In 1993, APS Council approved a motion to include the presidents or designees of certain foreign physical societies at Council meetings as international advisors. This policy was revised last year. CAP and SMF, neighboring societies, will have permanent advisor status. But beginning this year, the president of the APS designates additional international advisors on an annual basis for his or her term of office. The board consists of 24 members and the NSF director, who is an ex-officio member.
Members serve six-year terms.
Salaries for female physicists who have earned their PhD in the past 10 years are comparable to salaries for male physicists with similar experience. The American Institute of Physics has signed an agreement with Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. under which Springer will publish and distribute AIP Press books worldwide. Springer will build upon its physics book publishing programs by this new addition. Under this agreement, Springer acquired the AIP Press current and backlist titles and will distribute them internationally under the dual logos of Springer and AIP Press. Copyright 1997, The American Physical Society.