The membership 

There are two streams of members in the AIMS, namely (a) active members who could be Greeks from Macedonia or any the part of Greece, possessing approved tertiary qualifications, (b) assistant members, either students or social members whose application has been approved by the Board and (c) honorary members from within the broader society who have rendered valuable services to the Institute or to Hellenism.

Any person who qualifies in any of the aforementioned three membership categories could apply in writing to become members of the AIMS (Application Form for Membership). If you wish to become a member please complete the attached application form and send it to the Secretariat at panosgogidis@hotmail.com or at nicholaskatris@bigpond.com the to the public officer of the Institute. The annual membership fee is $20.00 for all members, except pensioners and students which is free. Please kindly note that any right, privilege or obligation of a person by reason of his/her membership could not be transmitted or be transferred. Please also kindly note that the Board may decline to admit any person or persons to the membership.

If you are eligible and wish to become a member of the Institute, please complete the relevant form (Application for Membership to the AIMS) and submitted for consideration to the Secretary General, Mr. Panos Gogidis, Australian Institute for Macedonian Studies, P.O. Box 2271, East Ivanhoe, 3070, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.

Minister for Macedonia and Thrace, the Hon. Stelios Papathemelis concluding his opening remarks at the 1988 Conference of the AIMS at La Trobe University.

Delegates from the Pan-Macedonian Association of Australia, John Ninnis, George Karamzalis and Vicki Yiannoulopoulou welcome Minister Papathemelis at Melbourne’s international airport.

The President of the Australian Institute for Macedonian Studies, Dr. Anastasios M. Tamis presents Senator Jim Short with the Star of Vergina, the emblem of the Macedonian Kings.

Delegates of Macedonian Hellenes from all over Australia participate at the Conference organised by the Australian Institute for Macedonian Studies on Ancient and Byzantine Macedonia and its capital Thessaloniki.

Some of the official guests and participants of the International Congress on Ancient, Byzantine and Modern Macedonia attending its sessions. Amongst them, Senator Jim Short, Greek Ambassador Euthymios Tzaferis, the Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs, The Hon. Spykes, and the Cypriot High Commissioner.