Joining the BMVA

Individual membership

To join the BMVA, print off and complete the application form . Send it, along with a cheque for the requisite amount made payable to The British Machine Vision Association , to:

BMVA Membership Secretaty
P O Box 47
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 0YF
UK

Corporate membership

The BMVA has a Corporate Membership Scheme to allow industry better access to research being conducted by the UK vision community. The scheme works as follows:

• Any employee wishing to participate in BMVA events must be in posession of a Corporate Membership card and be able to prove that they are employed by the Corporate Member.

• Up to five employees of a Corporate Member can be named as BMVA voters. (No proxy votes are allowed.)

• Ten membership cards will be issued each year.

• Each organisation will appoint a BMVA corporate administrator who will be responsible for:
  • Providing the BMVA with a list of the voting affiliates
  • Distributing copies of BMVA News within his organisation
  • Arranging payment of the annual Corporate Membership fee
  • Monitoring the distribution of Corporate Membership cards within his organisation

• The cost of Corporate Membership per annum is 10 times the personal membership fee (this is currently 10 x £20 = £200 per annum).

• The definition of an "organisation" in this scheme is:
  • it must have less than 1000 employees;
  • it must be situated on one geographical site;
  • if it is part of a large corporation, it must be an independent business unit.

The benefits for an organisation taking out BMVA Corporate Membership are:

• Up to 10 employees may attend any BMVA meeting or the annual Conference at the personal membership rate
• Voting rights in BMVA elections and at AGMs for up to 5 named affiliates
• Positive publicity as a supporter of UK vision research -- a list of Industrial Corporate Members will be published in BMVA News and on our Web pages
• Access to BMVA mailshots at cost
• Ten copies of BMVA News
• Opportunity to sponsor BMVA meetings
• Organisation of one-day meetings
• Inclusion in the BMVA brochure

For further information about corporate membership, please contact:

Dr. T. J. Ellis
Information Engineering Centre
City University
Northampton Square
London
EC1V OHB
Tel: 0171 477 8126
Fax: 0171 477 8568
Email: t.j.ellis@city.ac.uk