Membership Levels & Benefits
Membership Levels & Benefits
Membership is open to for-profit and non-profit organizations and is open to all individuals including investors, researchers, producers, end-users, and technology suppliers.
Types of Membership:
ABO has six categories of memberships:
- Platinum
- Gold
- Corporate/University
- Individual
- Academic/Government
- Student
| Member Type | Platinum | Gold | Corporate/ University |
Individual | Academic/ Government |
Student |
| Annual Membership Dues |
$12,000 | $6,000 | $2,500 | $600 | $250 | $100 |
|---|
New memberships are full price from January 1 until June 30 for the year. Memberships received July 1 – December 31 are for the remainder of the year and the entire following membership year.
General Membership Benefits:
- Support from ABO executive staff
- ABO website member’s only access that provides access to reports and presentations
- Participation in all ABO policy initiatives
- Regular industry updates via the website and newsletter
- Opportunity to participate on ABO committees
- Results from annual ABO industry survey
- Access to ABO technical standards
- Participation in on-going ABO educational activities
- Access to proprietary ABO membership directory
Category-Specific Membership Benefits:
| Member Benefits | Platinum | Gold | Corporate/ University |
Individual | Academic/ Government |
Student |
| General membership benefits | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participation in members only events | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Voting rights as per bylaws | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Logo listed on website | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Logo listed on all ABO materials (with respective membership category) | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Complimentary posting of company job opportunities on the ABO website. | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Ability to have company press releases posted on the ABO website. | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Discount to the first early bird level of the ABS | Up to 5 registrations (up to a $500 value) | Up to 3 registrations (up to a $300 value) | Up to 2 registrations (up to $200 value) | |||
| Invitations to ABS VIP dinner | 5 invitations (a $600 Value) |
2 invitations (a $250 value) |
1 invitation ($125 Value) |
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| Complimentary registration to Algae Biomass Summit (ABS) | 3 registrations ($3,000 value) | 1 registration ($1,000 value) | ||||
| Recognition as Platinum/Gold Member at ABS on Signage and materials | √ | √ | ||||
| Preferred committee assignment as noted as available by the ABO bylaws | √ | √ | ||||
| Speaking opportunity at ABS | √ |