The ASC membership includes people who are students, academics, consultants, researchers, writers, artists, educators, and / or who pursue a variety of other vocations and avocations.

Our members' interests and specialties span a range of diverse fields and disciplines, reflecting the interdisciplinary and integrative character of both theory and praxis in cybernetics.

A typical ASC member has active interests in (e.g.) first and second order cybernetics, general systems thinking, and the application of these ideas in the many fields where they offer insights and practical guidance.

• Three degrees of membership (see table below): Affiliate / Student; Member; and Fellow (appointed by the Executive Board)
   
  
• The use of the qualification ASCF (for Fellows); ASC (for Members); ASCA (for Affiliates)
   
  
• The right to propose, by nomination, Members for appointment as Fellow and to nominate candidates for the award of the Society's Wiener and McCulloch Awards. (cf. Nominations Page)
   
  
• Reduced fees for participation in the Society's conferences, educational seminars, and other events
   
  
• Reduced fees for participation in conferences and other events co-sponsored by the Society
   
  
• Participation in the Society's Internet forum, and the various Web based resources including tutorials, records of conference presentations, etc.
   
  
• Through the Society's membership of the International Federation for Systems Research, "visiting rights" with many other national Societies interested in cybernetics and participation in IFSR projects.
   
  
• Access to various Archives associated with the Society.
   
  
• The opportunity to foster interactivity by listing yourself, your relevant Web resources, and / or your email address at the ASC Website
   
  
• The opportunity to present and publish your cybernetics-related work within the Society's event and publication venues
   
  
• Access to a population of otherwise hard to find people sharing your interests in cybernetics and related topics
   
  
• Affiliation with a group of people interested in pursuing the boundaries of human understanding in a novel, disciplined and engaging manner
   
  
• A significantly discounted personal subscription rate for the journal Cybernetics and Systems

• established criteria allowing for members of long standing and advanced age to achieve Emeritus status (available via application and Society approval).

• implemented the additional attribution of Fellow for members (available via third-party member nomination and Society approval).

American Society for Cybernetics Publications Discounts
(effective January 2007)
 

ITEM	PUBLICATION	ANNUAL FEE
Subscription (Optional) @ over 50% discount	Cybernetics and Systems (Journal) Regularly $396	US$ 150.00

NOTES:
Journal subscription rates are based on the latest data provided us by the respective journals' editorial or publication offices.

• The applicable timeframe for all annual fees is a membership year. The membership year is a term of one year extending from the date of effective registration or renewal. Effective with 2013, ASC membership periods are no longer tied to the calendar year (1 January through 31 December).
  
• ASC does not prorate fees for any period of less than 1 year.
  
• All fees are quoted (and payable) in U.S. dollars (US$).
  
• Fees may be paid via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or PayPal.

2014 Membership Year