Editorial
Dear Readers,
Good news for the EPS!
This year the society has seen a sizeable increase in its membership, more so than in the past few years; with the numbers at 291, 220 and 407 new individual members (IMs) in 2009, 2010, and 2011 respectively. Note also that the 2011 additions have only been counted up to 24 June – thus, further recruitment in 2011 is, in principle, still possible. The total number of IMs today exceeds 3200.
Moreover, the percentage of new IMs under the age of 30 has increased from 25-30 to 50 per cent over the last three years – and from around 55 to 70 per cent for under 40s; we hope this might signify a new interest in the activities of the EPS by younger people. Despite this, a lot still has to be done in the area of gender equality; however, the percentage of female IMs has increased from 15 to 23 per cent from 2009 to 2011, which is a good trend.
In addition, a few prestigious institutions are joining the EPS as associate members (AMs), contributing to the renown and weight of the society.
A small report, with more details about the status of EPS individual membership, can be found here.
Concerning e-EPS, our readership is continuing to grow – with over 38,000 subscribers – and we have been delighted to receive plenty of spontaneous submissions by our members for this issue. We look forward to continuing to receive your inputs and suggestions.
Please remember to include the e-EPS link in your web pages. This has been recently done, for instance, by the CERN Courier. Thank you!
Enjoy reading,
Luisa Cifarelli
EPS President
