Join the VvS+OR, become a member!

Membership types of the VvS+OR to which future members can subscribe are distinguished in individual membership and corporation membership (commercial and non-commercial). The biggest difference between these types of membership is that corporation members have free admission to all sections of the society, whereas individual members have free admission to one section of the society. Further information on the membership types can be found below.

Apply for a membership

To apply for a membership click here to go to the application form of the VvS+OR. There is also the possibility to apply for a membershiptype by use of traditional mail. A pdf application form can be downloaded via this link. Forms which are printed and filled out can be send to:

VvS+OR
Postbus 244
6700 AE Wageningen
The Netherlands

Individual Membership types: 

Ordinary member
Ordinary membership of the VvS+OR includes subscription to one of the VvS+OR sections, to the  VvS+OR-mailing list for announcements, to Statistica Neerlandica, and to STAtOR. Costs:  € 86.50 per year.

Senior member
Members and future members at the age of 65 years or older qualify for senior membership. The same conditions as in the case of ordinary membership apply to senior membership. Ordinary members at the age of 65 years automatically become senior member. Costs: € 43.00 per year.

Young members
Members and future members at an age younger than 30 years old qualify for young membership. Young members automatically join the Young Statisticians of the VvS+OR. Furthermore, the same conditions as in the case of ordinary membership apply to Young membership. Costs:  € 43.00 per year.

Student members
Full-time students in their final year(s) of their studie, or first year Ph.D. students qualify for a temporary free membership. A maximum of two years of free membership can be attained as a full-time student. An exception is made for the first year of the Ph.D.  Independent of the years of free membership, the first Ph.D study year allows for free membership. The same conditions as in the case of an ordinary membership apply to student membership.

Extraordinary members
For an extraordinary membership the members of KIVI and NIVE are qualified. Besides the subscription to one section, extraordinary members receive the VvS+OR announcements by the mailing-list. Costs: € 43.00 per year.

Sections:

 Subscription to an extra section costs €10.00 per year. These are the sections of the VvS+OR:
• (ECS) Economics Section
• (BMS) Biometric Section
• (NGB) Netherlands Society for Operations Research (Dutch)
• (SWS) Social Sciences Section
• (SMS) Section Mathematical Statistics

Members who subscribe to the NGB section as a first choice will receive OR specturm instead of Statistica Neerlandica as a default.

Discount:

Members who do not like to receive a scientific journal by the VvS+OR receive a discount on their membership fee. Ordinary members will have a discount of € 15.00 per year whereas the young, senior and extraordinary members will receive a discount of €12.50 per year.

Corporation Membership

A corporation can become a member of the society for  €145.00 per year. This particular type of membership includes subscription all VvS+OR sections of choice, the  VvS+OR-mailing list for announcements, to the scientific journal Statistica Neerlandica, and the journal STAtOR.  

Other Subscriptions

The VvS+OR also offers subscription to the VvS+OR mailing list, or STAtOR, or Statistica Neerlandica to non-members. A subscription to the VvS+OR mailing list as well as a subscription to STAtOR costs €40.00 per year. Click here (not available yet) to subscribe for the VvS+OR mailinglist or STAtOR.

For subscription to Statistica Neerlandica only  (see the Blackwell website for more details):

NB. Membership is automatically prolonged

Membership will be prolonged automatically (also for student members that will have to pay a membership fee), unless you cancel your membership in writing. Statutory, cancellations must be received before December 1 at the following address:

VvS+OR
Postbus 244
6700 AE Wageningen
The Netherlands