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Become a Member
Please join our Society to enjoy many member-exclusive benefits which include the following:
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Annual meeting registration discount
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Access to learning contents from our past academic meetings
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Potential sponsorship to attend local or international conferences
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We sincerely hope to build up a strong local and international network within the metabolic medicine community in Hong Kong and across the world.
Membership Tiers
Ordinary Member
Any medical practitioner, scientist, technologist or health care professional who has shown a continuous interest in inborn errors of metabolism as evident by publications, teaching or attendance at conferences on inborn error of metabolism and is engaged in work related to inborn errors of metabolism shall be eligible for full membership on the recommendation of two ordinary members of the Society.
Each full member is required to take an active part in promoting the objectives of the Society.
Associate Member
Any person, corporation, medical practitioner, scientist, health care professional or technologist who is interested in inborn errors of metabolism and who is not qualified to be an ordinary member shall be eligible to become an associate member on the recommendations of two ordinary members of the Society. Such members shall enjoy all the privileges of the Society except the power of voting and holding office.
Honorary Member
Honorary Member means any person so nominated by the Council as a sign of respect and appreciation as a leader in inborn errors of metabolism who has made significant contribution to the Society. Such person shall be proposed and seconded by two Ordinary Members of the Society and the proposal shall be passed in a council meeting and subsequently ratified by the members in a general meeting.
Life Member
Any ordinary member may become a life member upon payment of $2000 or such amount as may be decided upon by the Council. Such members shall be proposed and seconded by two Ordinary Members of the Society and the proposal shall be passed in a Council meeting. Such members shall enjoy the same privileges as ordinary Members. He/she shall not be required to pay the annual subscription fees.
Application
Every candidate for membership of the Society shall be proposed and seconded by two Ordinary Members of the Society.
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Application for admission must be made in writing signed by the candidate, the proposer and seconder concerned and addressed to the Honorary Secretary and shall be in such form as the Council shall decide from time to time.
The annual subscription for an Ordinary Member and an Associate Member shall be HK$100.00 or such amount as may be decided upon by the Council. Subscription shall be payable in advance on the first day of April of each year. Please send payment via cheque or direct deposit. More information can be found on the application form.