Members
The requisites to become an IEC member are only two: a) to endorse the basic IEC values of pluralism, free academia and constructive dialogue as the best mean to conflict resolution, and b) to pay the annual fee.
Being a professional is not a requisite neither it is to be a Cuban national. Non Cubans are also invited to join the organization.
Friends
The IEC also extends a separate category of “Friends” to those individuals who are interested in engaging in IEC activities but for various plausible reasons they may not be able to join as full members.