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About FOCIS Member Societies

Through FOCIS, translational immunology researchers and clinicians share knowledge across traditional disease borders. Knowledge-sharing builds better and faster pathways to improve expertise. This leads to new treatments and therapies for inflammatory diseases

FOCIS harnesses this interdisciplinary approach to understand and treat immune-based diseases through our communities. One community is our FOCIS Member Societies.

FOCIS Member Societies are non-profit organizations with clinical immunology interests or involvement.

Benefits

• Free awareness generation. Member Societies have a profile on the FOCIS website and FOCIS publishes quarterly member society spotlights to promote your organization to prospective members.
• Free FOCIS Annual Meeting symposium. Member Society Symposia (MSS) are held on the first day of the FOCIS Annual Meeting. Free meeting space and standard a/v services are provided.
• Free exhibit table at FOCIS Annual Meeting.
• Free advertising of your activities. Share your upcoming events, pictures, and achievements. FOCIS will promote them on our website, e-communications, quarterly e-newsletter, and social media channels.
• Collaboration opportunities with a broad-based group of clinician-scientists. Learn more.
• Member financial savings. When members select their Member Society affiliation, they receive a reduced rate on their FOCIS Annual Meeting registration and their FOCIS membership. FOCIS members received free abstract submissions and may apply for travel awards. Learn more.

Expectations

• Appoint a representative of your organization. They will receive FOCIS emails with upcoming opportunities.
• Showcase Your Affiliation With FOCIS. All FOCIS Member Societies receive a society profile on the FOCIS website. Society profiles include your name, logo, president and representative names and emails, annual meeting dates, number of members, geographic reach, and areas of focus/description.
• Help shape the FOCIS Annual Meeting program by providing topic and speaker suggestions
• Consider participating in Co-Marketing Agreement. Highlighting your society throughout the year and during the FOCIS Annual Meeting. Co-marketing agreements are designed to increase awareness of and attendance at events organized by both your organization and FOCIS.

Plus, each year, several Member Societies are elected to serve on the FOCIS Steering Committee. The FOCIS Steering Committee serves as the infrastructure for Member Societies to vote on key issues. This structure ties in with the federation part of our name.

Application Requirements

Any non‐profit organization representing an interest or application in clinical immunology may apply to become a FOCIS Member Society.

Apply online to become a FOCIS Member Society. There is neither an application nor an annual renewal fee.