Open Membership

The memberships of AESSC working groups (not subcommittees) are open to all directly and materially affected individuals. AES membership is not required.

Members are expected to hold all unpublished proceedings and committee documents in confidence so that undeveloped and unapproved documents do not inadvertently mislead persons outside the committee. This restriction precludes membership of individuals attending for the purpose of reporting to the press. Members are expected also to abide by the AESSC Rules on all committee matters. Because AES is a professional society having individual membership, membership is not open to companies or organizations, although individuals may informally represent the positions of their organizations.

Attendance at meetings is desirable but not required. Members are expected to contribute their expertise at meetings or by correspondence whenever appropriate. Members who have not made any contact with their working groups for an extended period will be asked if they wish to remain on the rosters.

Working Group Membership

Working group membership is obtained by participation in meetings and standards development activities. You can also request membership using this

Please read AESSC Communications for precautions regarding the e-mail address you provide, as well as addition information on membership and on the secure document exchange sites.

The activities of the working groups may be examined in AESSC Scopes , Project Status, and Meeting Reports.

Task Group Membership

Membership in the task groups of working groups is obtained in the same manner as working groups, but, in some cases, may be closed.

Task groups do not need to meet the same consensus criteria of working groups, however, discussion within task groups may not be presented as an AES position or official document until it has been documented and published through the normal due processs of the task group's parent working group.

The AES Standards Committee (AESSC) itself consists only of its officers, the officers of its subcommittees and working groups, and certain representatives of other bodies such as the AES Technical Council. The voting status of these members is described in the AESSC Policy and the AESSC Procedures.

The memberships of AESSC subcommittees consist only of their officers and the officers of their working groups as shown in AESSC Structure. (Subcommittees have the general designation SC-nn). Membership in these bodies is by appointment or election only.

Changing your membership

If, for any reason, you wish to extend your membership to another standards group, or discontinue your membership of any standards group, please send your request to standards@aes.org.

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