Active, Junior, Life and Honorary . Physicians, Scientists, Nurses and other Specialists of qualified standing are eligible to join the Society as Active members. Junior membership is available to those serving in approved training programs in Canada, the United States and elsewhere. After completion of their training, Junior members can request to transfer to Active status in the Society. Life membership is, upon request, handed to an individual who has been an active member in good standing for at least 5 years and has retired from active practice, or has reached the age of 70, or is disabled.
All Active members receive a membership certificate.
They are entitled to vote at the Annual Business Meeting and are eligible to hold office and serve on Council Committees. The mission of the Society is to promote study, education and research of fertility, sterility and andrology, respond to social needs in regard to the complexities of human reproduction, provide expertise in the accreditation of clinical and laboratory therapeutics in new reproductive technologies, and establish valid processes for the measurement of outcomes of therapy. The Annual Meeting , which is our main function, takes place each Fall in a different Canadian city. The meetings, held in a friendly atmosphere of open exchange, are unique occasions for the interchange of ideas and the clarification of clinical issues. The field of reproductive research is also covered in sessions dedicated to clinical and basic sciences presentations.