Financial Support for Members and Guests attending a General Meeting: Members from the regions of the Society’s international initiatives (Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Latin America/Caribbean) may be eligible for sponsorship (financial support) from the International Fund to attend a General Meeting. Applications for sponsorship to attend are based on need and are to be submitted to the chair of the appropriate Liaison Committee with an accompanying rationale that makes a case for sponsorship. The chair is to submit applications to the Assistant Secretary for International Initiatives for approval. Guests from these regions may also be eligible for sponsorship. Members (or the Liaison Committees) may request guest invitations, following the procedure detailed elsewhere on the website (under “Guests”). If an invitation is offered, the guest may then apply for sponsorship.

Depending on financial resources, the Society usually offers up to 12 sponsorships per year. Applications for funding should be submitted by 1st February, if at all possible. Requests received by

this date should allow applicants to book cheaper flights and to deal with possible visa issues in a timely manner.

Additionally, in recent years, the Society has made it possible for members and guests from regions covered by its International Initiatives Programme to present research posters highlighting their own research and research in their particular region. This opportunity has been open to all who are not otherwise presenting or responding to papers and is offered both as a way of their possibly eliciting external travel funding and as an opportunity to help Society members appreciate the research being undertaken in their regions. The regions covered by the Liaison Committees of the International Initiatives Program are: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, and Eastern Europe. Further details are available from the Assistant Secretary for International Initiatives, and applications should be submitted by 1st April.