Membership

Section 1. Eligibility for membership - Membership in the society shall be open to those who accept and agree with the mission and vision of the society. The membership of the society shall consist of the Founding Members, Regular Members, Junior Members, and Honorary Members. Eligibility for membership in the society may not be limited on the basis of race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicap, and/or ancestry. 

1.1 Southeast Asian member countries (which can be amended later) are considered the following: 

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor-Leste

An application form (downloadable thru the website) shall need to be filled out and submitted to the society, prior to membership approval by the board of trustees (to be eventually aided or superseded by a membership committee). This shall be for all applicants after the formal establishment of the society on March 09, 2025.

1.2 Founding  Member is one of the first 16 members who established the SEAUPS. 

1.3 Regular Member is any Southeast Asian pathologist who is interested in Urological pathology. The regular member will have full voting rights and may attend all general society and educational meetings of the SEAUPS. 

Regular members should be official citizens of those defined as Southeast Asian countries in 1.1

1.4 Junior Member is any Southeast Asian pathologist in training (resident, fellow), or medical student  who wants to join the society. The junior member can attend all general society and educational meetings of the SEAUPS but will not have any voting rights nor can they be elected to office. 

Junior Members must apply to be regular members once they have finished their residency training in pathology, and get awarded their certificate. You can only remain as a junior member for 2 years after graduating as a resident.

1.5 Honorary Member is any medical doctor (any specialty) or biomedical scientist who has had vital contributions in the field of urological pathology especially in Southeast Asia. An honorary member can attend all general society and educational meetings of the SEAUPS but will not have any voting rights nor can they be elected to office.

1.6 International Member is any non-Southeast Asian pathologist or pathologist in training (resident) who wants to join the society. The member can attend all general society and educational meetings of the SEAUPS but will not have any voting rights nor can they be elected to office.

1.7 Emeritus Member is a fully retired pathologist member who can still attend all general society and educational meetings but cannot be elected to office.

Section 2. Annual Dues  There shall be no annual dues during this time. This may change depending on the needs of the society in the near future, and upon the decision of the board of trustees and founding members.

Section 3. End of membership  Any member of the society may voluntarily resign (via a written letter to the board of trustees) or their membership maybe terminated if found to have committed any crime, or has been documented to have acted against the interests of the society. Membership may also be terminated by a 75% vote of the general membership.