Membership & Participation Overview
Further your professional growth and strengthen your expertise as a member of one of the world’s most respected standards development organizations.
Our members collaborate together in a trusted, open, and transparent process to create the test methods, specifications, classifications, guides, and practices that support industries and governments worldwide. You’ll have the unique opportunity to work alongside global technical experts from industry, governments, academia, trade groups, small and medium-sized enterprises, consumers, and more.
For a modest fee, members help create and update standards while gaining knowledge, leadership skills, professional networks, and more. Benefits include a free volume of standards, Standardization News magazine, access to meeting minutes and agendas, and more.
13,000+
Global ASTM standards
positively impact public health and safety, consumer confidence, and overall quality of life
150+
Partner countries
8,700 citations in 75+ nations contribute to and benefit from ASTM's accepted standards
35,000+
volunteer members
Collaborate daily to create and update market-relevant industry standards
Membership
Join 35,000+ industry professionals working to help our world work better through standardization. Our open consensus process, using advanced web and cloud-based standards development tools, ensures worldwide access for all interested individuals.
Our 150+ ASTM technical committees and more than 2,100 subcommittees meet both in-person and virtually, using state-of-the-art applications for electronic balloting and online collaboration to develop global standards used every day.
Choose the type of membership that works for you and enjoy a host of benefits, from access to the latest standards to outstanding networking opportunities and global visibility for your business.
Participating Membership
per year
Work with your peers to contribute to and vote on new standards and revisions to existing standards that impact your industry.
Benefits include
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Free standards volume
Standardization News
Publication discounts
Organizational Membership
per year
Expand your business footprint and show your commitment to global standardization.
Benefits include
Join any ASTM committee
Free standards volume
Standardization News
Publication discounts
Informational Membership
per year
Stay abreast of important standards development for your industry.
Benefits include
Standardization News
Publication discounts
Student Membership
No annual fee
Get a front-row seat to the standards development process, enhancing your knowledge before you start using them in the workplace.
Benefits include
Scholarships and grants
Standardization News
Event discounts
Benefits
Direct Committee Participation
Lend your expertise to one or more of 150+ technical committees and make your voice heard.
Publication Discounts
Get instant access to your free standards volume online and enjoy discounted publications from our extensive Digital Library.
Standardization News
Never miss the news that impacts your industry with the pre-eminent standards magazine.
My Committees & ASTM Compass
My Committees
View your committee ballots, meeting agendas and minutes, and use custom standards development tools in our members-only portal.
ASTM Compass
Get direct access to the most up-to-date standards and research, along with productivity tools for sharing, version comparison, and annotating.
Get Published
Elevate your professional profile and get the recognition you deserve when you publish with one of the world’s most respected standards organizations. Our extensive peer-review process and relationships with top indexing providers ensures only the highest quality publications. Take the unique opportunity to have your content added to our extensive ASTM Digital Library, ensuring wide distribution and visibility of your important work.
Technical Committees
Committees develop and maintain ASTM standards
Any interested individual can participate on a Technical Committee through ASTM membership.
Meetings, Symposia & Workshops
Meetings bring experts together
Contribute your expertise and network at committee meetings held during ASTM committee week or independently. Symposia and Workshops provide an opportunity to exchange information, present research findings, and more.
Member & Officer Training
Member training helps you understand and participate in ASTMs voluntary consensus process
Learn how to make your voice heard and effectively participate in the development of technical standards.
Students
Students get a front-row seat to the standards development process
ASTM understands the importance of educating the next generation of standards professionals.
Consumer Participation
Consumers know first-hand how products, processes and services are used
Having consumers at the same standards-setting table opens the door for important discussions about health and safety.
