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The ACS Committee on Membership Affairs (MAC) has accomplished much this past year with the support of the American Chemical Society Council, and I am pleased to bring you this membership update. In 2022, we launched our new membership model, so we have the first synopsis of year-end data to share. At the close of 2023, our membership data reveals positive stabilization with 100,060 members (27,000 new) and 3,336 society affiliates (533 new) and growth with 101,607 (12,000 new) community associates. Retention rates are improving, but member retention remains one of our biggest challenges—especially of individuals who have fewer years as members. With the resounding support of the council last year, changes that went into effect this year include offering society affiliates access to the standard membership package, removing the age requirement for emeritus members, and improving access to the disability waiver for qualifying members. In New Orleans, the council
chair Laura Sremaniak (Mon,) studied this question.