Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS)
CAMS is one of the Organs of the International Menopause Society. It was created to provide a democratic forum with equal membership and voting rights for all national societies affiliated with the IMS. The controlling committee of the IMS (the Board), by virtue of its limited size, could not have a member from every country. CAMS, on the other hand, irrespective of the size or number of members of a national or regional society, allows one member from each onto its Board.
Membership of CAMS
At the CAMS General Assembly at the 11th World Congress in Buenos Aires, October 2005, the members agreed that member countries should no longer pay annual membership fees. Membership is thus open to any national or regional menopause society that has been accepted for affiliation to the IMS. Enquiries concerning the criteria for affiliation should be addressed to the Executive Director.
Each member society of CAMS is represented on the Council by its appointed delegate, with each society having one delegate, however large or small that society is. Each delegate has one vote in decisions made by the Council. The Council meets in person at least once every 3 years, at the World Congress, and it is hoped to plan additional meetings between the Congresses.
The Members of CAMS
In February 2010, the members of CAMS are:
Asociación Argentina Para el Estudio del Climaterio (AAPEC)
Australasian Menopause Society -  www.menopause.org.au
Bangladesh Menopause Society
Sociedad Dominicana de Menopausia (SODOME)
European Menopause and Andropause Society
German Menopause Society - www.menopause-gesellschaft.de
Indian Menopause Society - www.indianmenopausesociety.org
Perkumpulan Menopause Indonesia (PERMI)
Israel Menopause Society
Italian Menopause Society
Japan Menopause Society - www.j-menopause.com/eng
Asociacion Mexicana para el Estudio del Climaterio - www.amecmx.org
North American Menopause Society (NAMS) - www.menopause.org
Dutch Menopause Society
South African Menopause Society (SAMS) - www.menopause.co.za
Swiss Menopause Society - www.meno-pause.ch
Thai Menopause Society - www.tmsociety.net
Turkish Society of Menopause and Osteoporosis
Sociedad Chilena de Climaterio - www.climaterio.cl
Asociación Espaňola para el Estudio de la Menopausia (AEEM) - www.aeem.es
The Asia Pacific Menopause Federation (APMF)
Sociedad Peruana del Climaterio - www.climaterioperu.org
British Menopause Society - www.thebms.org.uk
Russian Menopause Society
Costa Rican Association of Climacteric and Menopause
Asociacion Nicaraguense de Climaterio y Menopausia (ANCYM)
Sociedad Panamena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia (Seccion de Climaterio)
Capitulo de Menopausia y Climaterio de El Salvador
Greek Society for the Study of Climacterium and Menopause
Philippine Society of Climacteric Medicine
The Belgian Menopause Society - www.menopausesociety.be
Asociacion Hondurena de Climaterio y Menopausia
Federacion Region A de Climaterio y Menopausia (FRACYM)
Croatian Menopause Society
Asociacion Guatemalteca de Climaterio y Menopausia (AGCYM)
Polish Menopause and Andropause Society
The Taiwanese Menopause Society
The Medical Menopause Association of Romania
The Austrian Menopause Society
The Hungarian Menopause Society - www.mmt.hu
Uruguayan Menopause Society
Czech Menopause and Andropause Society
SIGMA The Canadian Menopause Society - www.sigmamenopause.com
Brazilian Menopause and Climacteric Society
Federación LatinoAmericana de Asociaciones y Sociedades de Climaterio y Menopausia (FLASCYM)
The Emirates Menopause Society
Other societies are currently in the process of applying for affiliation and membership of CAMS.
The CAMS Officers
There are three Officers serving on the CAMS Board: The Chairman, the General Secretary and the Treasurer. During the meeting in Madrid in May 2008, Dr Santiago Palacios (Spain) was appointed as Chairman, Professor Nestor Siseles (Argentina) as General Secretary and Professor Victor Henderson (USA) as Treasurer. Board Officers are elected for a period of 3 years and can seek re-election for a second term of 3 years.
World Menopause Month
See the following page for information on the World Menopause Month. Also see reports from CAMS societies on their celebrations of World Menopause Month, 2009.
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