Dear WASWC Guest members,
WE INVITE ALL GUEST MEMBERS TO SIGN UP AS PAYING MEMBERS
We have been operating Guest membership system for quite a while, whereby the total number of Guest members has come up to several thousand. In order to allow some space for new guests who would arrive in this year and subsequent years, we need to start to exercise the rule that was set up since a few years ago that WASWC offers Guest members to enjoy all benefits in the association for one year at no cost. In its operation, a password to protect a number of webpages is used and is changed once a year. The present password (291785) will change on May 1, 2007 while the username (waswc) will remain the same.
WASWC therefore would like to invite all Guest members who have been with us for more than one year, say, since before January 2006, to sign up as members in any category (see below). Despite being a low-cost association run by volunteers with exclusive use of the internet, WASWC also needs some funds to make the work interesting and useful to create a timely and satisfactory impact to the targeted natural resources – soil and water. The fee that you may pay, which is quite small and thus affordable to most people in these fields, will help the association to run its activities efficiently.
In order to facilitate your payment the Council had deliberated in the last week of February and has come up with a slight modification of the fee structure to be an incentive for the payment procedure. In the past when one wanted to pay the fee for one year, i.e. $5 or $10, the bank fee for transferring the money across international border might equal that amount or even exceed it – plus postage.
from now on, with the modified fee structure, we encourage members to pay for several years in one time with a small benefit given. That is, if one pays for 4 years the membership will last for 5 years and the small saving will help in compensating the transaction cost to certain extent – and the time and trouble of doing the cash transaction for the next 4 years can be effectively saved. In the same way, if one pays for 8 years the membership period will last for 10 years. Such a modified system might be useful especially when one did not want to pay a larger sum for Life membership.
Such kind of modified fee is valid also for existing members, both paying to our secretariat directly or through the Decentralization Program in one’s own country. Following is the modified fee structure valid from March 3, 2007. In the next page you will see the Application and Renewal Form that shows by which methods the payment can be made, with the list of 17 pay stations worldwide.
Thanks very much for your understanding and look forward to seeing you as our paying member and interact more actively with other WASWC members soon.
UPDATED STRUCTURE of MEMBERSHIP FEES
from March 2007 onward, the membership fees in WASWC will be:
1. Individual membership: US$5/ yr for developing countries; US$10 for developed countries and people working in international organizations. Payment of the fee for 4 years at the same time will enable the membership to be valid for 5 years.
2. Life membership: US$80 for developing countries; US$160 for developed countries and people working in international organizations.
3. Organization membership: For universities, research and implemental institutions, government agencies, NGOs, societies, associations and international organizations, etc. Persons belonging to an Organization member will receive the same online products and services as the other two above categories: $100/ yr for an organization with up to 150 persons; $150/ yr for an organization with up to 300 persons; $200/ yr for an organization with up to 500 persons; and $10/ yr for an additional 100 persons or part thereof. Local organizations in developing countries can request to pay at a lower rate.
4. Gift membership: US$5/ yr worldwide, to be purchased by anyone to give to colleagues, friends, students, etc.
World Association of Soil and Water Conservation – WASWC
M E M B E R S H I P A P P L I C A T I O N/ R E N E W A L F O R M (issued 070305)
(For renewal, please fill in only your name, country, 2 e-mails, year(s) and the amount to pay. Sending the form by e-mail is preferred.)
Name (Ms./Mrs./Mr./Prof./Dr.) …………………………………….……………………………… F M
Institution……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Postal address …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
State/Province ……………………………. Zip/Postal code ...…………………. Country ………………………………….
Phone: …………………………….…………………………………… Fax: ………………………………………………..
E-mails (Give at least 2 addresses to ensure uninterrupted contact) (1) ………………………………………………………
(2) ……………...................................................................... (3) ..............................................................................................
My specialized field(s): .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Please sign me up for the WASWC membership in category: 1* (IM) 2 (LM) 3 (OM) 4 (GM)
Membership for the year(s) ……………………… @US$…………….. = US$ ………………….
