One can become a CHERN member by signing up to become a WG member through the form on our website. Membership is open, inclusive and free of charge. WG leaders decide on whether to admit a WG member or not, based on the following criteria:

1. Proper fit with overall aims of the respective WG and CHERN
2. Appropriate expertise in relation to the topic of the WG

As a CHERN WG member:

• You are invited to become a member of the CHERN membership Mailman mailing list
• You are invited to become a member of the CHERN LinkedIn group
• You receive communication from the respective WG leader(s)
• You can participate in CHERN activities that are only for WG members
• You can propose activities to the CHERN Steering Group, in line with the overall aims of CHERN and the respective WG

What is the Mailman mailing list?

CHERN’s Mailman is a members’ platform for information and knowledge sharing.  It enables CHERN members to send a single email to a group address, which is then distributed to the individual emails of all members of the list. You can share event invitations, publications, calls for papers/conference panels/ collaboration, and vacancies that are relevant to the CHERN community, adhering to the membership guidelines (see below). The mailing list is hosted by VU.

How does Mailman work?

Any message sent to the central email address is distributed to all list members. CHERN members who are subscribed to the mailing list can receive and send emails. The list is managed by Alexandra Filius (CHERN Network Manager) and Jelena Gledić (CHERN Communication Manager), who can add and remove new list members resolves technical issues.

As a CHERN member, you can sign up to the Mailman list here: https://listserver.vu.nl/mailman/listinfo/chern.fsw. Please confirm your subscription through an email confirmation link. Note that you can unsubscribe at any moment.

To send a message, email the list’s address: chern.fsw@listserver.vu.nl. Your email will be distributed to all list members. Emails sent to the list are forwarded to your registered email address.

You can change several list options (eg, switch to or from digest mode (a summary of emails), change your password or e-mailaddress etc.), visit your subscription page (see welcome mail see Mailman list-serve’s welcome mail). Log in using your email address and the password sent when you subscribed.

To unsubscribe, go to your subscription page (see Mailman list-serve’s welcome mail) and enter your email address and click Unsubscribe or edit options. Do not forget to follow the instructions in the confirmation email.

If you encounter any issues, contact the list administrator by emailing mailman-owner@listserver.vu.nl

Membership guidelines for CHERN’s Mailman

To ensure a positive and productive experience for all members, please adhere to the following guidelines when participating.

• Stay on-topic and keep contributions and announcements relevant to CHERN. Do not send commercial advertisements, irrelevant content, or chain emails. You can share event invitations, publications, calls for papers/conference panels/ collaboration, vacancies that are relevant to the CHERN community.
• Treat all members with courtesy and respect, even when disagreements arise. Avoid offensive language, sarcasm, or aggressive comments.
• Please note that your emails are share with everyone on the list, do not share private information.
• Use clear subject lines to make it easy to understand the content of your message.
• Be mindful of others’ time; aim for clarity and brevity.
• Avoid large attachments, share links to files instead of attaching them.
• When you reply to a message, please reply to the sender individually, only reply to the entire list if your response is relevant to all members. In other words, use “Reply All” with caution. Keep replies focused on the original topic. Start a new thread for unrelated discussions.
• If you encounter inappropriate behaviour, do not engage. Instead, report it to the list administrator at mailman-owner@listserver.vu.nl. Repeated violations of the guidelines may result in removal from the list. The list administrator reserves the right to enforce rules, and remove members who violate the guidelines.

CHERN’s LinkedIn group is a platform for networking and knowledge sharing. Working group members are welcome to join the LinkedIn group here. There, you can find and connect to fellow CHERN members and share event invitations, publications, calls for papers/conference panels/ collaboration, and vacancies that are relevant to the CHERN community, adhering to the membership guidelines (see below). This LinkedIn group is not public. 

Membership guidelines for CHERN’s LinkedIn Group

To ensure a positive and productive experience for all members, please adhere to the following guidelines when participating.

• Stay on-topic and keep discussions relevant to CHERN. You can share event invitations, publications, calls for papers/conference panels/ collaboration, vacancies that are relevant to the CHERN community. Do not post commercial advertisements, or irrelevant content.
• Treat all members with courtesy and respect, even when disagreements arise. Avoid offensive language, sarcasm, or aggressive comments.
• If you encounter inappropriate behaviour, do not engage. Instead, report it to the group administrator Alexandra Filius per e-mail: filius@vu.nl. Repeated violations of the guidelines may result in removal from the group. The group administrator reserves the right to moderate (i.e. remove) messages, enforce rules, and remove members who violate the guidelines.
• Members are free to leave the group at any time.