Academic members in good standing with the Athens Institute may undertake one or more of the following activities:
- Only members can present and participate in the various conferences and other events organized by divisions, units, and centers of the Athens Institute. The fee covers the new member’s membership fee as stipulated in the registration form. However, participants in an academic event must activate their membership during the event by submitting a formal membership form.
- Present more than one paper, provided they are accepted, and pay the regular fee only for the first presentation.
- Chair a session at a conference without paying any fee, subject to availability (usually more demand than sessions, and preferences are given to those who pay the registration fee).
- Belong to 1 or 2 units and 1 center of the Athens Institute and, based on academic merit, serve on the editorial board of the Athens Institute’s academic journals.
- Become editors or associate editors of one of the Athens Institute’s academic journals. Prior international experience with editing is required.
- Referee papers submitted for publication in books and journals published by the Athens Institute.
- Edit books based on selected papers presented at one or more conferences organized by the Athens Institute that have a common thematic focus. Prior international experience with editing is required.
- Become members of the scientific and organizing committee of the conferences of the units they belong to.
- Organize microsymposiums as part of a more general conference (needs Board’s approval).
- Propose and organize a new general conference (needs Board’s approval).
- Organize special/invited conference sessions on topics of specific interest. (Click here for details).
- Develop research bids in collaboration with other institutions. In case of a successful application, the principal investigator (project leader) assumes full responsibility for the management of the funds, while no deductions are made by the Athens Institute.
- Organize study tours in Greece for undergraduate or postgraduate students in collaboration with universities outside Greece.
Benefits of academic members of the Athens Institute:
- All members in good standing can participate in any academic event organized by the Athens Institute throughout the year for free if they do not present a paper.
- If a paper is presented, the fee must be paid for the first paper presentation of the year. The second presentation within the year is free.
- Pending availability, the Athens Institute provides office space and basic administrative and secretarial assistance if members want to carry out research in Athens. This applies only to academic members whose permanent academic affiliations are located outside Greece, for short periods of time (up to three months per academic term), and on particular days of the week. The research project needs official approval by the Athens Institute.
- Pending availability, the Athens Institute provides rooms for small meetings strictly for its academic members only; otherwise, a fee must be paid.
- E-mail and business cards can be provided upon request. The cost of printed business cards will be covered by the academic member.