{"id":123,"date":"2025-03-17T07:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2025-03-28T07:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:40:15","slug":"early-career-and-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/early-career-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students and Emerging Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-837f51c1f3a51eeae2e9838e02367886\">Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia (SERA) is a strong advocate of environmental education.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has more than 5,000 members in over 138 countries with 14 chapters serving states, provinces and regions of North America, Canada, Europe, Australasia and Asia. Becoming a student member will instantly link you into an international network of fellow students and restoration professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Only $40USD for student membership of both SER and SERA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To become a member, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/page\/membership-benefits\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/page\/membership-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register with SER<\/a> and nominate <strong><em>Australasia<\/em><\/strong> as your SER Chapter Affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Australasia students have joined SERA. Students study a range of disciplines, from geneticists and conservation biologists to landscape architects and archaeologists &#8211; once again showing us that restoration ecology attracts and caters for many diverse people but all with the same interest in making a difference and contributing to restoring the earth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope to keep increasing student and emerging professionals memberships across Australasia and help build early career development. Your support and membership contribute to the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia&#8217;s effort to lead the way in healing the earth.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-536e5e3e2d6638a86cfba5bfc5e85d3a wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span><u>Membership fees (as of January 2025) &#8211; all in USD<\/u><\/span><\/strong><br><strong>Standard Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full access to all member benefits for restoration professionals and supporters ($95 per year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-593d177d83349b782608ed96b048b4ce wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Membership for All Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equity Rate <\/strong>for those with limited income ($25 per year).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open Doors<\/strong> for those unable to pay (No Fee, application required).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emerging Professionals: <\/strong>For students and early-career restorationists ($40 per year).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39daedd5d57b908c3694fd8399fca0d1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Retiree Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For semi or fully retired individuals passionate about restoration ($55 per year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62a149549b0b64daac50ee4e5ac39420 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Restorer Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2956b06862ebcdc855dbce29c320ac7d wp-block-paragraph\">Premium membership that includes, support for Equity and Open Doors memberships, a Restoration Directory listing, and additional CERP discounts ($300 per year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3aa119318a6520ab0e5ba7ee95f657cb wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lifetime Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lifetime commitment to supporting SER ($1,950 one-time fee with instalment options available)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/page\/membership-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JOIN NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To explore all benefits and further information about SER, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/page\/membership-benefits\">https:\/\/www.ser.org\/page\/membership-benefits<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-1024x781.png 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-1536x1172.png 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-450x343.png 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-600x458.png 600w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-1500x1144.png 1500w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-1300x992.png 1300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM-400x305.png 400w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-4.55.06\u202fPM.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia (SERA) is a strong advocate of environmental education. 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