Andrew Scott

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Andrew Scott

• Membership Sales and Marketing Manager

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RSC Facts and Figures

• 41,000 Members Worldwide
• Where?
• 81 U K
• 5 Rest of EU
• 14 Rest of World

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Rest of World

• Argentina
• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Canada

• China
• Egypt
• Ghana
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• India

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Rest of World

• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kenya
• Kuwait

• Malaysia
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Pakistan
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia

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Rest of World

• Serbia/ Montenegro
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Trinidad and Tobago

• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• USA
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Others! (121)

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Who can join?

• Only chemists/scientists
• Only those over 55
• Grey hair
• Academic
• Male
• Graduates

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Who can join?

• Anyone interested in the Chemical Sciences!

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Membership Categories(Summary)

• Affiliate Member
• Associate Member AMRSC
• Member MRSC
• Fellow FRSC

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Students

• Can join as student affiliate members paying a
  reduced subscription of just 14 p.a. reduced
  from the full affiliate rate of 93.
• PGs can join at the same rate

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RSC Membership. Give and Take!

• Contribute
• subscription
• Time
• Participation
• Commitment
• Ideas
• Recruitment
• Lifestyle

• Receive
• Opportunities
• Support
• Grants
• Networking
• Member Benefits package
• Professional Recognition

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Opportunities

• Serve on a committee/help shape the future of the
  RSC
• Attend conferences at member rate
• Go to mixer meetings
• Join an interest group
• Write for RSC News
• Network worldwide
• Keep up to date with RSC.org

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Support

• Framework for continuing professional development
• Career Counselling
• Jobseeker service, careers events etc etc
• Benevolent fund
• Lots of other members!

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Networking

• 35 Local Sections
• Public Lectures
• Industrial Visits
• Schools Visits
• Social Events
• Student ChemSocs

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Member Benefits Package

• Chemistry World
• RSC News
• Members access to RSC.org
• Discounted conference prices
• Deep discounts on Journals
• Other publishers books at discount prices
• Lifestyle Benefits (insurance, eating out,
  wine, mobile phones etc, etc,

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Professional Recognition

• Designatory letters once AMRSC or MRSC
• RSC continually advising employers of the value
  of having RSC members on staff
• RSC recognised as a professional body and a
  learned society with members adhering to a code
  of conduct and the society committed to
  fulfilling the aims of the Royal Charter.

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Be part of something big..

• Influencing government..
• Supporting cutting edge research..
• Advancing the Chemical Sciences..
• Supporting science in Education.
• Networking worldwide..
• Making the UKs voice heard internationally
• Supporting chemistry worldwide.

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Your part?

• Join?
• Encourage students to join
• Get involved with us and count on us for support
  in anything you do to advance the chemical
  sciences!

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Thank You!