Membership

2025 MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & ANNUAL FEES

1. EFFECTIVE MEMBERS > Voting right at the yearly General Assembly

• Effective member BSMO ONLY > 125,00 EUR
  • medical, radiation or surgical oncologist or clinician with other background
• Effective member JOINT BSMO& ESMO* / BGDO** / BeSTRO***/MASCC**** > 75,00 EUR
  • effective member (clinician) that is member of ESMO, BGDO, BeSTRO, MASCC
  • BSMO has reciprocal membership agreements with:
    • * ESMO – since 2015 - 75,00 EUR to be paid to BSMO and 130,00 EUR you must pay directly to ESMO
    • ** BGDO - since 2024 - 75,00 EUR to be paid to BSMO and 65,00 EUR you must pay directly to BGDO
    • *** BeSTRO - since 2024 - 75,00 EUR to be paid to BSMO and 65,00 EUR you must pay directly to BeSTRO
    • **** MASCC - NEW SINCE 2025 – 75,00 EUR to be paid to BSMO and BSMO members are entitled to a 50% discount on a 1-year online MASCC membership when registering at https://mascc.org/join-mascc/ – To request the discount code to activate this, please email administration@bsmo.be

2. SPECIAL MEMBERS > NO voting right at the yearly General Assembly

• Junior member in-training for Medical Oncology (from 4th year) > FREE
  • An application with CV must be sent to administration@bsmo.be. After approval of your application you may sign up as Junior member
  • Junior members must inform BSMO as soon as they start working as medical oncologist by sending their new RIZIV/INAMI number > from that moment the effective membership fee must be paid
• Undergraduate student member (or 1st to 3rd year internal medicine) > FREE
  • Undergraduate medical and science students doing their first degree and interested in medical oncology
  • A motivation letter must be sent to administration@bsmo.be. After approval you may sign up as Undergraduate student member
• Emeritus member > FREE
  • Effective members discontinuing active practice
• Associate member > 25,00 EUR
  • Scientist/researcher without INAMI/RIZIV and not from industry, (hospital) pharmacist, other oncology health care professional, patient advocate
• Corporate member > 125,00 EUR
  • Professional active in pharmaceutical or biotechnological industry/press

BSMO membership benefits 2025

• the tools to improve your daily practice, develop your career and contribute actively to the progress of medical oncology
• access to BJMO online content + hard copy
• free participation in the 28^th Annual BSMO Meeting 2026 + social programme and complimentary hotel room incl. breakfast and city tax on Friday night

! ATTENTION > ONLY complimentary hotel room for effective members provided they have paid their annual fee for 2025 & Junior members in-training 2025

! ATTENTION > there will only be a limited number of complimentary rooms available via the online registration form for the 28^th Annual BSMO Meeting 2026 (registration opens early October 2025 – first-come, first-served)

! ATTENTION > Special members Corporate 2025 can only take part in the scientific programme of the 28th Annual BSMO Meeting 2026 (open sessions ONLY).  They cannot join the social programme on Friday evening. No complimentary hotel room.

• free access to the BSMO Annual Meeting material

! ATTENTION > material from closed sessions only for effective members

• free participation in the BSMO-Bordet/post MASCC Symposium
• free participation in BSMO webinars

For questions regarding membership, please contact Mrs Mieke Akkers by e-mail: administration@bsmo.be