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--- how_to_join_us [2023/02/07 12:37] – agata.savary
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 //My professional interests are relevant to universality, diversity and idiosyncrasy in language and language technology. I have heard about UniDive. How can I join the Action?//
-The principle of any COST action is to be open to new members. Here is the lightweight admission procedure:
+The principle of any COST action is to be open to new members. Here is the lightweight admission procedure.
-  * Check if your country is an [[https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21167/#tabs+Name:Management%20Committee|official member of UniDive]].
-  * If your country is **not** an official member, contact your [[https://www.cost.eu/about/who-is-who/national-coordinators/|COST National Coordinator]]. They will be in charge of signing the action's Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of your country. You may become its official representative at the Management Committee. In this case:
+===== Becoming a Working Group member =====
-    * You should **validate the MC nomination** on your e-cost account (by following the link sent by e-cost.
+Whatever your country of affiliation, you may join one or more UniDive Working groups.
-    * The action's chair will organize an **MC vote** to validate your MC membership; you will be informed about its outcome
+To this aim:
-  * If your country already **is** an official member, read the scientific program of the action (see the [[https://e-services.cost.eu/files/domain_files/CA/Action_CA21167/mou/CA21167-e.pdf|Memorandum of Understanding]], pp. 18-20). Choose one or more Working Groups which you would like to participate in.
+  * Read the scientific program of the action (see the [[https://e-services.cost.eu/files/domain_files/CA/Action_CA21167/mou/CA21167-e.pdf|Memorandum of Understanding]], pp. 18-20). Choose one or more Working Groups which you would like to participate in.
-  * Fill in the [[https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21167/#tabs+Name:Working%20Groups%20and%20Membership|WG application]]. It will be examined by the UniDive [[core_group|Core Group]].
+  * Fill in the [[https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21167/#tabs+Name:Working%20Groups%20and%20Membership|WG application]]. It will be examined by the UniDive [[ecg:core_group|Core Group]].
   * If it is validated, your email will be added to the relevant UniDive [[mailing_lists|mailing lists]].
+  * You can then discover pour recent activity via this website and the archives of the mailing lists
+===== More about UniDive membership =====
+=== COST countries ===
+If your affiliation country is a **COST Member**, **Cooperating Member** or **Partner Member** (see the [[https://www.cost.eu/about/members/|list]]), i.e. this country is per default a member of the Action:
+  * You may become a **Management Committee member** unless your country already has **two** [[https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21167/#tabs+Name:Management%20Committee|official representatives]] in the MC. To this aim:
+      * You should contact your [[https://www.cost.eu/about/who-is-who/national-coordinators/|COST National Coordinator]] to ask for a nomination to the UniDive MC.
+      * You should validate the MC nomination on your [[https://e-services.cost.eu/|e-cost]] account (by following the link sent by e-cost).
+      * The action's chair will organize an MC vote to validate your MC membership; you will be informed about its outcome.
+  * You may become a **[[https://unidive.lisn.upsaclay.fr/doku.php?id=how_to_join_us#becoming_a_working_group_member|Working Group member]]**
+  * You are eligible for UniDive funding (within budgetary limits) of the UniDive activities:
+      * STSM and conference grants
+      * participation in UniDive meetings and training schools
+      * hosting UniDive events (and receive Local Organizer Support)
+      * hosting STSMs
+=== Near-Neighbor Countries ===
+If your affiliation country is a **Near-Neighbor Country** (see the [[https://www.cost.eu/about/strategy/cost-global-networking/|map]]):
+  * You may become a **[[https://unidive.lisn.upsaclay.fr/doku.php?id=how_to_join_us#becoming_a_working_group_member|Working Group member]]**
+  * You are eligible for UniDive funding (within budgetary limits) of the UniDive activities:
+      * STSM and conference grants
+      * participation in UniDive meetings and training schools
+      * hosting STSMs
+=== Other countries ===
+If your affiliation country is one of the above:
+  * You may become a Working Group member (see above)
+  * You are eligible for hosting STSMs funded by UniDive.
+  * You may participate in our events if you have your own funding or if they are organized in an online or hybrid mode.