The ISTAART Experience at AAIC

About ISTAART

Become a member of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) and access a world of research and collaboration.

Become a Member

Member Benefits

ISTAART members enjoy the following AAIC benefits:

• No-cost virtual registration or discounted in-person registration fees.
• Complimentary continuing education credits for AAIC.
• Access to ISTAART Professional Interest Area (PIA) Day* at AAIC. Each PIA will host a dynamic session tailored to the needs of their members. Additional networking and engagement opportunities will be provided throughout the day. Indicate your interest in attending via your AAIC registration.
• Early notifications about the ISTAART educational and networking events that take place during the conference, which are designed to help kickstart a career in dementia research.
• The ISTAART Networking Reception, which allows current ISTAART members to connect with fellow attendees, share their AAIC experience and engage with ISTAART and PIA leaders.
• Eligibility for the ISTAART Ambassador Program, an opportunity for trainees to volunteer behind-the-scenes at AAIC and meet leaders in the field.

*PIA events are only open to current or new ISTAART members — members may attend any of the PIA sessions, regardless of PIA membership.

As well as other member benefits, including:

Journal Benefits:

Discounted author fees in the following journals:

• Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
• Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions

Year-Long Engagement Benefits:

• Educational webinars that showcase the latest updates in the field and provide knowledge on specialist topics.
• Opportunity to join or create a Professional Interest Area (PIA). PIAs are assemblies of members with common subspecialties, including neuroimaging, neuropsychiatric syndromes, vascular cognitive disorders, biofluid-based biomarkers and more.
• Members-only discounts on registration for other scientific meetings.
• Grant and funding announcements.
• Weekly email digests with new opportunities, funding calls and member updates.
• Access to the ISTAART Career Center.
• Learn more.

“I attended a PIA business meeting during my first AAIC and it turned out to be the best decision of the conference. It was wonderful to meet a group of people that focused on related research, with in-depth scientific discussions, and a group of dedicated people that really want to advance the field. Ever since, I’ve been actively involved with ISTAART’s PIAs.”

– Sietske Sikkes, Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Netherlands