A Member may be anyone active in audio engineering or acoustics who has an academic degree or the equivalent in scientific or professional experience in audio engineering and its allied arts and is familiar with the application of engineering principles and data in that field.
A Member can vote in Society elections, hold office (e.g. Board of Governors, Board of Directors), and Members with public online profiles appear in the results of “Find an Audio Engineer” searches.
After you have become an Associate Member you will be invited to upgrade to Member status.
If you already are an Associate Member you can apply for member status on the member portal.
A Student Member may be any student interested in audio engineering and enrolled in an audio program at a school, college, or university. Students may claim status as Student Members during any period(s) of academic training. These need not be consecutive but cannot exceed a total of 10 years. After 10 years a current Student Member will be converted to Associate Member according to the Recent Graduate fee schedule below.
Recent Graduate Fee Schedule – only available to current AES Student Members:
First year post-graduation: $50 (Student rate)
Second year post-graduation: $75
Third year post-graduation: $100
Fourth year post-graduation: $125 (Associate Member rate)
Please note that an AES Student Member loses eligibility for the Recent Graduate discount if the membership lapses anytime within the first 3 years after graduation.
Life Membership recognizes long-standing members’ support for the Audio Engineering Society. Any Member or Fellow in good standing who has been a paid member for at least 25 years and a Member of the Society for at least the past five, may, when they reach the age of 65, apply for life membership status and be exempt from paying dues from that time onwards. This includes all the existing privileges of their membership category plus the online edition of the AES Journal. In line with other membership categories, Life members also have the option to subscribe to the printed edition of the Journal at the prevailing rates.
If you believe you meet the above criteria you can request an upgrade to Life Membership.
Individuals can be a member of AES Standards Committee working group to help the development of standards in their field without being an AES member although it is strongly encouraged.
