Membership Benefits

BANZ offers members a one-stop shop for information on the bioenergy market

Networking

• Access to potential clients
• Information through informal meetings, discussions etc
• Seminars - bringing people together to share the latest information
• Obtain information pre-press
• Introductions to new people in the industry
• Access to business people you may not otherwise have reason to meet
• Presence at local and international conferences
• Joint initiatives through an industry association

Latest technical and marketing information

• Share the cost of obtaining high cost up-to-date information
• Access to international conference papers
• Keep abreast of latest, research, policy, and market information
• Opportunity to gain access to latest technology
• Allows access to local and overseas commercial experiences
• Lever for access to research funds
• Shared applied research funding
• Monthly E-news on technology, people and markets

Positive brand exposure

• Positive exposure in desired markets and to other members
• The discriminating feature of membership
• Placement to reinforce your company brand
• Higher membership fees provide enhanced company brand placement
• Share the cost of obtaining brand placement
• Brand exposure is the link to member organisations

Potential to influence policy

• Access to the Government through the Association
• Be in to have your say
• An alternative route to influence policy
• A bipartisan route for the transfer of information
• Greater number of members, greater the influence
• Access to an association with existing credibility
• Ability to access ministers and officials

Members include anyone with a commercial interest in bioenergy - sawmillers, wood processors, energy suppliers, energy researchers, consultants, manufacturers, and investors.

Membership Categories

Membership of BANZ is available to anyone interested in bioenergy.

Each category of membership has a specific fee level and members of that category obtain a commensurate level of benefit as set out below:

The following four categories of membership are our main focus areas:

• Sustaining Membership: ($7,000 per annum excl. GST) - Ideal for the sector leaders
• Corporate Membership: Full ($5,000 per annum excl. GST) - Ideal for prominent players
• Corporate Membership: Ordinary ($2,000 per annum excl. GST) - Ideal for companies making a difference
• Ordinary Membership: ($500 per annum excl. GST) - Ideal for most active palyers in the sector

The following categories of membership are for students, retired people, observers of the Industry and as in the case of Associate Members is the minimum service level for companies.

• Associate Membership: ($250 per annum excl. GST) - Ideal for very small sector players
• Individual Membership: ($100 per annum excl. GST) - for students and sector observers and excludes membership to any Interest Groups)

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Membership Information

For the general services provided to all members click here. In addition there are specific services provided for each different category of membership as set out below:

Sustaining Membership: ($7,000 per annum excl.GST)

All privileges of Full Corporate membership (see below) plus:

• automatic seat on the Board of Directors of BANZ,
• logo placement as sustaining member on the home page of all BANZ web sites,
• right to provide a presentation at the AGM. and
• Company name listing on the BANZ Members List and the web page Who's Who Directory. Listing on FOUR Interest Group web pages. The name listing will include a link to the member's own web site or email address. The Company Logo will be shown in the Directory. A paragraph will be shown in the Directory and the Who's Who. A Detailed Company Profile will be linked to the summary table. A paragraph promo will also be shown in the Directory.

Corporate Membership: Full ($5,000 per annum excl. GST)

Full Corporate membership will entitle a company to the general benefits of membership plus:

• acknowledgement as a corporate member by placement of logo on all appropriate^[1] publications of the Association,
• first right of refusal to sponsor, upon agreed terms, any BANZ publication, seminar, conference or function,
• specific acknowledgement as a corporate member at any seminar, conference or other public function jointly organised by or on behalf of BANZ, and
• one free entry, and thereafter a 15% reduction on all BANZ event registration fees for up to a maximum of three people from the member company,
• one logo placement on the BANZ web pages (excluding the home page) with hyperlink to own web page, and
• Company listing on the BANZ Members List and the web page Who's Who Directory. Listing on FOUR Interest Group web-pages. The name listing will include a link to the member's own web site or email address. The Company Logo will be shown in the Directory. A paragraph promo will also be shown in the Directory

Corporate Membership : Ordinary ($2,000 per annum excl.GST)

Ordinary Corporate membership will entitle a company to the general benefits of membership plus:

• acknowledgement as a corporate member by placement of name in all appropriate^[1] publications of the Association,
• first right of refusal to sponsor, upon agreed terms, any BANZ publication, seminar, conference or function,
• a 15% reduction on all BANZ event registration fees for up to a maximum of two people from the member company/organisation attending,
• one logo placement on the BANZ web site (excluding the home page) with hyperlink to own web page, and
• Company name listing on the BANZ Members List and the web page Who's Who Directory. Listing on THREE Interest Group web pages. The name listing will include a link to the member's own web site or email address. The Company Logo will be shown in the Directory. A paragraph promo will be shown in the Directory.

Ordinary Membership: ($500 per annum excl.GST)

Ordinary Membership will entitle a company or individual to:

• the opportunity to provide sponsorship, upon agreed terms, of publications, seminars or functions as nominated from time to time by the Board,
• 15% reduction for up to TWO people on all BANZ event registration fees,
• Company listing on the BANZ Membership List and web page Who's Who Directory. The listing will include a link to the member's own web site and contact email address.
• Membership of TWO Interest Groups and listing on these pages, and
• A one line promo linked to the Directory.

 

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Associate Membership: ($250 per annum excl.GST)

Associate Membership will entitle a company or individual to:

• 15% reduction for only ONE person on all BANZ event registration fees,
• Company listing on the BANZ Members List and web page Who's Who Directory. The listing will include a link to the member's own web site, and
• Membership of ONE Interest Group and listing on this page

Individual Membership ($100 per annum excl. GST)

In addition to the general benefits of BANZ membership, Individual membership will entitle the individual to a 15% reduction on all BANZ event registration fees and listing on the BANZ membership list (Note - this is not the Who's Who web page).

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Membership Forms

The following downloads are available

Membership Application Form - click here

Membership Category Details and Fees (also listed below) - click here

BANZ Members - Who's Who Listing protocol for the BANZ web site- click here

BANZ Interest Groups - click here

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[1] At the discretion of the BANZ Board