ESBB Membership

Membership Benefits

Membership Fees for 2013

Membership fees for 2013 are staying at the same annual level as for 2011 and 2012.

Please note that the fees charged for 2012 were 25% less because they only covered a 9 month period from 1st April - 31st December. This is because we have brought forward the membership renewal date for 2013 to the 1st January 2013 in order to synchronise with ISBER's financial year.

Annual membership fees for 2013 are:

Individual membership - 120€
Biobank/Inst. membership - 253€ (additional charges for more than 2 delegates).
Corporate membership
- Small company - 260€
- Medium company - 500€
- Large company - 907€

Discounts:

ISBER members are entitled to a 25% discount on the Individual membership fee. No discount is currently available for Biobank/Institutional members or Corporate Members of ESBB, or for Organisational Members of ISBER.
Students are entitled to a 50% discount on the Individual membership fee.
Applicants from HINARI group A & B countries within the EMEA region (see below) are entitled to a 60% discount on the fees for all types of membership.

Reduced Fees For
HINARI Group A and B Countries

Countries eligible are shaded green and also listed below. These are the HINARI group A and B countries in the EMEA region. Nationals who are currently resident in these countries, are eligible for reduced membership and conference registration fees. They are also eligible to apply for ESBB Travel Fellowships to attend ESBB conferences.

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*HINARI group A and B countries in the EMEA region:*
Albania Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Benin Boznia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Iraq Jordan Kenya Kosovo Lesotho	Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Syrian Arab Republic The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Togo Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Republic of Tanzania West Bank and Gaza Strip Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

How To Join

(1) Benefits for Individuals

(2) Benefits for Biobanks & Institutions

(3) Benefits for Companies

Benefits for Individuals

Individual Membership of ESBB is available to individuals interested in biopreservation and biobanking, particularly in relation to the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Membership includes the following benefits:

1. Membership of a fast-growing and interactive community of biobanking professionals across the EMEA region. The community is strengthened by annual or more frerquent face-to-face meetings where members get to know each other and develop friendships and collaborations.

2. Substantial discounts on ESBB meeting registration fees.

3. Major subscription discounts on the journal Biopreservation & Biobanking.

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4. Full access to ESBB Members Website which includes:
- membership directory
- numerous opportunities for member input
- ESBB documentation
- regular news updates

See: http://esbb.cloudaccess.net/

5. Eligibility to join ESBB programme committee which provides the opportunity to plan events at the ESBB annual meetings.

6. Eligibility to form and to join ESBB working groups and special interest groups, which provide the opportunity to develop one's own knowledge, to find solutions to common problems and to produce reports and publications that will help advance the biobanking field.

7. Eligibility to run for office is ESBB elections of President, Treasurer and Executive Committee Members.

8. Eligibility to vote in ESBB elections.

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Benefits for Biobanks & Institutions

Biobanks and Institutions that join ESBB as organisational members are entitlled to all of the benefits of Individual Membership for multiple representatives or delegates. In addition, Biobank / Institutional Members receive the following benefits:

1. All employees are entitled to a membership discount on ESBB meeting registration fees.

2. Listing of the Biobank / Institution on the public section of the ESBB website (optional).

3. Eligibility to participate in ESBB consortia for project and programme grant applications.

4. Eligibility to use the ESBB logo shown below on the website and printed materials of the Biobank or Institution.

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Benefits for Companies

Corporate membership is available to all commercial organisations including companies providing products and services to the biobanking community. Corporate membership provides all of the benefits for Individual Membership for 2 members of small organisations (<11 staff), 4 members of medium organisations (11-50 staff) and 6 members of large organisation (>50 staff).

Corporate membership also provides the following additional benefits:

1. All employees of the company will be entitled to the same discount on meeting registration as individual Members of ESBB.

2. Access to the biobanking expertise of the ESBB membership and also access to potential customers in the ESBB membership. Mutually beneficial exchanges between biobanking customers and vendors are a key aim of this society since they will help the development of better products that will improve the practice of biobanking.

3. Substantial discount on exhibitor booth fee at ESBB annual meetings: Discount of 500 Euros per booth (approximately 20% reduction).

4. Eligibility to advertise company details in the Market section of the ESBB website.

5. Eligibility to use the ESBB logo shown below on the company website and printed materials.

7. Eligibility to host corporate workshops at ESBB meetings.

8. Opportunity to represent the interests of vendor organisations on the ESBB Vendor Committee.

9. Proposed future benefits to be determined by discussion between Executive and Vendor Committees, ensuring a harmonious balance between the needs of all member groups.

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To join ESBB, please complete a membership application form and follow the instructions for payment of the annual subscription fee.

Membership application forms can be downloaded by clicking below:

(1) Individual Membership Application

(2) Biobank/Institutional Membership Application

(3) Company Membership Application

Online Payments

(1) Individual Membership

(2) Biobank/Institutional Membership

(3) Company Membership

How To Use PayPal

Please note: You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay using this system.