Membership

You are invited to join IPC!

We are a unique international community of active and engaged scholars, artists, stewards, and audiences who share a commitment to panoramas, immersive media, and related ephemera. Highlights of our activity include the annual IPC conference and our annual publication, the Panoramic and Immersive Media Studies Yearbook (De Gruyter, Berlin). Membership also offers:

• Discounted registration fees for the annual IPC Conference
• Member discount for the hardcover Panoramic & Immersive Media Studies Yearbook
• Priority placement in the IPC Newsletter
• Liaise with venerated international institutions
• Expand your professional network
• Consult with experts and specialists
• Direct access to extensive conversations, information and resources about panoramas and immersive media 

We invite you to participate in our activities by joining as an individual or institutional member. IPC offers the following annual statutory IPC Membership levels. Membership rates are set by the IPC General Assembly (GA). Current rates were appoved in October 2024. The GA consists of the full IPC membership; it meets and votes annually on the final day of the IPC Conference. 

Institutional Membership is valid for one year from the initial payment. Payments are sent to IPC at the initiative of each institution.

Individual Membership is annual and resets January 31 each year. Please note that IPC membership is continuous, in accord with Swiss regulations. You may cancel your membership at any time by notifying the IPC Secretariat at secretariat@panoramacouncil.org

Honorary Membership is awarded to individuals who have rendered exceptional service to the international panorama community or to IPC. Honorary Membership is complimentary and lifelong.

New Membership Form - Coming soon!

IPC is working to improove many of its administrative processes, and one of our priorities this year has been to update and improve the online membership renewal and fee collection process. As we prepare the launch of a new financial management system we will also able to offer more flexible options for receiving annual membership fees. 

The beta testing of these new systems is almost complete and we will share information  about a new membership renewal form very soon. If you are already a subsriber to the IPC mailing list please watch your email for more information.

To add your email to our list please follow the link below to subscribe.

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If you have any questions, please contact the IPC Secretariat directly at secretariat@panoramacouncil.org.  AND outreach@panoramacouncil.org