Benefits of ICSTI Membership
- High quality conferences and workshops on STEM information topics.
- Opportunities for networking across boundaries and information communities.
- Collaborative partnership initiatives between members and non-members.
- Engagement with science decision-makers on matters relating to information and data.
- Close working relationships with the International Science Council (ISC) and the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA).
- Weekly newsletter service covering the latest developments in scholarly communication.
- ICSTI Insights, an on-demand communique presenting commissioned in-depth analyses of critical issues in STI.
- Sponsorship of ground-breaking initiatives such as WorldWideScience.org.
- Participation in an international program of multi contributor technology/innovation projects via the Technical Activities Coordination Committee (TACC).
- Foresight/horizon scanning, reportage on ICSTI affiliated activities and projects, and summary policy monitoring via the Information Trends and Opportunities Committee (ITOC).
- Biannual TACC & ITOC workshop presentations by invited experts providing new ideas and global perspectives.