Join today to meet new colleagues who share your professional interests, allowing stimulating new scientific collaborations, a better sense of involvement, or even a new or better job.

Please note that both individual and corporate SIM memberships follow the calendar year, January 1 - December 31. Applications for 2008 membership are being accepted.

Individual Membership

SIM offers a variety of individual membership to suit all - professionals, students, emeritus, etc. SIM membership is open to anyone with an interest in microbiology.

Download the 2008 New Member Application
Download the 2008 Member Renewal Application

Benefits of membership include:

• Subscription to SIM News, the Society's bimonthly news magazine
• Subscription to Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, the Society's official peer reviewed journal
• Reduced Meeting registration fees
• Access to the Job Placement Service
• Online, searchable membership directory
• Reduced rates for ACS' Biotechnology Progress magazine and SIM's Development series volumes

Corporate Membership
SIM offers four levels of corporate membership. Join now as a corporate member.

Download 2008 Corporate Member Application

The basic corporate membership, Bronze level at $500, provides the following benefits:

•DISCOUNT ON EXHIBIT BOOTH SPACE FOR YOUR COMPANY AND REGISTRATION RATES FOR YOUR REPT AT SIM MEETINGS.
•One regular membership with subscriptions to SIM News and the JIM&B.
•Reduced rates on advertising in SIM News, plus a free corporate profile in one issue.
•Availability of the SIM membership mailing list at a reduced cost (20% off).
•Free announcements of contracts awarded, new products or publications, and personnel changes listed in SIM News.
• Recognition in every issue of SIM News and JIM&B, as well as on the SIM website.
•Hot link to your company's website from the SIM corporate membership webpage.

Silver - $750, includes Bronze level benefits, plus

• TWO free uses of the SIM membership mailing list ($900 value) and 20% discount on additional mailing lists.

Gold - $1000, includes Silver level benefits, plus

• One additional complimentary individual membership (two total) for an employee of your company or organization.
• Company logo and a brief description of the services or products your company provides added to your company's web listing on the SIM corporate membership webpage.

Diamond - $2000, includes Gold level benefits, plus

• Three complimentary quarter page B/W ads in SIM News.
• Company logo in a second location, to be determined by company representative and SIM web designer.