Mutual Benefit Relationships with Other Bodies

Mission Statement The Society seeks mutually beneficial relationships, whether involving financial sponsorhip or otherwise, with a wide variery of bodies such as companies interested in using or developing Artificial Intelligence or Cognitive Science publishers other learned societies professional organizations funding bodies (within or outside the UK) local or national government bodies. This is in the service of developing the field of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science in (primarily) the UK, and ensuring that AI and Cognitive Science provide the greatest possible benefit to the nation as a whole.

An Invitation

If you represent another body we cordially invite you to propose how we might collaborate. The table below presents some suggestions. You may be able to suggest other possibilities. If you wish to advertise to our members please see our advertising rates.

If interested, please contact the SSAISB Chair

Entries in GREEN are things SSAISB can do for your organization.

Entries in BLUE are two-way things between SSAISB and your organization.

Entries in BROWN are things your organization can do for SSAISB.

The columns are for different types of organization and the rows are for different types of collaborative activity.

	Commercial Users/Developers of AI & Cognitive Science	Publishers	Learned Societies, Professional Organizations	Research Institutes, Think Tanks, Lobbying Organizations, etc.	Funders
Corporate & Institutional Membership of SSAISB	see Membership page	see Membership page		see Membership page
Conferences and Other Events	hold/fund joint events with SSAISB provide general funding for SSAISB events purchase presence at SSAISB events sponsor demo equipment, keynote speakers, employee attendance & student attendance bursaries for SSAISB events SSAISB to publicize your events and encourage participation	purchase presence at SSAISB events provide discounted rates for publishing SSAISB event proceedings	hold/fund joint events with SSAISB co-locate events with SSAISB publicize each other's events and encourage participation sponsor student attendance bursaries for SSAISB events SSAISB to provide student attendance bursaries for your events	hold/fund joint events with SSAISB sponsor keynote speakers & student attendance bursaries for SSAISB events SSAISB to publicize your events and encourage participation	provide general funding for SSAISB events sponsor keynote speakers & student attendance bursaries for SSAISB events SSAISB to publicize your events and encourage participation
Prizes for dissertations, conference papers, etc.)	fund prizes	fund prizes	fund prizes jointly with SSAISB		fund prizes
Lobbying, Nominating	collaborate with SSAISB on lobbying government, etc.		collaborate with SSAISB on lobbying government, etc. collaborate with SSAISB on nominating to policy bodies, evaluation bodies, prize-giving bodies, etc.	collaborate with SSAISB on lobbying government, etc.
Careers, Public Understanding (activities other than Events)			collaborate with SSAISB on statements to the press	collaborate with SSAISB on statements to the press collaborate with SSAISB on constructing information, reaching out to schools, etc.	fund information construction, schools reach-out, etc.
Networking	SSAISB to provide pointers to relevant researchers & courses	SSAISB to provide pointers to relevant academics	exchange pointers to relevant academics & courses with SSAISB	SSAISB to provide pointers to relevant academics	SSAISB to provide pointers to relevant academics
Other		provide reduced subscription rates to SSAISB members (see the Membership page for our current such arrangements)	provide, with SSAISB, reduced rates for joint membership of the two societies	publicize and be publicized by SSAISB