Geological Society of South Sudan

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Benefits of membership

Members of the society are eligible to attend General Meetings of the Society and participate in all Society’s activities, which enhances their professional networks and builds their CPDs

All Professional Members, Graduate Members and Corporate Members of the Society are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meetings and other meetings called for by the Governing Council.

Members of the society contribute, individually and collectively, in developing the Society in the way they aspire

Qualified members who apply or are nominated to statutory or public bodies benefit from endorsement of the Governing Council

All members of the Society benefit from participating in:

  • Conferences and seminars
  • Welfare contributions
  • Journals and publications

Interested people who meet qualifications for membership can initiate the process of joining the Society by making an application in which they sign a membership declaration form to abide by the Society’s Constitution and By-Laws, and to be bound by the Principles of Professional Code of Conduct.

An applicant must be proposed by two up-to-date members from personal knowledge and two from general knowledge. The two members indicated as acquainted with the applicants from ‘’personal knowledge” MUST be professional GEO-SSS members who are up-to date with their current annual subscription i.e. current year.

Membership application MUST be made on prescribed Application Form downloadable from this website, and accompanied with the application fee and the first annual subscription.

Applications to join or upgrade membership to professional category can only be successful once a member has been interviewed by the Society’s professional committee.

All applications for membership must be received no later than the 15th of each month for consideration by the professional committee sitting during that month.

All successful applicants shall be confirmed by the Governing Council at the earliest opportunity.

A certificate of membership shall be issued to the admitted member by the Governing Council.

CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP