Block membership

The EAES is devoted to an increased involvement and closer relationship with the MIS national societies. To accomplish this the EAES has renewed its block membership policy in 2019. Under the new conditions for block membership the benefits for a block membership are enhanced and the conditions are more distinct.

Benefits

Block memberships benefit from the following:

1 Travel grant assigned to the ‘block-countries’ per every 50 members of the block. The reference date is the 1^st January of the year of the congress.
1 Free registration for pre or post congress masterclasses per every 50 members of the block. The reference date is the 1^st January of the year of the congress.
Designated booth space at EAES congress upon request. This booth is meant to promote your society only. If you wish a booth for other activities, please contact us.

Block Membership fees:

€ 70	Physicians
€ 40	Residents
€ 40	Physicians / Residents if your country is listed <10,000 (lower, lower middle and upper middle income) on the World Bank GNI list

Conditions

The minimum number of members to apply for an EAES Block membership is 25.
For renewal of the Block membership written notice is required before 15 November of the current year.
The EAES Office must receive the new list of members that apply for the Block membership by 1 December.
Changes throughout the year are not processed by EAES but must be indicated on the list for the following year.
For termination of the block membership for the following year written notice is required by 15 November in the current year.
In case of termination of the agreement the EAES reserves the right to contact the individual members to offer them an extension of their membership on an individual basis.
The invoice must be settled per 15 January. For invoices that exceed the amount of € 5.000 the invoice can be settled in three equal terms that are due per 15 January, 1 May and 1 September in the current year. Please contact us in case you want to pay in terms.
If payment is not received within 8 weeks after submission of the invoice the agreement will be terminated automatically. The access for individual members to Surgical Endoscopy on-line will be closed with a 4 weeks notice. The EAES reserves the right to contact the individual members to offer them an extension of their membership on an individual basis.
The new Policy comes into effect on 1 January 2019 and applies to all existing agreements.
For agreements that expire before 15 November 2018 the new Policy automatically applies.
For agreements that expire after 15 November 2018 the current agreement will be ensured until the agreement expires after which the Policy applies.

We encourage new block membership initiatives that do not reach the minimum number of 25 block members to get informed about our special introduction opportunities by contacting the office at membership@eaes.eu

Current block members

	Belgium – Belgian Group for Endoscopic Surgery (BGES)
	Bosnia & Herzegovina – Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AESBH)
	Great Britain and Ireland – Association of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALRSGBI)
	Greece – Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery (HAES)
	Italy – Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e Nuove Tecnologie (SICE)
	Japan – Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgery (JSES)
	Korea – The Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery (KSERS)
	Lithuania – Minimally Invasive Surgery society of Lithuania (MISL)
	Malta – Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Society of Malta (LESM)
	Montenegro – Association of Surgeons Montenegro (ASM)
	Poland – Section of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery of APS (SLRSAPS)
	Romania – Romanian Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques (ARCE)
	Serbia – Serbian Association for Endoscopic Surgery (SAES)
	Slovenia – Slovenian Society for Endoscopic Surgery (SSES)
	Spain – Asociación Española de Cirujanos Fundación Cirugía Española (AEC)
	Switzerland – Swiss Minimal Invasive Surgery
	Taiwan – Taiwan Association of Endoscopic Surgery (TAES)
	The Netherlands – Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endoscopische Chirurgie (NVEC)
	Tunisia – Association Tunisienne de Chirurgie (ATC)
	Ukraine – Ukrainian Association of Doctors on minimal invasive endoscopic and laser Technology (UAMELT)
	ASAEE – Association for Small Animal Endoscopy and Endosurgery