Types of membership

EBMT Members

Members of the EBMT are mainly centres active in the transplantation of any kind of haematopoietic stem cells or any other organisation involved in the care of donors and recipients of haematopoietic stem cells. A distinction is made between Full and Associate Membership, related to reporting of transplant data to the EBMT Registry. Individuals actively involved in the field can also apply for Individual EBMT Membership. Pharmaceutical companies interested in the field of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation may become Corporate Patrons of the EBMT.

New members are admitted by submitting a membership application form to the Secretary. This application must include the signatures of two individuals from centres with full or associate membership acting as sponsors. Applicants fulfilling all the requirements to be become an EBMT will be granted Provisional Membership. The Secretary presents all applications for membership to the next General Assembly, which decides about final admission during the Annual Business Meeting.

Membership fees

Members are assigned a CIC number and centres are entitled to list the names of 3 physicians, 1 nurse and 1 data manager for the membership fee of 750€. For each additional member thereafter, a fee of 75€ is applied apart from to additional nurse members who are charged at 40€. Nurses added to a CIC will automatically become a member of the Nurses Group. For each nurse added, an amount of 35€ will be transferred by the EBMT to the EBMT Nurses Group.

Individual EBMT members pay an annual fee of 250€.

Annual fees are collected by the EBMT Treasurer. Centres and individual members nor paying the membership fee for two consecutive years will be deleted from the membership list and lose all rights and duties of an EBMT member.

Full Membership
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A centre or organisation performing or in other ways being actively involved in transplantation of haematopoietic stem cells can apply for full membership. Full Membership requires of clinical transplant centres that they are prepared to submit a minimum of MED A data on all patients on an annual basis. The duty is to report all consecutive haematopoietic stem cell transplants and follow-up data.

Centres with full membership have the following rights:

1) To elect officers of EBMT
2) To participate in EBMT studies
3) To be eligible for EBMT accreditation
4) To be eligible for a special online discount subscription to BMT journal

Individual listed within EBMT centres with full membership have the following rights:

1) To stand for election for any of the offices
2) To submit data for presentation at the annual meeting
3) To participate in activities of the Working Parties (see below)
4) To receive information about Board and other activities, co-operative studies, and results of EBMT research projects
5) To have access to the EBMT website and to statistical overviews of transplants (subject to current privacy regulations)
6) To be eligible for reduced fees to attend the Annual Meeting of EBMT
7) To receive EBMT News
8) To access the annual survey of EBMT activity
9) To be eligible for an individual discount subscription to the Official Journal of the EBMT

Associate Membership
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Any clinical transplant centres fulfilling the criteria for full membership, but not reporting a minimum of MED A data on all patients on an annual basis, can apply for associate membership.

An Associate member centre has no voting rights and is not eligible to apply for accreditation. These centres can participate in EBMT studies and are eligible for an institutional discount subscription to the Official Journal of the EBMT. Individual members of the centre have the same rights as individuals listed within full member centres.

The annual fee for Associate membership is 100 percent of the full membership fee

Membership of EBMT centres which do not comply with the rules given above may be suspended or terminated upon decision by the Board.

Individual Membership
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To become an individual EBMT member one must be actively involved in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), either in the laboratory or in the clinic, or in other activities closely related and relevant for HSCT. Members should hold a degree (MD, Ph D, nursing degree, others) and demonstrate an expertise in stem cell transplantation. This should be proven by two years working experience in activities related to the aims of EBMT. Applicants should be presented by two individuals from centres with full or associate membership. Representatives of pharmaceutical companies or other corporate enterprises are not eligible for individual EBMT membership.

An Individual EBMT member has the following rights:

1) To stand for election for any of the offices
2) To submit data for presentation at the annual meeting
3) To participate in activities of the Working Parties (see below)
4) To receive information about Board and other activities, co-operative studies, and results of EBMT research projects
5) To have access to the EBMT website and to statistical overviews of transplants (subject to current privacy regulations)
6) To be eligible for reduced fees to attend the Annual Meeting of EBMT
7) To receive EBMT News
8) To access the annual survey of EBMT activity
9) To be eligible for an individual discount subscription to the Official Journal of the EBMT

Provisional Membership

New centres applying for membership with the EBMT are designated as 'provisional members' until the subsequent EBMT annual meeting. At this time, a General Assembly takes place, and the Secretary presents all new members of that year for approval. Having been accepted, these centres are thus granted Full, Associate or Individual membership as appropriate. Provisional membership is essentially the same as full membership, with the exception that provisional members do not have voting rights and may not stand for election as officers.

Corporate Patrons

Pharmaceutical companies or other companies active in the field of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation may become Corporate Patrons of the EBMT. The minimum time period for Corporate membership is three years. There are different levels of Corporate Patrons corresponding to the financial contribution to the EBMT. Individual contracts between the EBMT and Corporate members define the mutual rights and duties.

Consult the corporate sponsorship link for more details.

Honorary Membership

Honorary membership is awarded by the EBMT in recognition of outstanding services to the EBMT. Individuals who have been awarded this accolade include founder members of the EBMT and past presidents on their retirement. The rights of honorary members are:

• Membership for life
• Complimentary registration for EBMT annual meetings
• Complimentary gala dinner tickets for member and accompanying person
• Award announced at General Assembly

Click for a list of current Honorary Members

EBMT Member Survey, July 2001