Donation for developing country membership, etc. US$ ………………….
Donation to the Moldenhauer Fund US$ ………………….
Total US$ ……………….…
My credit card: Visa, MasterCard, No. ………………................................................................. Expiry ………………...
Date …………………………………. Signature ……………………………………………………………………………….
* Membership categories & rates from July 18, 2005: The rates depend on where the member is working/ living.
1. Individual membership: US$5/yr for developing countries; US$10 for developed countries and people working in international organizations worldwide. Payment of the fee for 4 years at the same time will enable the membership to be valid for 5 years.
2. Life membership: US$80 for developing countries; US$160 for developed countries and people working in international organizations worldwide
3. Organization membership: For universities, research and implemental institutions, government agencies, NGOs, societies, associations and international organizations, etc. Persons belonging to an Organization member will receive the same online products and services as the other two above categories: $100/ yr for an organization with up to 150 persons; $150/ yr for an organization with up to 300 persons; $200/ yr for an organization with up to 500 persons; and $10/ yr for an additional 100 persons or part thereof. Local organizations in developing countries can request to pay at a lower rate.
4. Gift membership: US$5/ yr worldwide, to be purchased by anyone to give to colleagues, friends, students, etc.
…………………………………………….. ← Please cut here before sending → ……………………………………….
▲ How and where to submit this form and the money: You may send this form by e-mail, fax or post. PLS READ CAREFULLY.
- For countries in the Decentralization Program (DP), the program coordinator in each country will notify members how and where the fee in local currency should be sent to. Countries in the Program include: Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tanzania, Thailand and Uruguay. Program coordinators may send the members list and fees to a suitable address below.
- New applicants living in these DP countries can send their fees in local currency to the program coordinator, who normally is either Vice President (VP) or National Representative (NR), or send directly to any suitable address below.
- For other countries, you may send the fee/ donations to any suitable address below or send in local currency to the nearest VP/ NR.
IMPORTANT NOTE to everyone living anywhere in the world: If you hold a Visa or MasterCard credit card you are requested to send the fee directly to (a) below. Using the credit card of another person – with the consent of the cardholder – is also acceptable.
a. Dr. William (Bill) C. Moldenhauer, Vice President (Assist. Treasurer), 2400 Sunrise Ridge Circle #107 Brookings SD 57006, USA. Phone: +1-605-6976470, Fax: +1-605-6279123 Attn: W.C. Moldenhauer, moldwcm@yahoo.com. He can receive money from US and Canadian members through Personal Check, Money Order, or Bank Draft (payable to WASWC), and can receive VISA and MasterCard credit cards and Bank Draft (payable to WASWC) from all over the world. SWIFT CODE: USBKUS44IMT, ABA No. 091402552, the First National Bank of Volga, SD, USA.
b. Mr. An Baoli, WASWC Secretariat, c/o ICRTS, Ministry of Water Resources, Jia 1, Fuxinglu, Beijing 100038, P.R. China. Ph: +86-10-63204370, Fax: +86-10-63204359, isa2005@icrts.org, waswc@icrts.org. Remittances can be received in the form of Domestic Money Order from within China, and UNESCO Coupons from 59 countries (see details and list of countries in www.unesco.org/general/eng/about/coupon/ or ask the WASWC Secretariat). All forms should be marked “payable to the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation”, and indicate from whom and which address/ country.
c. Dr. Samran Sombatpanit, WASWC Immediate Past President, 67/141 Amonphant 9, Soi Sena 1, Bangkok 10230, Thailand. Phone/Fax: +66-25703641, sombatpanit@yahoo.com. He accepts Bank Draft from every country. Mark the draft “payable to Dr. Samran Sombatpanit”. He receives SWIFT through the Bangkok Bank, Bangkhen Branch, 2124 Phaholyothin Road, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. Phone: +66-25614091/ 25791146-8, Fax: +66-25791149. SWIFT CODE: BKKBTHBK, A/C No. 161-0-210864.
