Big news!
This past April, AFO partnered with Zeiss to offer its members a new benefit. Are you curious about what it is…?
Since AFO depends on its members to continue advancing its efforts and contributions to ornithology, we are always striving to find ways to provide our members with quality benefits. We are, after all, your society!
Quality optics can make a difference in fieldwork, casual birding, or a birding trip abroad. That’s why, starting now, AFO members can receive a substantial discount on up to 3 items at the Zeiss Online store for Sports Optics (as part of our MOU with Zeiss we cannot publicly disclose the amount, but we promise, it’s a good one).
So, whether you’re looking for your first and affordable binocular, or a brand-new, more expensive scope, make sure to use your AFO discount!
If you’re an AFO member, please request details and your code from afo-zeiss-promo@googlegroups.com . And if you’re not…, keep on reading!
Why become a member?
We want everyone to be part of our community, so we keep our annual membership fees low and affordable. We give all this in exchange!
- Eligibility for research grants and travel awards.
- Access to virtual lecture series on ornithological career development.
- Discounted registration fees for annual events and ornithological conferences.
- Assistance with field research and animal care permits.
- Access to our member-exclusive e-newsletter, AFO Afield.
- Joining a community that brings together ornithologists, bird banders, birders and wild bird lovers.
Additionally, your annual membership will help us:
- fund the professional development of students and young researchers in the Americas.
- provide support to Latin American ornithologists.
- finance the editorial costs of publishing in our Journal of Field Ornithology (JFO), our open-access scientific journal available for free to the public.
- organize more annual events, such as the Ornithological Congress of the Americas and AFO Cafés. We are committed to holding the OCAs in Latin American countries to learn from and highlight the outstanding ornithological research performed by scientists in the region.
- run Avinet Research Supplies, our business where we provide bird and bat researchers with high quality research equipment and supplies while ensuring their legal and ethical use.
- support diversity in the ornithological community. We are part of a group of organizations that received funding from the U.S. government to encourage and retain a diversity of ornithologists. AFO is committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all, regardless of ethnicity, cultural background, color, age, gender identity or expression, seen or unseen disability, and socio-economic situation.
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