From now until April 30, 2012, new members can join the AAVSO for half off the usual price of annual dues. 

Your total cost will be just $40.00. ($30.00 for 2012 dues and a one time $10.00 processing fee. This offer is only for new members.

Within a week or so (depending on where you live) you will receive your new member kit, which includes:

• New Member acceptance letter, membership certificate, and AAVSO decals
• A copy of the By-Laws of the AAVSO, the most recent AAVSO Newsletter, AAVSO Bulletin, Journal of the AAVSO, and AAVSO Annual Report
• The 10 Star Tutorial for those new to visual variable star observing
• A copy of our Manual for Visual Observing of Variable Stars, and Getting started manuals for CCD and PEP observing
• A user guide to the AAVSO's Variable Star Plotter -- our online chart-making utility, and
• A number of reference documents covering topics such as Julian Day, object naming, easy to observe stars, and the AAVSO Mentoring Program.

You also immediately gain access to the member-only sections of the AAVSO website, our powerful photometry software VPHOT [1], and AAVSOnet [2], our robotic telescope network.

You automatically become eligible to take advantage of our Mentor Program [3] and CHOICE Short Courses [4].

There has never been a more exciting time to join the AAVSO and now you can do it at a special introductory rate of $30.00. Join today!

In order to join you must first register for a website account [5] and you must be logged in [6].

For more information or help, contact us at aavso@aavso.org [7]