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Membership

Membership information

Membership in the Association shall be the national or multi-national gerontological and/or geriatrics organizations (societies). To be eligible for membership an organization (society) must:

a) be national in its scope and multidisciplinary in membership; b) have a primary orientation toward research and teaching of gerontology and/or geriatrics; c) have at least fifty members (in good standing) with exceptions determined by the Council. The Council can then determine a minimum of ten members per society, given the current status of the country; d) be legally based upon the rules and customs of each country.

Membership in the Association will not be restricted to only one organization from a given country. A gerontological or geriatric organization that represents individuals from more than one country
may apply for membership in the Association. Individual members of national organizations which are in good standing in the Association are considered to be members of the Association. Member organizations are expected to make periodic reports to the Secretary-General on membership and activities. Such reports shall be required prior to the meeting of Council at Congresses of the Association.

HOW TO APPLY AS AN ORGANIZATION: A gerontological and/or geriatrics organization (society) may apply to the Secretary General of the Association for membership by submitting its By-Laws, a statement of its aims and goals, the names and addresses of its elected officers and the total number of its members, and all other requested information. The Secretary General shall submit all such documentary data to the Council for action. The organization (society) may be admitted to the Association at any time upon a majority of votes of the Council.

CAN I APPLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL? A professional person engaged in research, teaching (or practice) within the field of Gerontology and/or geriatrics may apply for individual membership in the Association provided that the said applicant is a national of a country which has no gerontological and/or geriatrics organization (society) which is a member-organization in the Association, and in which the applicant is eligible for membership. Individual members are expected to promote the development of gerontology and/or geriatrics in their countries and the formation of a national society eligible for application for membership in the Association.

DUES: Each member organization shall pay each year to the Treasurer of the Association membership dues based on the size of its membership.

Current Members

Australia

 

Australian Association of Gerontology
Claudia Meyer, President
Renu Borst, CEO
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members:
Prof. Keith Hill
Prof. Julie Byles

 

Australia & New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine
Prof. Robert O'Sullivan, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members:
Prof Vasi Naganathan
Prof. Robert O'Sullivan, President

China

 

Gerontological Society of China
Du Peng, Ph.D., Vice President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members:
Prof Piu Chan
Prof Du Peng

Hong Kong

 

Hong Kong Association of Gerontology
Dr. Leung Man Fuk, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Prof Edward M.F. Leung
Prof Bing-Chung Tong
 
Hong Kong Geriatric Society 
AOR Council Member
Dr James Luk

India

 

Indian Academy of Geriatrics
Prof. A.M. Khan, President
[email protected]
 
AOR Council Members:
Dr D Thangam
Prof. Ashish Goel
 
Association of Gerontology, India
Prof. Ashish Goel, President
[email protected]
 
AOR Council Members:
Prof. Ashish Goel
Dr D Thangam
Prof Shukla Prasad

Indonesia

 
Indonesian Geriatric Society 
Dr Nina Kemala Sari, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Prof Siti Sitiati
Dr Nina Kemala Sari

Japan

 

Japan Federation of Gerontological Societies
Hidenori Arai, MD, PhD, President
[email protected] 

 

AOR Council Members
Hidenori Arai, MD, PhD
Prof Koichiro Matsuo
Prof Tatsuro Ishikazi
Prof Shogo Endo
Prof Toshifumi Kishimoto

Malaysia

 

The Gerontological Association of Malaysia
Dr. Molly Cheah Bee Li, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Dr. Molly Cheah Bee Li

Mongolia

 

Mongolian Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics
Dr.Oyunkhand Ragchaa, President
[email protected]
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Dr.Oyunkhand Ragchaa
Dr. Odgerel

Nepal

 

Nepal Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Jagadish K Chhetri, MD,PhD, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Jagadish K Chhetri, MD,PhD

New Zealand

 

New Zealand Association of Gerontology
Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Prof Debra Waters

Philippines

 

Philippines Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Lourdes Carolina I. Dumlao, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Lourdes Carolina I. Dumlao

Singapore

 

The Gerontological Society of Singapore
Dr Thang Leng Leng, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Dr Thang Leng Leng

South Korea

 

The Korean Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Dr. Yong Kyun Roh, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Jun Ah Song, PhD
Hyoung Sun Jeong, PhD
Cheol-Koo Lee, PhD
Prof Eun Seong Hwang
Prof Hyung Joon Yoo

Sri Lanka

 

Sri Lanka Association of Geriatric Medicine
Dr Barana Millawithana, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Dr Padma Gunaratne

Taiwan

 

Taiwan Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Prof Long-Teng Lee, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Prof Long-Teng Lee
Prof Ding-Cheng (Derrick) Chan
Prof Cheng-Chieh Lin

Thailand

 

Thai Society of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Prof. Dr. Prasert Assantachai, President
[email protected]

 

AOR Council Members
Prof Dr. Prasert Assantachai