The Association is composed of supporting members and effective members. Asupporting membermust share and support the cultural purposes of the association, he/she joins the meeting activities and can be invited to present his samples at the expositions of the association. He/she doesn’t have to be a bonsaist. A person can become aneffective memberonly by invitation of the Directive Council after he/she has spent some time in the association demonstrating that he/she shares its philosophy and its cultural purposes. He/she must also have suitable technical preparation and must use appropriate materials. He/she will be invited as expositor and demonstrator during national and international meetings and will be authorized to use the association label, according to a previous agreement with the Directive Council. A member’s duty is to represent the Association.
