Becoming a Member:Any interested person who subscribes to the aims of the Society
can become an ordinary member of LASSA. This includes all
related healthcare providers, such as doctors, nurses, dietitians, etc.
Any member may submit to the Committee (through the ) the name of any person who is desirous of election to
the Society.
The candidate may then be elected by the Committee to
membership of the Society.
Persons distinguished for eminent services in the
fields of lipid metabolism or atherosclerosis or other allied sciences may be made
honorary members by the approval of the committee.
Honorary members shall enjoy all privileges of the
Society but shall not have the right to vote, and will not be obliged to pay
subscriptions.
The annual subscription to the
Society:
R50.00 (honorary members are free).
This covers the mailing costs of 2-3 newsletters per
year as well as subscription to the International
Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) which at present costs US $3.00 per member.
The subscription fee is usually included in the
registration fee of our Congress which is held every 2 years. Those members who do not
attend the Regular General Meeting may pay the subscription fee directly to the Society.
Members whose subscriptions are in arrears may, at the
discretion of the Committee, be dropped from the Society.
