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AsPEN membership

AsPEN is an ISPE Special Interest Group. Membership is open to current ISPE members recommended by an existing AsPEN member, and is vetted before approval.

Who can join

Academic investigators, regulators, industry researchers, clinicians, and graduate students working, or interested, in pharmacoepidemiology in the Asia-Pacific region. Two things are required: current ISPE membership and a recommendation from a current AsPEN member. AsPEN is a Special Interest Group of ISPE, so every AsPEN member must be an ISPE member. The recommending member vouches for you in the application and is the usual route in: most members join through a collaborator who is already part of the network.

What membership unlocks

Available today, on the public site:

Phase 2; coming when AsPEN moves to its new server:

  • A dedicated /members/ area gated by a member login.
  • Study protocols, analysis code, slide decks, and other internal materials.
  • Member directory with research interests + national contact persons.

We do not and will not host publisher PDFs of paywalled papers; that breaches copyright even behind a login. The Phase 2 library will only include materials AsPEN holds explicit author or publisher permission to share.

How vetting works

  1. You send the application email below, naming the current AsPEN member who recommends you.
  2. The Chair / Academic & Education office confirms the recommendation with that member and reviews the application; typically within two weeks.
  3. Once approved, your name appears in the member list (Phase 2) and you receive the welcome email with onboarding details.