Member Benefits

Individual and Student Members

For all, engineers, specialists, academics or researchers CIGRE provides a unique opportunity for personal and professional development:

• Develop and share your technical expertise
• Access international expertise and leading-edge techniques
• Up to date information on the latest technology and industrial techniques
• Tap into industry trends
• Meet your peers
• Understand international approaches to the environment, legislation and regulation

With CIGRE membership, you will build your industry profile, better promote your company and develop your professional network.

Membership for student members who are full time tertiary students aged under 35 is free.

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For Collective Members

Collective members consist of legal entities, administrations, public or private companies of industrial and/or commercial character, scientific organisations, research institutes and educational bodies.

For our Collective Members:

• CIGRE fosters professional and technical development for your employees
• Access a wide range of technical information free or at a reduced cost
• Learn about global issues and perspectives and benchmark against best practice
• Build your international profile and visibility within the electrical power industry

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Benefits for all Members

All members of CIGRE Australia access the following benefits:

• Free supply of ELECTRA journal, a bilingual (French/English) magazine issued every two months.  It publishes the results of work performed by CIGRE Study Committees and gives information on the life of the Association (not applicable to student members)  
• Access to CIGRE Science and Engineering journal (three editions per year)
• In the Loop (Australian) and Future Connections (international) newsletters
• Reduced registration fees for Sessions and Symposia   
• Session Papers and Proceedings available free of charge for delegates
• Symposium Papers available at member price
• Technical brochures and other reports at a preferential price, or free of charge when downloaded from the CIGRE on-line bookstore
• Opportunity to become involved in Australian or global Study Committees, Working Groups and panels (not generally available to student members)

Panel Membership

Members may apply to join one or more of the Australian Panels. Australian Panels mirror the international Study Committees and are the workhorse of the technical investigation and activity.  Membership provides direct input to technical discussions both within our region and internationally.  Panel membership attracts an additional fee. An explanation of each Panel-s area of work can be found here.

Panel membership requires application and acceptance by the Panel Convenor.  If you wish to find out more or want to join a panel, please contact our office.

NGN Membership

All members up to the age of 35 – whether an Individual member, an employee of a Collective member or a Student – is welcome to join our young professionals network, the Next Generation Network – NGN.