You may renew or apply for membership in the AVI by completing an application and paying the annual dues.  Membership is from August 1 to July 31 the following year. You may select from several membership categories, work groups, and newsletter formats as described in the application. All member categories share the privileges of the newsletter and the communication services of the society.  Full and corporate members have voting privileges. If you share AVI's interests, please join us.

Membership dues are $35 per year.  Joining is as easy as 1-2-3 listed below.

To join electronically:

1.Click here to download the membership form.

2. Complete and email the completed form as an attachment to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

3. Then submit payment through PayPal by clicking here!

To join by paper submission:

1.Download the membership form from one of the links below:

Printable Membership Form  PDF format  RTF for MS Word, Word Perfect

2. Print and complete the form.

3. Mail the form and your $35 payment in check or money order to the address on the form.

Mission
The AVI, formerly the American Veterinary Computer Society, was formed to expand the use of the computer as a tool in veterinary medicine.  This includes serving as an educational resource, promoting the use of information technology and electronic communications, and developing and promoting standards in veterinary information management.

Levels
Membership incorporates a range of levels to encourage participation from all segments of the profession, veterinarians and non-veterinarians, as well as its supporting organizations. This includes veterinary practitioners and their staff, faculty and staff of veterinary colleges, diagnostic laboratories, medical records personnel, medical librarians, students, software and hardware developers, and corporations supplying veterinary products and services.  Over one third of the members are individuals working in the field of clinical veterinary medicine, one third are in academia, and the remainder are in industry, government, and other veterinary medicine.  Membership is international, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States.

Meeting
The annual membership meeting is held in conjunction with the AVMA Annual Convention and includes the one-day Richard B. Talbot Symposium on Veterinary Informatics and two days of general information on computer usage.  The members of the Association are encouraged to write articles and/or make presentations regarding their experiences, as these are valuable to establish veterinary informatics as a legitimate discipline and to encourage individuals in the veterinary community to become more involved in the information age.