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Become a New Member of IANDS!

  • Renewing your membership? Click here.
  • To join online as a new member, follow one of the links below.
  • To join by mail, phone or fax, instructions are provided at the bottom of this page.
For almost thirty years, IANDS has been encouraging independent research into NDEs, and educating the world about near-death and similar experiences -- and their effects and implications. It has been the foremost consultant organization on the subject to radio, television, film, and the print media; it provides publications and conferences, sponsors local groups, has sent hundreds of speakers to audiences worldwide, reaches out in person and online with reliable information and support. It has helped change the public perception of what it is like to die.

Your membership will provide the critical financial support for IANDS to pursue this mission. In return, IANDS will offer you insight into near-death experiences through our newsletter and journal, educational offerings, and e-mail services that send you NDE accounts every month. We'll keep you abreast of breaking research, media coverage, and how the near-death experience is being interpreted by researchers and thinkers around the globe.

Wherever in the world knowledge from NDE research and scholarship reaches, and wherever compassionate people educated by that information are able to offer understanding and support to their community - that is IANDS in action.

We truly look forward to having you as part of our organization!

  • Renewing your membership? Click here.
  • To join online as a new member, follow one of the links below.
  • To join by mail, phone or fax, instructions are provided at the bottom of this page.

Is my membership tax deductible? Click here.

Membership Levels and Benefits

 

Special one-year introductory rate for first-time members
Basic Membership for $30 ($40 annually thereafter)
includes:

  • Vital Signs, our quarterly newsletter filled with information about NDEs, current research, articles about related topics, and news about IANDS. Click here for sample articles.
  • Member E-News services that notifies you via email about breaking research, article publications, media coverage of NDEs, and member benefits.
  • The Monthly NDE e-mail service, a near-death or near-death-like account chosen because of its uniqueness or general interest sent to you each month.
  • Large discounts on NDE educational materials including 33% discount on DVDs from the 2006 IANDS conference (save $9 off the first DVD, $50 off the entire set) and $45 discounts on MP3 CDs from past conferences (see 2005 conference for an example).
  • Access to members only sections of the IANDS website.

Supporting Membership for $65 annually ($10 off for seniors - 65 and older - and full-time students)
This membership level provides the extra financial support IANDS needs to accomplish its mission of encouraging research into NDEs, supporting experiencers as they attempt to integrate their NDE into their lives, and educating professionals (healthcare, clergy, educators, etc.) and the general public about NDEs. We hope you can join at this membership level to help us create a future in which people of all walks of of life, religions and cultures  will look at near-death experiences  as a potential source of meaning  and inspiration  for a better world.

Benefits include:

  • Same benefits as Basic membership.
  • A choice of a free gift from IANDS:
    • A free DVD of leading NDE researcher Dr. Bruce Greyson’s address to the 2006 IANDS conference in which he challenges the most cited physiological theories for NDEs. This talk is a must for anyone interested in understanding the current medical research into NDEs. Click here for full description. ($25 value)
    • A free CD with MP3 files of 25 presentations from the 2006 IANDS conference. Listen to them in your car, on your computer, or download them to an iPod or other MP3 player.  Click here for descriptions. ($60 value)
    • A free CD with MP3 files of 28 presentations from the 2005 IANDS conference. Listen to them in your car, on your computer, or download them to an iPod or other MP3 player. Click here for descriptions. ($60 value)

Professional Membership for $125 annually ($20 off for seniors - 65 and older - and full-time students)for those seeking the most information on NDEs.
Includes:

  • All the benefits of the membership levels above. 
  • A subscription to the Journal of Near-Death Studies, a peer-reviewed quarterly publication serving as the central repository for the most current research and thought on NDEs. Includes articles by scholars from around the world, book reviews, and letters addressing issues raised in previous editions.
  • Free listing in the Professional Networking Directory, a database of contact, work, and interest information about each participating IANDS member at the Professional or higher membership levels, and available only to those members.

Sponsor Membership for $250 annually ($30 off for seniors - 65 and older - and full-time students)
This membership level, and those below, significantly contribute to IANDS' ability to accomplish its mission and have an impact on the world.

Includes: 

  • All the benefits of the membership levels above.
  • 2 free Basic memberships ($30 value each) to give to others as gifts. These gift memberships are valid for new members only - those who have not been IANDS members before-  and give you the opportunity to help your friends and relatives access the research, education and support that IANDS offers.

Patron Membership for $500 annually includes:

  • All the benefits of the membership levels above.
  • Private luncheon or dinner at the next IANDS conference with a keynote speaker, usually a major researcher, to discuss their research and other breaking developments in the field.
  • The satisfaction that you are materially helping IANDS accomplish its mission.

Benefactor Membership for $1,000 annually includes

  • All the benefits of the membership levels above.
  • One free attendance at the next IANDS international conference, traditionally held in North America. ($400 maximum value)
  • A free gift from IANDS, usually a book about NDEs.
  • Having a major impact on the ability of IANDS to grow and expand its work of making the world a better place.

For the above prices, add $10 for outside the US/Canada/Mexico.

Other Ways to Join IANDS

  • pdf Download a membership form. 394.12 Kb Use it to:
    • Fax it to us along with your credit card information
    • Send it to us along with your check, money order or credit card information ($US funds only).
  • Click here for the IANDS address and phone number to contact us during business hours (USA East Coast time) if you have more questions, or with your credit card information.

IANDS is recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 April 2008 )
 

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