benefits of membership

BPIA offers its members the following:

• Access to the latest industry news and information

• Networking opportunities

• Discounts on BPIA EVENTS

• Discounts on PMN membership

• FREE listings in the "job hot line "

• Participation in advocacy efforts in legislative and regulatory issues

• Opportunities to serve on member committees to steer BPIA's agenda

• Increased product awareness

•  Opportunities to affect biopesticide product registration, technology, and adoption

• Opportunities to strengthen the acceptability of biopesticides in the market place

working together
BPIA has accomplished amazing things:

•   Developed general quality and performance standards for member companies.
 
•   Improved industry communications and credibility with regulators

•   Representation on the EPA Pesticide Program Dialog Committee.

•   Working to reduce barriers to the adoption of biopesticides

•   Gained representation on the EPA Pesticide Program Dialog Committee (PPDC).

•   Continued actively advancing the adoption of biopesticides.

•   Increased visibility, support and funding for biopesticides within IR-4.

•   Co-sponsored, organized, and shared the leadership of registration workshops.

BENEFITS

why should you join?

As a BPIA member, you will help increase the awareness of biopesticides as effective products, realize further improvements to the regulatory process, and gain access to valuable networking opportunities. Through their involvement, every member company should benefit from increased product awareness and sales. AND your financial support will contribute to our mutual benefit and growth as the industry's policy organization fostering the use of biopesticide technology.

membership categories    
                   
There are 3 categories recognized by BPIA. Please review them carefully to determine the appropriate
category for your company.

The APPICATION FORM should be completed to apply for membership to BPIA.  The BPIA Membership Committee will review your application.  They will confirm that the applicant meets the requirements for membership at the appropriate level and will recommend prospective new members to
the BPIA Board of Directors
for final approval.

Individual Member: This category of membership is open to individuals who are self employed, academics, government salaried or who would be involved in BPIA as individuals rather than as representatives of an institution or company. A substantial portion of the Individual member’s professional activities should be involved with Biopesticides. Determination of eligibility for Individual membership will be made by the Membership Committee. Individual members are not allowed to vote in BPIA elections but can serve on committees with the proviso that voting members must comprise a majority of all committees.

Voting Membership: Voting members must have at least one biopesticide (microbial,
biochemical,PGR, etc.) product label registered or submitted for registration with a recognized regulatory agency (i.e. USEPA, PMRA). In addition, they must have >50% of the company's pesticide R&D, marketing and/or manufacturing efforts focused on biopesticides, OR, a defined division or business unit with >50% of the resources dedicated to biopesticides, OR, be a formally defined entity or subsidiary of a company with>50% of resources dedicated to biopesticides.

Associate Membership: Open to all companies who have substantial interest in R&D, manufacturing and/or marketing of biopesticides. Associate members may serve on any committee of BPIA, but may not vote. Associate members must have at least one biopesticide product label registered or submitted for registration with a recognized regulatory agency (i.e. US EPA, PMRA) and have a substantial interest in advancing the R&D, manufacturing and/or marketing of biopesticides.

Ad Hoc Membership:  Open to service providers such as consultants, research and testing facilities, contract research agencies and government entities. Ad Hoc membership will be limited to those professionals or organizations that dedicate a substantial portion of their efforts to the study, testing, consultation or education related to biopesticides. Ad Hoc members may serve on any committee of BPIA, but may not vote.