Membership is open to any natural or juristic person desirous of advancing science and scholarship.
In addition, Association members are the Scientific Members appointed by the Max Planck Society who, as a rule, are also directors of the individual Max Planck Institutes. The necessary decisions ensuring that the Max Planck Society functions as a large scientific organisation are taken by the individual organs within the Society. General Meeting The General Meeting of the members of the Max Planck Society is the governing body of the Max Planck Society. It decides on changes in the Society statute, elects the members of the Senate, listens to the Annual Report being read, examines and approves the annual statement of accounts and gives formal approval to the Society Board of Directors. The names of the individual members of the Max Planck Society are published in the roll of members.