500,
the grant the ISS gives with that can carry your name, if you wish.
INTERNATIONAL SHAW SOCIETY
2009 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
FORM
(For a form printable on one
page, click HERE)
Memberships
in the ISS are from January 1 to December 31 and must be renewed annually. The
fee is tax-deductible in the U.S. See other side for list of benefits. For all but "Affiliate Members,"
paid membership brings an automatic subscription to the annual journal SHAW (at least $42 retail). To see other
benefits, please go to www.shawsociety.org/2008-Membership-Form-&-Benefits.htm.
To renew your membership or become a member or give a membership, please
complete the form below and mail it with your check or money order (preferably
in U.S. dollars) made out to “International Shaw Society” and addressed to: ISS, P. O. Box 728, Odessa, FL 33556-0728.
If you prefer to pay in a currency other
than U.S. dollars, consult http://www.xe.com/ucc/
for conversion rates and add the equivalent of $1 for bank charges. If paying
in a foreign currency, however, first please email dietrich@cas.usf.edu or call
813-503-0584 to make sure that
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:
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Select Type of Membership |
Fee for 1 Year |
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1. Standard
Membership: |
$45 |
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2. Standard Member & Spouse both listed, but share one copy of
journal: |
$60 |
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3. Student: |
$25 |
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4. Affiliate (no copy of journal): |
$15 |
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5. Contributor
Member (or member & spouse both listed): |
$75 to $150: specify______ |
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6. Sponsor Member
(or member & spouse both listed): |
$200 to $400:
specify______ |
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7. Partner Member
(or member & spouse both listed); |
$500 or more:
specify_____ |
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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 |
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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 email and need hard copy,
please initial here________. Thank you for your membership and
contribution.
Questions? Email dietrich@cas.usf.edu
or call 813-920-2986.