Thank you for your interest in INSciTS! We are the professional organization for team science and the Science of Team Science (SciTS) field.
All stakeholders in team science – including individuals leading, engaging in, managing, facilitating, supporting, evaluating, and producing scholarship on team science -- will find a professional home in INSciTS. INSciTS is a forum to share the latest evidence for what works in team science and collaborate with one another to advance the SciTS field.
To learn about topics that members are collaborating on, now, see the list of active Special Interest Groups (SIGs), here.
Join or Renew Your Membership: Support the Growth of the INSciTS community!
The creation of INSciTS in 2018 reflects the growing national and international focus on using team science to advance efforts to solve both scientific and societal problems. While INSciTS is a relatively new organization, it is rooted in over a decade of annual conferences and scholarly work in the SciTS field.
Your membership dues support the growth of this community and gives you the opportunity to join special interest groups, receive a reduced rates on conference registration fees, and provides a pathway to hold leadership positions in the association. All dues are applied to the direct operating costs of INSciTS.
(Please note that we can only accept payment via credit or debit card - no cash or checks.)
Benefits of Membership
Reduced registration rate for SciTS conference.
Special Interest Groups. Initiate, participate in, and lead INSciTS Special Interest Groups (SIGs)- collaborative groups that aim to advance priority areas in the Science of Team Science (SciTS) field. The SIGs build community and form and sustain collaborations around shared interests. They also create opportunities to influence the content of the conference, contribute to SciTS initiatives and research, and interact with the external community. To learn more about the INSciTS SIGs, click here.
Member directory. Members will have the opportunity to be included and have access to the INSciTS member directory- a resource for networking and collaboration.
Representation in the INSciTS organization. Members members have voting privileges in the organization and are eligible to serve as officers or board members in the organization.
More member benefits will be added the organization grows.
Here’s what some of our members are saying about why they joined INSciTS:
“INSciTS is my professional home. Every year I look forward to attending the SciTS conference to learn about exciting team science research and training initiatives. I also love the opportunity to meet with new colleagues and reconnect with old friends to chat about team science.”
- Maritza Salazar Campo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Organization and Management, University of California Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business; INSciTS President
“I attended my first SciTS conference in 2015, and since then have built a rich community of colleagues in the field that I regularly collaborate with and who inspire me throughout the year. I really value the diversity of national and international team science practitioners, funders, policy makers and researchers.”
- Heather Billings, PhD, Administrative Lead for Team Science, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic
"As a PhD student, INSciTS provided me with an entire academic community that is ready to offer support, guidance, and mentoring. I feel extremely lucky to have found such an active and energetic community early in my career."
“Linking scholars across complementary research areas is essential to making progress on solving complex scientific and societal problems. INSciTS has been instrumental in introducing groups and teams researchers to the important domain of scientific collaboration. The connections between INSciTS and the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) has been very productive and I look forward to seeing this continue to flourish.”
- Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, Professor, Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy; Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida; Past-President, INGRoup; INSciTS Vice-President/President-Elect
“Intereach is a community of practice for people whose professional roles are largely, or entirely, devoted to enabling team science that synthesizes knowledge across boundaries, including disciplines, sectors, regions, and institutions. We come together around our shared interest in advancing this profession, through professional development, training, and awareness raising. Does this sound like you? There is a vibrant Intereach community that gathers annually at the SciTS conference, and collaborates through the year via an INSciTS Special Interest Group.”
- Christine Ogilvie Hendren, PhD, Director of the Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE), Appalachian State University
Would you like to share your testimonial about INSciTS? Please contact [email protected]
There are four categories of individual membership. Your membership goes into effect the day you register and continues for one year from that date. (At this time we are unable to offer institutional membership.)
Regular ($180)
Regular membership confers the privileges of voting and holding office.
Transitional ($90) Transitional membership offers the same benefits as regular membership, at a discounted rate.
Transitional membership is for those who have recently completed a degree program, and who are in the first two years of their careers (including postdoctoral fellowships). The transitional rate is available for two consecutive membership years. Transitional members must provide documentation of transitional status (i.e., degree program, graduation date) on their new or renewing member applications.
Student/Trainee ($60) Student/trainee membership offers the same benefits as regular membership, at a discounted rate.
Student/trainee membership is for those who are enrolled in a full-time degree granting program. Student/trainee members must provide documentation of student/trainee status (i.e., degree program, anticipated graduation date) on their new member applications or renewing member forms.
Retiree ($0) Retiree membership offers the same member benefits as regular membership, at no cost. Retiree membership is for those who are age 62 or older and not drawing a full-time salary from an employer.
“I attended my first SciTS conference in 2015, and since then have built a rich community of colleagues in the field that I regularly collaborate with and who inspire me throughout the year. I really value the diversity of national and international team science practitioners, funders, policy makers and researchers.” 
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