Membership Information
| Ready to join? | Sign up for 2008 Membership | Sign up for 2009 Membership |
| What membership should I take out? | Check out our Individual, Student, Low Income, Affiliate membership descriptions. | |
The New iHEA Membership System
We've switched to a new online membership system where you'll be able to register for iHEA membership and conference, subscribe to journals, edit your profile and track your purchases. iHEA Members will have exclusive access to the Member Directory. If you have any questions or need help in deciding what type of membership is right for you, contact Christopher Martin.
If you have a 2008 iHEA Membership, you already have an account in the system and should have been sent a password.
Looking for ASHE Memberships? ASHE has their own online registration system. Check the ASHE Join page for more information.
| 2009 Plans | Individual | Affiliate | Student or Low Income | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership in iHEA | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Preferred Registration Rates for 2009 Congress | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Special rates to selected Journal subscriptions | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Subscription to our online newsletter iHEAweek | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Early Bird Price Before December 15 2008 | $60 | $50 | $30 | |
| Regular Price After December 15 2008 | $85 | $75 | $55 | |
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Note: There are no refunds on memberships or journals.
| 2008 Plans | Individual | Affiliate | Student or Low Income | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership in iHEA | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| No Charge for Submitting Abstract to 2009 Congress | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Special rates to selected Journal subscriptions | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Subscription to our online newsletter iHEAweek | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Regular Price | $75 | $65 | $45 | |
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Note: There are no refunds on memberships or journals.
Why did you change the membership options?
We've felt that too many options were complicating the membership process. We have retained the Student and Low Income membership options because these are core to iHEA's mission. Ultimately we wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to join iHEA.
Looking for ASHE Memberships? ASHE has their own online registration system. Check the ASHE Join page for more information.
Our Membership Options
- Our Regular Individual Membership
- $60 USD Early Bird Price for 2009
- $75 USD for 2008
- This membership is best for academics and professionals who wish to join iHEA and help in its work. Membership provides preferred rates: for example, people with a 2008 Membership won't have to pay the the non-Member Submission fee for abstract submission for the 2009 Beijing Congress; those with 2007 Membership paid significantly less to attend our 6th World Congress in Copenhagen (discount represents members-only "Early Bird" discount). That's not to mention the special member rates for individual Journal subscriptions.
- Students
- $30 USD Early Bird Price for 2009
- $45 USD for 2008
- Currently enrolled students are eligible for a low-cost membership in iHEA. Student membership has all the benefits of our Individual Membership including all conference and individual journal subscription related discounts. As well, student members enrolled in Universities or other Educational Institutions with organizational memberships in iHEA can apply for a Scholarship for Conference attendance. Check with your institution to see if they are organizational members.
- Low Income
- $30 USD Early Bird Price for 2009
- $45 USD for 2008
- iHEA supports research and academic development in developing countries by providing low-cost memberships and conference attendance scholarships.
- Already Belong to an Affiliate Organization?
- $50 USD Early Bird Price for 2009
- $65 USD for 2008
- Members of national associations affiliated with iHEA are eligible for our Affiliated membership Rate. Please remember to specify on the join form to which affiliate organization you belong in order to be eligible for the Affiliate price. You must be a member in good standing of one of these organizations to get the reduced iHEA membership rates. If you are not a member, you might want to contact the organization and join:
- American Society of Health Economists (ASHE)
- French Health Economists Society (CES)
- Health Economists Study Group (HESG)
- Nepalese Health Economics Association (NHEA)
Journals
Members of iHEA can get individual subscriptions to the major journals at a special rate. If you've got a 2008 membership, you can still get the 2008 year's back issues. Note: Individual subscriptions are for personal use and are not intended for library or institutional dissemination. Note: No refunds are possible for journals.
Go to our registration system for 2009 to subscribe to journals for 2009.
Why Become an iHEA Member?
