NZIP Membership Information

1. Current Fees:

Fellow $75	Member $60
Retired and Student $25	Company $225
Associate Members (Education) $25

All membership inquires should be directed to the Hon. Secretary of the NZIP. Please note that the NZIP membership database is maintained by the Royal Society of New Zealand. Subscription invoices and reminders are issued by the RSNZ. Please enclose a stamped, addressed, envelope when paying your annual subscription if you require a receipt. Failure to pay the annual subscription within six months of the first invoice may result in termination of your NZIP membership as per the NZIP constitution. Please note that Members who wish to resign from the NZIP should send a letter to the Hon. Secretary of the NZIP. Members will be liable for all outstanding fees as per the constitution of the NZIP.

2. NZIP Web Site:

The NZIP web site is http://nzip.org.nz/. This site contains, current news, details on conferences, the Education Section, forms to apply for the NZIP School Physics Prize, how to contact the NZIP Secretary, membership forms and regulations etc.

3. Membership Regulations:

The regulations for members are quoted below (obtained from the constitution, which is available on request.):

Written applications for membership must be considered by Council. There shall be the following classes of Corporate Membership:

Fellow
Member

In addition there shall be classes of Noncorporate Members:

Student
Company Subscriber
Associate Member (Education).

Noncorporate Members are entitled to take part in the activities of NZIP as if they were Corporate Members but shall not be entitled to take part in business meetings of NZIP nor to vote in the election of Officers or Ordinary Members of the Council, Branch Committees or the Education Section Committee.

The New Zealand Institute of Physics may from time to time admit suitable candidates for either Membership or Fellowship to recognise their achievements or commitment to our science.

Corporate Members

Fellow
Every candidate for admission or transfer to the grade of Fellow of the NZIP shall be proposed and supported by two existing Fellows of the NZIP. A list of current Fellows of the NZIP can be obtained from the Secretary of the NZIP. Fellowship applications are to be considered by a committee of Fellows of the NZIP.

A candidate applying for admission or transfer to the grade of Fellow shall have a degree or equivalent qualification in physics, science or engineering containing a substantial proportion of physics. Degrees shall be accredited by the NZIP or be of an equivalent standard. The candidate shall satisfy the Fellowship Committee that they have made important achievements in an area related to the application of physics. These may be demonstrated by meeting at least some of the criteria listed below. The criteria are grouped by employment sector but many will have relevance to more than one sector and to areas of physics outside the specified sectors:

Physicist in Industry

technological innovation contributing to improvements in business performance

superior responsibility in terms of management of significant budgetary, staff or facilities resource

project management at senior level

patents, and other recognition of inventiveness

successful creation of own business in technology-based, manufacturing or service sector

authorship (individual or joint) of written or verbal reports, not necessarily in the public domain, which demonstrate original thinking and significant contributions to physics or application of physics

Physicist in Higher Education

original research, as opposed to following established procedures or methods, published in refereed journals

superior responsibility in terms of management of significant budgetary, staff or facilities resource, normally at the level of Professor, Reader or position of similar responsibility

substantial introduction of new courses or teaching methods in higher education

success in obtaining research grants

acting as External Examiner

Physicist in Secondary Education

involvement in curriculum initiatives at regional or national level
contributions to teacher training or mentoring

resource writing or publications for regional or national use

advising and inspecting schools

outstanding classroom practitioner

consultancy work

All sectors

effective service on various national or international committees as evidence of national or international reputation

commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Member
All candidates for admission to the grade of Member shall demonstrate to Council that their training and interest in physics will allow them to contribute usefully to the affairs of NZIP and to benefit from their association with NZIP.

The Corporate grades of Fellow and Member may be indicated by the use of the authorised abbreviations FNZIP and MNZIP.

Noncorporate Members

Student
Every candidate for admission to the grade of Student shall be a student with a major interest in physics, pure or applied. No one can remain as a Student Member for more than five years.

Company Subscriber
A Subscribing Company shall be entitled to nominate two persons for each unit subscription contributed by that Company.

Associate Member (Education)
Candidates for admission to this grade of membership shall demonstrate that their interest and involvement in physics education will allow them to benefit from the activities of the Education Section and shall affirm that they believe it to be inappropriate for them to apply for admission to Corporate Membership.

4. NZIP School Physics Prizes:

Any school which has a fully paid up Corporate NZIP staff member may apply for support of thePhysics School Prize for pupils (current value $50). Please note that there is only one Physics School Prize per school.

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Last updated 08 July, 2008
Pages are maintained by: Judy Edwards, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University