Revised on July 1, 2009
Revised on December 18, 2013
Revised on July 6,2020

Guide to Admission to the Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
The Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering (JAEE) provides a productive forum for interaction toconventional researchers and engineers related to earthquake engineering, as well as to people in every field related
to earthquake itself, or to earthquake disasters. Accordingly, our membership is naturally open to people who havebeen related to earthquake-resistance engineering, and also to people in fields related to earthquake disaster suchas government and public services, researchers in human/social science such as community planning andpsychology, medical services personnel, etc.

 Application Method
The application form (PDF or Word file) for Individual Members (Individual/Student Members) and Corporation
Members can be downloaded from our homepage (https://www.jaee.gr.jp/). Please fill in the necessary items
directly onto the form and send or fax it to the Secretariat, or save it as a PDF file and send it to the Secretariat as
an E-mail attachment.
Secretariat: Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
Postal Code108-0014, AIJ Building 4th Floor, 26-20, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
E-mail:office@general.jaee.gr.jp, Tel: +81-3-5730-2831, Fax: +81-3-5730-2830

 Annual Membership Fee- Fee Category and Annual Membership Fee- Annual Membership Fee for Mid-Year Admission

Membership Category Membership Fee Admission FeeAdmission Date Individual Member

Individual Member
10,000 yen
Student Member
3,000 yen
Corporation Member
Special Grade200,000 yen
A Grade100,000 yen
B Grade50,000 yen
C Grade20,000 yen

March-May
10,000 yen
June-Aug
7,500 yen
Sept-Nov
5,000 yen
Dec-Feb
2,500 yen* Corporation Members and Student Members must
pay the full annual membership fee even when theyjoin in mid-year.

1,000 yen
None
None
None
None
None Membership Qualification as Stipulated in the Bylaws[Individual Member Qualification]
An individual who has an academic background/experience in the field of earthquake engineering or earthquake
disaster prevention, and matches one of the following categories:
1) College graduate
2) Graduate of specialized vocational high school, its equivalent or above, with work experience3) Graduate of high school, with work experience4) If an individual specializes in fields other than those noted above, or graduated from schools outside ofJapan, he/she shall conform to the above qualifications, and shall have the necessary academic backgroundto contribute to the objective of this Association.
5) Others who have been recognized by the Board of Directors as having the same qualification as those
noted above.

[Student Member Qualification]
An individual who is currently attending a graduate school, college, specialized school, high school or equivalentschools to learn the knowledge/techniques related to earthquake engineering or earthquake disaster reduction.

[Corporation Member Qualification]
A corporation and other entities that are engaged in earthquake engineering or earthquake disaster prevention, andrelated businesses noted below.
1) General constructors, construction design, construction consulting, building materials, and other similarfields2) Manufacturers, non-profitable organization, press/information, insurance, and other similar fields

 Approval of Membership and Effectiveness of Qualification
After the admission application form is received, it is reviewed by the Board of Directors for approval. After theBoard of Directors approves the admission, a membership card and membership fee invoice will be sent.
Membership of Individual Member shall become effective when admission fee and membership fee have beenpaid. Membership of Corporation Member and Student Member shall become effective when admission fee has
been paid.

 Privileges of Members[Individual Member/Student Member]
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Members shall possess the voting right/eligibility regarding election of Officers. (Only for IndividualMembers)
Members are entitled to attend the General Assembly, give their opinion, and possess the voting rights. (Onlyfor Individual Members)
Members are able to receive mail delivery of “JAEE NEWS”.
Members are able to receive information by means of “the Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake
Engineering” (Journal of JAEE) from the homepage of the Association.
Members are able to post messages on “JAEE NEWS” or “Column” of Japan Association for Earthquake
Engineering. (The Association reserves the right to decide whether or not to publish the message, and theissue to publish it.)Members are able to present one’s paper on the Journal of JAEE. (Subject to review)
Members are able to present one’s paper at the Annual Meetings of Japan Association for EarthquakeEngineering.
Members are able to participate in scholarly meetings, seminars, lectures, study visits, etc. at member discountprices on a priority basis.
Members are able to participate in committee meetings as a committee member.

[Corporation Member]
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Same privileges as Individual/Student Members noted above, except items 1, 2, 6 & 7.
Number of people who can be registered as Corporation Members are as follows.
Corporation Member Category

Special Grade

A GradeB GradeC GradeNumber of people

Up to 12Up to 6Up to 31

Other privileges are as follows:Privilege Description
Post advertisement on the bulletin of Japan Association
for Earthquake Engineering at
discount priceDistribution of brochures at the site of events such as
scholarly meetings
Link between the Association’s homepage andCorporation Member’s homepage
Post information on Corporation Member’s eventsin the Association’s homepage

Remarks
The Association reserves the right to decide the advertisement’slocation.
Subject to limitations as applicable.
A list of Corporation Member links will be published.
The Association reserves the right to decide the timing andlocation to publish the information.