Organisation and Council
Arachnologische Gesellschaft is a legal nonprofit association (German "Verein" with the usual bylaws). Its council consists of the chairperson, two deputy chairpersons and the treasurer. The board of the legislative period 2022-2023 consists of:
![Christoph Muster, chairperson Christoph Muster, chairperson](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/6/csm_Portrait_ChristophMuster_bd12a852dd.jpg)
![Hubert Höfer, deputy chairperson Hubert Höfer, deputy chairperson](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/3/csm_Portrait_HubertHoefer_a54db3b4c9.jpg)
![Angelo Bolzern, deputy chairperson Angelo Bolzern, deputy chairperson](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/e/csm_AngeloBolzern_klein_8a8d6e5ae9.jpg)
![Christoph Hörweg, treasurer Christoph Hörweg, treasurer](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/d/csm_Christoph_Hoerweg_klein_dfba82a3d8.jpg)
Member councils are scheduled every third year during the regular AraGes meeting. The last member council – with election of the new board happened 2022 in Vienna, Austria.
Membership in the AraGes is open to all interested persons. The annual membership of € 35 (25 € for students) is used to cover AraGes expenses, i.e. edition of the journal Arachnologische Mitteilungen /Arachnology Letters, organisation of meetings, hosting and managing the website. Further information concerning membership can be found here.