What Your Membership Means to You
iHEA maintains a number of services for its members and the health research community at large. These include:
- Conferences
The Worldwide Congress of Health Economists, held biennially (Vancouver 1996, Rotterdam 1999, York 2001, San Francisco 2003, Barcelona 2005, Copenhagen 2007 and coming soon, Beijing 2009) is iHEA's premiere research showcase. It features current peer-reviewed research and provides flexible networking opportunities for researchers, students, industry representatives and policy makers alike. Conferences are also designed to allow contentious issues to be aired while providing a forum for hearing from a variety of viewpoints. Perhaps most importantly we have embarked on a process of making as much of our conference proceedings freely available on-line through our conference web site. iHEA also collaborates to support regional and national health economics meetings. - Journals
iHEA has a number of publishers of health economics journals with which it maintains a relationship so we can offer individual journal subscriptions at a discount to the members - National/Regional Associations
iHEA attempts to provide both support and technical assistance to regional and national association that are under development around the world. The association also works with established associations to provide a central focus for the internationalization of health economics. - iHEAweek
iHEAweek is our weekly electronic newsletter that provides our members with timely e-mailed information on jobs, conferences and other information valuable to our members. - Worldwide Directory of Health Economists
Maintained online as a PDF on demand (Searchable database coming in Fall 2008). - iHEA Scientific Committee
160 expert health economists are appointed by the board to serve on the standing Scientific Committee. They constitute the review panel for the sessions at the iHEA conference and are also called upon as reviewers for other conferences and journals, and for technical assistance. - University Members
Universities that become organizational members of iHEA will have their graduate and professional training programs listed in our Education Directory, will be able to have their working paper series posted into the archives (pending) without charge, are able to apply for Conference Scholarships, and share in the governance and scientific review of iHEA. - Education Directory
This directory lists graduate and post-graduate training programs conducted by member universities, and selected programs offered by other organizational members and non-member universities. - healtheconomics.org
At iHEA's web site a user can browse for jobs currently available, find members in various countries, register for the iHEA conference, search for other types of conferences, access the newsletter archives and governance reports, link to journals, books, national associations, government agencies and information repositories, or read articles of interest regarding health economics activities. - Students
One of the most important mandates of the association is supporting the development of health and health care research students. To that end, iHEA maintains a low-cost full-service membership for students. They are able to find information on jobs, conferences for presenting their work, research for their theses and access to mentors and research support through the membership network. iHEA also provides many students with reduced or waived conference fees, and has recently created cash and honoraria for the top three student papers presented at each conference.
Why YOU should Join iHEA
Our members are the defining purpose of iHEA. The broader the representation of individual and organizational memberships, the more relevant the association is and the more services it can develop for its members. As a result you can tap into a network of established and emerging health economists, the latest research and other resources that will make your job easier. Your membership, however small or large, is why iHEA continues to thrive.
Why Organizations Should Join
Organizations that support the development of health economics as a field need to be a part of the main professional body. Although iHEA governance is based on individual membership participation, those individuals' link to health economics is usually most strongly expressed by their institutional affiliation; a university, a government agency, pharmaceutical company, NGO or consultancy. These organizations build the strength and expertise of health economics by supporting iHEA, and in turn are able to raise their profile and participation in health economics as a field of research and study. While benefits of organizational membership are real, organizational membership is a recognized demonstration of institutional support for health economics as field.
Organizational Membership
Where before we had several different types of Institutional membership with varying benefits, we have decided to simplify the structure to make it easier and less expensive to help support iHEA. There is now one price ($500 before Dec 15, $600 after Dec 15) for all institutions (which includes a free individual membership in iHEA). There are some special benefits for Universities that join iHEA including exclusive access to a special student scholarships for individuals who attend member institutions.
Core Benefits of Organizational Membership
- No cost regular exhibition space at iHEA's World Congress
- Reduced cost premium exhibition space and conference advertising
- Acknowledgment of your organization's support including a hyperlink from our site
- Inclusion in iHEA information directories
- Reduced cost Featured Job listings: Organizational members pay 50% of the regular weekly rate
- Free regular job-postings and research announcements
- Free individual membership benefits for one person in your organization, including individual membership benefits like access to low-cost individual journal subscriptions (individual subscription does not allow for library or institutional dissemination)
(For University Org members only):
- Exclusive access to student scholarships for iHEA Conferences for students of member institutions
If your institution is interested in other ways of promoting health economics and iHEA's mission, there are opportunities to work with us to provide scholarships, special events, and more. Contact Bill Swan for more information and to discuss how your institution or organization can work with iHEA.
Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
In addition to our membership levels, it is also possible to sponsor certain elements of our conferences directly. Please contact iHEA if you are interested in supporting the association in this manner:
- Student conference scholarships
- International conference attendee scholarships
- Conference materiel
- Dinners, lunches, nutrition breaks
- Receptions
Why Industry and Government Should Join
As iHEA represents the largest gathering of serious researchers in health economics, industry membership provides an opportunity to join the dialogue, providing context and information often not discussed. iHEA has worked hard to ensure that all viewpoints have an opportunity to be taken into consideration as researchers and analysts are best able to decide the ultimate worth of the research. An example of this commitment is iHEA's adoption of a fully blinded review of all contributed research abstracts (with separate interest disclosure for all submissions, whether from NGOs, academia, governments or industry). This ensures that all researchers have a fair shot of presenting at iHEA conferences on the promise and strength of their research, not their affiliation. The iHEA Board is very aware of the need for a diversity of views to enable effective governance. Therefore special efforts are made to ensure that there is a wide representation of geographic and organizational interests built into the governance and committee structures of the association.
Why Individuals Should Join
Individual membership is vital to the credibility of our professional association. It is the breadth of individual support, from researchers, professors, consultants, policy makers and analysts at all levels which strengthen the association. We rely on personal commitment, identification and support to be a truly independent researcher-based association. As such, only individuals have the right to vote during a General Meeting.
Advocacy and iHEA
Conflicts of interest are inherent in health economics as many interests are represented and served in iHEA. The support of one position over another, even with seemingly innocuous issues, will ultimately pit the interests of one element of the membership against another. This is why iHEA does not advocate on any issue. Ultimately, the role of iHEA is to improve the rigor and standards of the process -- not to endorse a set of conclusions.