When people hear the word "academic society", they might think "that is a body, including a lot of intelligent research engineer", and some strict examination of entrance qualification should be needed.

However, to tell the truth, it is not known that

"You can join the society, even if you pay membership expense"

unexpectedly.

If you want to call you "the member of XX academic society", what you need is to pay money.

Now, Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) is a good-aimed.

Even if you add the title of "a member of JSAI", it is not a fraud absolutely.

However, I don't recommend it, if you meet a IT research engineer, like me, you will get much converging fire of the question.

On the other hand, any society is suffering from the shortage of members, you are absolutely welcome.

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In my case, I don't understand the merit, being the member.

If you can join the society, you can get the collected papers regularly, however the contents are basically difficult, unrealizable and dull.

Of course, I know the effort of the society. For example, making the cover of a pretty girls in beautiful background(and the picture had criticized by non-member of the society)

(To be continued)