MEMBERSHIP
Individuals and non-profit institutions who wish to become Members of the Association are expected to share the Mission and Aims of EEBA and abide by its Rules and Standards.
The Committee may recommend the removal of any Member of the Association if in the opinion of the Committee there has been a violation of the Mission and Aims of the Association or if the interests of the Association require it.
Such recommendations must be submitted to a Business Meeting of the Association and will become effective only if at least 21 Members are present and two-thirds of those voting are in favour
Membership benefits include:
- Receipt of a personal copy of the Annual EEBA statistical report of eye banking activity in Europe.
- Reduced registration fee for the EEBA Annual Meeting.
- Participation in elections for membership of EEBA Committees.
- Access to Members-only web resources and an all-Member electronic newsletter.
- Educational opportunities.
Ordinary Members
- Ordinary Membership is on an individual basis.
- Application for Ordinary Membership of the Association must be made to the Secretary on the appropriate form and must be accompanied by the membership fee.
- Ordinary Members pay an annual membership fee at a rate which will from time to time be determined at a Business Meeting of the Association.
- The fee is payable in advance and becomes due on 1 July of each year.
- At present membership fees are 90 Euro per year for Ordinary Individual Members and there are currently over 200 individual members from over 80 individual eye banks, and donor tissue-related organisations.
- To download the “Membership Application Form” please click on the link below:
Individual Membership Application Form
Institutional Members
- Institutional Membership is open to non-profit institutions supportive of the Mission and Aims of EEBA.
- Application for Institutional Membership of the Association must be made to the Secretary on the appropriate form and be accompanied by the membership fee. The Committee will accept or reject applications, and will inform the full Membership of the names of successful applicants.
- Institutional Members pay an annual membership fee at a rate which will from time to time be determined at a Business Meeting of the Association.
- The fee is payable in advance and becomes due on 1 July of each year.
- At present Institutional membership fees are 450 Euro per year.
- To download the “Membership Application Form” please click on the link below:
Individual Membership Application Form
Corresponding Members
One Member of the Association from each Eye Bank will be identified as the Corresponding Member.
It is the responsibility of Corresponding Members to return data annually on request using the electronic plattform provided in order to compile a Directory of the Association. Failure to return data by the specified deadline may result in the Eye Bank not being listed in the Directory.
The Corresponding Member is also responsible for providing and up-dating all information about his Eye Bank which are listed and published in the EEBA website (adress, phone, fax, contact data, staff etc.).
The Corresponding Member is also responsible for activation/deactivation the
availabilty of excess-tissues which will be provided to surgeons who are in need, on the electronic platform/list within the EEBA member’s area.
Retired Members
Any Ordinary Member may upon retirement request to become a Retired Member. Retired Members need not pay the annual subscription, but will have all of the privileges of Ordinary Membership.
Honorary Members
Any Member may recommend for Honorary Membership any person of distinction who has contributed outstandingly to the Aims of the Association. Proposals for Honorary Members will be discussed and voted on by the Committee. Honorary Members need not pay the annual subscription, but will have all of the privileges of Ordinary Membership.
The EEBA is priviledged and proud to have recognised 5 distinguished persons as Honorary Members of the European Eye Bank Association: Prof. Niels Ehlers (†), Prof. Hennie Voelker-Dieben, Dr. Andrew Tullo (†), Hanneke Maas, Elisabeth Pels PhD & Prof. John Armitage OBE PhD.
Invited Members
The Committee may invite the President-Chair of non European Eye Banking Organisations to become an Invited Member for the duration of their post. Invited Members need not pay the annual subscription but will have all of the privileges of Ordinary Membership and may at the discretion of the Committee receive financial support in attending the Annual or Committee meeting.