The International Federation of Automatic Control, is a multinational federation with the primary objective to serve all those concerned with the theory and application of automatic control and systems engineering. IFAC is committed to the highest principles of equality, diversity and inclusion without boundaries.
For each country, one scientific or professional engineering organization, having a strong interest in automatic control and a sound professional background, or one council formed by two or more such organizations, shall be eligible for membership of IFAC. Such organizations, after admission to IFAC, will be known as National Member Organizations (NMOs) and shall have a responsibility for furthering the aims and objectives of IFAC within their respective countries.
Applications for membership of IFAC can be made in three categories:
- Ordinary membership category
For the Ordinary membership category, each NMO can select an appropriate fee level in the four sub-categories: €1 500, €3 000, €6 000, €12 000. NMOs in the ordinary membership category must communicate to the IFAC Treasurer by October 1st of each year if they wish to change their sub-category of membership for the ensuing year. - Reduced-fee membership category
The reduced-fee membership category applies only to NMOs from countries for which the gross domestic product and the gross domestic product per capita fall outside of the top fifty, where countries within the top fifty have the largest gross domestic product and/or gross domestic product per capita. - Introductory membership category
The introductory membership category applies only to countries for which no NMO has been a member of IFAC for the last three years. NMOs in the reduced-fee and introductory membership categories have restricted rights as detailed in the IFAC By-laws.
Each application for membership of IFAC shall be addressed to the IFAC Secretary. It is recommended first to contact the Membership Committee Chair.
The Council, having ascertained that the application corresponds to the requirements of Article 5 of the Constitution, will submit the application for membership to the General Assembly which will authorize the admission on a simple majority of votes cast.
Admission includes the obligation to recognize and adhere to this Constitution and By-Laws and to pay the appropriate dues as may from time to time be determined by the General Assembly.
The membership of an NMO may be terminated by a vote of the General Assembly with notice prior to July 1st in order to become effective at the end of the same calendar year.
Membership may be terminated by a vote of the General Assembly
- if the activity of that NMO is consistently violating the letter or the spirit of the present constitution.
- if the activity, mission or vision of that NMO is found not to be aligned with the mission and vision of IFAC.
- if a member is two years in arrears in payment of its membership fee but such termination shall not relieve a member of the obligation to pay such membership fees which are in arrears.
A National Member Organization not being in arrears in payment of its membership fee may terminate its membership by delivering a declaration to that effect to the President or to the IFAC Secretary prior to July 1st in order to become effective at the end of the current year.
