GloBIAS association

Membership - ordinary member

Interested in joining us and help us build a strong and sustainable community?

Please follow the link for the membership application form.

For individuals, GloBIAS offers the following membership benefits:

• exchange with competent professionals in the field

• become more visible among, and be part of, the friendly community of scientists working in BioImage Analysis

• access to prepared and reviewed information

• access to curated training material

• opportunity to influence the development of the field

• regular online events such as seminars and webinars and in the future (funding dependent) in-person events such as workshop, symposia and hackathons

• discounted access to events and training programs organised and offered by the association

• regular newsletter with updates on the society and information such as publications, courses on offer and resources relevant for BioImage Analysis

• advertise open positions/jobs for BioImage Analysts on the GloBIAS website

• opportunities to become involved in training sessions and ‘Call for help sessions’ on the advising side

• become part of Focus Groups (or suggest your own) within the society, dedicated to collaborating on and discussing specific topics of interest

Annual membership fee levels for ordinary members:

• MSc and PhD students - 50 Euro/ calendar year

• every other ordinary member - 100 Euro/ calendar year

For people based in any country in the list below (country: any territory for which authorities report separate social or economic statistics, World Bank classification), we offer a 50% discount on the above fees. 

• Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan

• Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi

• Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo Dem. Rep., Congo Rep., Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba

• Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic

• Ecuador, Egypt Arab Rep., El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia

• Fiji

• Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau

• Haiti, Honduras

• India, Indonesia, Iran Islamic Rep., Iraq

• Jamaica, Jordan

• Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea Dem. People's Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic

• Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya

• Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar

• Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia

• Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines

• Rwanda

• Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic

• Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

• Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu, Venezuela RB, Vietnam

• West Bank and Gaza

• Yemen Rep.

• Zambia, Zimbabwe 

(Source of data, 'current classification table': https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups)

Please follow this link for the ordinary membership application form.

Membership - extraordinary supporting member

An option for associations, organisations and societies and other legal entities such as universities, scientific institutes, companies.

Please follow this link for the respective membership application form.

Please also refer to our statues (§ 4 membership types) to check if you fall into this category. Quote § 4.1: associations, organisations and societies as well as other legal entities under private or public law, such as universities, scientific institutes, companies, insofar as they promote the objectives of the society in accordance with their purpose.

Membership Fee-Ranges for Extraordinary Supporting Members

Based on the number of employees and the financial capacity, annual membership fees for Extraordinary Supporting Members are 

Organisation/ Company Size annual membership-fee

Small (less than 10 employees) from €1,000

Medium (10 – 50 employees) from €2,500

Large (51 – 250 employees) from €4,000

Big (more than 250 employees) from €5,000

These annual membership fees are used exclusively to support the non-profit purposes of the association, as outlined in the statutes. Additionally, voluntary donations are highly appreciated.

Membership rights and benefits of Extraordinary Supporting Members

Besides their right to vote in the general assembly (single vote) like ordinary members, extraordinary supporting member of the association may also benefit from

• being acknowledged on the GloBIAS website as a supporting member,

• engage with the BioImage Analysis community through thematic focus groups, contribute to the development of the field by participating in dialogue and collaborative initiatives, such as webinars

• nominate one representative to take part in the GloBIAS Scientific Advisory Committee,

• receive timely updates about activities and events via the GloBIAS member newsletter,

• advertise open positions/jobs for BioImage Analysts on the GloBIAS website and in the newsletter,

• benefit as a member from preferential participation conditions for events or workshops, as far as compatible with the legal framework for non-profit associations,

• become more visible among, and be part of, the friendly community of scientists working in BioImage Analysis.

These services and benefits may be subject to change based on decisions by the elected board of the association (application for Austrian charity tax status projected for 2026). Extraordinary supporting members will be notified of any proposed changes by the board.

Please follow this link to the respective membership form. 

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity to engage with us, please get in touch via email to info@globias.org.