Questions about membership?
contact memberservices@isis.org; +1.651.209.9241
 
 
       
   

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OUR MEMBERS 
 
collect, manage and share knowledge
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​MEETING THE NEEDS OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS WORLDWIDE ​
ISIS develops technical solutions to help our more than 800 member institutions work together to collect and share knowledge on animals and their environments. Zoos, aquariums and related conservation organizations in more than 80 countries use ISIS software and systems to help them reach their conservation goals because ISIS is:​
​   ​Credible: Governed by an international Board of Trustees,
ISIS systems are best practice for zoo management
​ ​Experienced: On average, ISIS staff have more than 10 years
of information technology or zoo experience
​ Global: 14 languages are spoken in the ISIS offices
 
​Institutions that join ISIS have access to:
  • Best-practice animal management software to manage basic animal care, housing, medical history and studbooks for your entire animal population – terrestrial or aquatic
  • A pooled knowledgebase of basic biologic and medical information on more than 2.6 million animals – 10,000 species
  • Pooled best practices through data-sharing software and networking platforms
  • The ISIS Community Portal, which allows all of your employees to network with more than 20,000 zoological professionals in more than 800 zoological institutions worldwide
  • Exchange of information from ISIS through newsletters and other communication
  • ​Additional technical and training services



 
Potential organizational members
 


​
 ​Apply for ISIS membership for your institution. . .
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 ​Membership application in Japanese. . .

ISIS membership criteria
 
The ISIS Board of Trustees may consider the following in evaluating new membership in ISIS.
 
Biological Institution Members (voting):
  1. Must be open to the public at regular hours
  2. Must register live animals of wild species on ISIS (not solely domestics)
  3. Must meet Board-set data currentness standard (90 days)
  4. Must sign an ISIS Membership Agreement
  5. Must pay annual dues and other fees current to the year
  6. Must record and share data on their entire live animal collection, excepting feedstock and research collections
Other Institutional Members (non-voting):
  1. Must register live animals on ISIS
  2. Must meet Board-set data currentness standard (90 days)
  3. Must sign an ISIS Membership Agreement
  4. Must pay annual dues and other fees current to the year
  5. Must record and share data on their entire live animal collection, excepting feedstock and research collections
ISIS is a member-based private nonprofit corporation. The ISIS Board of Trustees makes the final decisions about membership. Note that deliberate misrepresentation of animal information is grounds for termination of ISIS membership.

 

OTHER TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS
 may become members of ISIS:​
Zoological Associations Membership​
 
 Zoo and aquarium associations receive:
  • formal representation in ISIS
  • licensed use of ISIS software and access to data at their associations' offices
  • ISIS services and exchange of information from ISIS through newsletters and other communications 
​ Download ISIS association membership application. . .

 

Association of Zoological Professionals Membership
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Associations of zoo and aquarium professionals may apply.
Benefits of membership include access to basic information on animal populations in your region
 
 
 
Sponsored Membership
   
Facilities that cannot afford to pay for ISIS membership may be eligible for a sponsored membership.
 
For more information on sponsoring another institution for membership in ISIS, contact memberservices@isis.org.
 
 
Membership in ISIS has three requirements
  • Payment of annual membership fee.
  • Sharing of current data about your collection in ISIS-accepted formats. Data must be current to three (3) months to remain in good standing.
  • Member's chief executive officer must sign the appropriate membership application and agree to abide by the requirements outlined in the ISIS Member Declaration.
​
 ​ISIS membership agreement. . .

  

If you have additional questions about membership in ISIS, please contact us at memberservices@isis.org.
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Completed membership applications must be submitted to:

Member Services
ISIS
2600 Eagan Woods Drive Suite 50
Eagan, MN 55121-1170 USA
Fax: +1.651.209.9279
memberservices@isis.org

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