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Welcome to the European Student Chapter

Any student member of ASIS&T with an address in Europe is automatically a member of the European Student Chapter of ASIS&T.

About Our Chapter

We, your colleagues around Europe, organize our activities in the European Student Chapter of ASIS&T and invite you to join us. The European Student Chapter (ESC) is the “little sibling” of the ASIS&T European Chapter (EC) and both chapters closely collaborate with each other.

The benefits of membership in the student chapter include the following:

  • A student paper contest where the winner attends the annual ASIS&T meeting which is usually held in North America
  • Networking with European students of information science and related disciplines via our own mailing list.
  • Networking with European students of information science and related disciplines at organized meetings.
  • Building an infrastructure for student exchange/internships within Europe
  • Strengthened connections and networking opportunities with ASIS&T students throughout the world.
  • Possible student exchange/internships throughout the world.

Additional benefits include:

  • Publishing student essays on an affiliate ASIS&T Web site
  • Networking via special interest groups (SIGs).
  • Free access to the electronic version of Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIS&T).
  • Job-finding assistance using the high-quality ASIS&T Jobline
  • Bi-monthly edition of Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.
  • Special rates for ASIS&T members in conferences and meetings.
  • Member-only discounts on key publications like ARIST, Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, and many others
  • Special rates for ASIS&T members in online degree programs.

To learn more, simply contact one of the student country representatives or board members.

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Newsletters & Announcements

Check this page regularly for the latest news from the ESC, including our semi-annual newsletter.

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How to Join

To be a member, one first needs to be a member of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). When completing the Membership Application Form, select the special interest group (SIG) of your choice.

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