Membership Types

Member

A Member may be anyone active in audio engineering or acoustics who has an academic degree or the equivalent in scientific or professional experience in audio engineering and its allied arts and is familiar with the application of engineering principles and data in that field.

After you have become an Associate Member you will be invited to upgrade to full Member status.

Join the AES as an Associate Member

If you already are an Associate Member you can Apply for Member Status.

Associate Member

An Associate Member may be anyone interested in audio engineering and in the society's objectives, but who does not yet have the degree or the equivalent in professional experience required of a Member.

Associate membership includes all the privileges except voting, holding office or chairmanships, although Associate Members can serve on a professional section committee.

Join the AES as an Associate Member

Student Member

A Student Member may be anyone interested in audio who is enrolled in a recognized school, college or university.

As with Associate Members, Student Members may not vote or serve on committees except in a local student section or as part of the Student Delegate Assembly.

Join the AES as a Student Member

Sustaining Member

Sustaining Membership is available to organizations who wish to support the AES.

Visit the Sustaining Members page.