d. Thailand: Mrs. Nongkran Maneewan, Land Development Dept., Bangkok 10900, Thailand, for sending from members in Thailand. Savings A/C No. 039-1-01371-8, Krung Thai Bank, Samyaek Kaset Branch. nongkran@ldd.go.th, kaek_nong@yahoo.com.
e. Japan: Dr. Machito Mihara, WASWC Deputy President, c/o Institute of Environment Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON), 2987-1 Onoji Machida-shi, Tokyo 195-0064, Japan. Phone/Fax: +81-42-736-8972, hq-erecon@nifty.com. He can receive all forms of payment from within Japan, and can receive Visa and MasterCard credit cards from all over the world (mark in all forms of payment “payable to ERECON Japan”). Payment is in Japanese yen only; see more details in www.waswc.org.
f. Serbia: Prof. Miodrag Zlatic, WASWC President, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Kneza Viseslava 1, Belgrade. Serbia. Phone: +381-11-3553122 (o), +381-11-3583280 (h), +381-63661549 (m). He can receive money from the Balkans Region. Ask for more details at mizlatic@yubc.net, mizlatic@yahoo.com.
g. United Kingdom: Dr. Mike A. Fullen, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1SB, U.K. Phone: +44-1902-322410, Fax: +44-1902-322680, M.Fullen@wlv.ac.uk. He can receive money from within the UK in pound sterling equivalent to the rates stated above. Cheques should be made payable to the University of Wolverhampton. You may use the most recent exchange rate for converting US$ into GBP.
h. Argentina: Eduardo Rienzi, Fac. of Agronomy, Univ. of Buenos Aires, Av. San Martin, Buenos Aires. Banco Nacion, suc 0082 Nro 200388227 CBU 01100204-30002003882279. rienzi@mail.agro.uba.ar
i. Kenya: James O. Owino, Dept. of Agric Eng., Egerton University, P.O.B. 536 Njoro. SWIFT: BARCKENXANKE, Bank code: 003, Branch code: 027, Acc. No. 1214170, P.O. Box 66, Nakuru 20100. joowin@yahoo.com
j. Brazil: Antonio Guerra, Avenida Jose Luiz Ferraz, 250, apartamento 1706, CEP. 22.790-587, Rio de Janeiro – RJ BRAZIL.
SWIFT: BRASBRRJRJO, Banco do Brasil – conta 652291-2; agencia 3652-8. antoniotguerra@gmail.com
k. The Netherlands: WRS Critchley, ABN AMRO Bank, Gelderlandplein, POSTBUS 87091, 1080 JB Amsterdam. Account number 549365478, BIC number = ABNANL2A, IBAN = NL28ABNA0470430559. wrs.critchley@dienst.vu.nl
Other pay stations, pls contact following persons for more details:
l. Spain: Artemi Cerdà, Departament de Geografia, Universitat de València, 46010-Valencia. acerda@uv.es
m. Morocco: Mohamed Sabir, National School of Forest Engineers, BP 511 Salé. sabirenfi@wanadoo.net.ma
n. Mexico: Aurora M. Galindo, Corazon de la Tierra, c/o Lloyd Carret, Chapala-Jocotepec # 40, Ajijic, Jalisco 45920. auroramichel@hotmail.com
o. India: Surinder S. Kukal, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004. sskukal@rediffmail.com
p. India: Suraj Bhan, Soil Conservation Society of India (SCSI), G-3, Nat. Soc. Block, NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi-110012. bhan_suraj2001@yahoo.com
q. South Africa: Rinda van der Merwe, Institute of Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, Pretoria 0001. rinda@arc.agric.za
Note: For the convenience of all parties you are advised to sign up as a Life member or to pay for several years in one time. Contact sombatpanit@yahoo.com if you have any problem.