CASID / ACÉDI

CASID is a membership-based organization.  It's executive board is drawn from the membership ranks, the CASID annual conference is organized principally for and by members, CASID members contribute to the Canadian Journal for Development Studies, and much of the news, updates, and publication information found on this website is generated and contributed by CASID members.

As a member of CASID you will be able to:

• Attend an annual conference (as part of the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities) to discuss and debate development; 
• Attend cross-Canada tours of distinguished development specialists; 
• Facilitate networking among students, academics, researchers and policymakers involved in international development, through our e-mail listserv (CASID-L); 
• Receive a limited number of travel grants - to assist graduate students and others to participate in the annual conference; 
• Receive the Canadian Journal of Development Studies (CJDS) – a journal for development scholars and practitioners, edited at Simon Fraser University (English) and the University of Ottawa (French). 

How to become a Member

In order to improve efficiency and ease of becoming or staying a member, CASID has moved to an online membership application/renewal system. This system is supported by the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences. CASID would like to encourage people to join or renew their membership for 2011 using the new system, by following these instructions:

1. Navigate to your internet browser to https://fedcan-association.ca/casid-acedi
2. Proceed by filling out a new application, even if you are renewing membership from a previous year (see NOTE below)
3. Complete the form and elect to pay by credit card or cheque. Cheques must be mailed separately to the CASID Secretariat in Ottawa (address is available from the membership system and our website), and membership will not be fully approved until payment is received.
4. Following submission of the application you will receive two emails: a notification that your application has been received, and a payment approval message that includes your username and password.

NOTE: You DO NOT need a username/password to renew or purchase membership for 2011 only. This is because we are transitioning to a new system and all membership profiles must be built anew. To renew in following years you will be required to login using the username/password you set now. I hope you find the new system easy to use.

Alternatively, you can download the application form, fill it out, and mail it to the CASID Secretariat.  To download the application form, right click on the following link and choose 'Save As ...' [PDF]*

*CASID Membership is non-refundable