Membership

NEW 2024 MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & ANNUAL FEE

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*** > 75,00 EUR
  • effective member (clinician) that is member of ESMO, BGDO, BeSTRO
  • 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 - new since 2024 - 75,00 EUR to be paid to BSMO and 65,00 EUR you must pay directly to BGDO
    • *** BeSTRO - new since 2024 – TBD

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 2024

• 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 27^th Annual BSMO Meeting 2025 + 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 2024 & Junior members in-training

! ATTENTION > there will only be a limited number of complimentary rooms available via the online registration form for the 27^th Annual BSMO Meeting 2025 (registration opens early October 2024 – first-come, first-served)

! ATTENTION > Special members Corporate can only take part in the scientific programme (open sessions).  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